2010 NFAIS Conference in Philadelphia
Michael Gallagher I will be attending the National Federation of Advanced Information Services (NFAIS) 2010 Conference beginning this weekend in Philadelphia and the lineup is looking like a good one. From a…
Korean Studies at Harvard and Arirang: Resources and References
In the midst of my dismay on not finding good online resources for exploring Korean history and culture, I stumbled across the Korean Studies’ Digital Resources page at Harvard University.…
Lucid dreaming and Second Life
“A daydream is a meal at which images are eaten. Some of us are gourmets, some gourmands, and a good many take their images precooked out of a can and…
Choose Your Own Adventure, Landow, and constructive learning
Note: this post draws heavily on writing from George Landow called Hypertext 3.0: Critical Theory and New Media in an Era of Globalization. Landow refers to the potential for hypertext…
Hamlet as (e)learner
Note: Please forgive my dubious parallel here with Hamlet and elearning. I firmly believe that Shakespeare, first and foremost, is a philosopher and Hamlet is his philosophical vehicle. Why not…
Warburton, object-centric and user-centric learning
Warburton refers to online social spaces as often being either object-centric spaces or ego-centric spaces. Object-centric spaces have at the core of their focus the object itself; several examples of…
Contemplation, Vannevar Bush, and the Products of Directed Research
In reading Levy’s “No Time To Think” and his mention of Vannevar Bush‘s involvement in the creation of the atomic bomb, I am reminded of Princeton’s involvement in the Manhattan…