Augmented synchronicity and getting translated in China
That title actually addresses the fact that this post is about two different things, so apologies if that was misleading. I have just been doing several, slightly disparate activities over the last few weeks that have spurred some thinking in some completely unrelated areas. Granted, I am stretched a little thin, but at least it […]
A pilgrimage, not a passage: Why I attended physical graduation for an online program
(photo courtesy of Clara O’Shea via Second Life graduation at the University of Edinburgh) I am currently weaving my way through the northern English countryside (Durham to be exact) and reflecting on the events of the last 48 hours or so, the most notable being graduating from the University of Edinburgh with a Masters in […]
James Brown and the Original Video Tutorial
For lack of a better term, this is incredible. Is this not the greatest tutorial video ever produced? It gives a great indication of an artist who knows his audience, knows his appeal, and knows exactly what they want to extract from him. His James Brown-iness. It goes right at the heart and doesn’t let […]
Science Online London 2010
This barely qualifies as a post, but I am intrigued by how science types are disseminating their research. From what I can gather, this crowd prizes the cohesiveness of their network and relies on peer-evaluated material more than most. Also more than most, they greatly rely on their network to assess and distribute findings and […]
Nietzsche, Jason Schwartzman, Mozart and Discord: Teaching philsophy/art online
I have been thinking of the seeming limitations of online learning formats for teaching critical thinking, especially critical thinking as it applied to philsophy or the appreciation of art (as a vehicle for philosophy.) I remember back to undergraduate years taking an upper level course on Nietzsche (feeling both despair and overwhelmed simultaneously.) I took […]