MobiMOOC: #m4d, community, expanding definitions of developing, FrontlineSMS
Michael Gallagher Introduction to M4D and Plea for Expanding the Definition I just wanted to post this before I commence packing in earnest for my upcoming relocation to London. It is no…
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mLearning, Social Fabrics, and Depictions of the Future
Caveat: mLearning and Depictions of the Future For those who are coming here expecting a different type of writing, perhaps depictions of the future, know that mlearning and these explorations…
The Expanse of Cognitive Real Estate: Non-Zero Sum Games and Kings of Infinite Space
In the last few posts (here, here, and here), I have been exploring the mysterious terrains of the future and how that future can be structured. I have attempted to…
Cohesion, Evolution, and the Currency of Ideas: From Halley to Jenner to Curiosity
I am still on a bit of a future focus and am still, tangentially, building on the ideas from this post and this post. I found myself looking towards history…
Artistic Depictions of the Future: Structure as Prophet and Architect
Apparently, I wasn’t quite done with the Cloud Atlas inspiration of my last post. In continuing with that post on science fiction making the future permissible in our conscious thought,…
MOOCs, Dissemination Lags, and Overused Vocabulary
This is a few different mini-posts rolled into one, but they all revolve around MOOCs so I decided to spare the reader the clickthroughs. This post discusses Distinctions between MOOCs…
Technology as Stabilizing Dynamic: Mobility, Motion, Music, and My Bike
Preamble Once again with the significant preamble, but this post needs a bit of context. I have mentioned before (ad nauseum) that I am working on a few different projects…