Flexknowlogy – Jared Stein

There’s so much buzz about the iPad you can taste it! And it ain’t all minty! I got my paws on one Tuesday afternoon, and found it not revolutionary as Apple prophesied, but rather as many have described: a big iPod Touch (which is essentially a phone-less iPhone).

Now like the iPhone/Touch the iPad can use thousands of “apps”– miniature applications developed solely for use on iPhone/iTouch/iPad, and sold through the Apple store. What’s always been disconcerting about the app development process is that (more…)

Not unexpectedly, Jon Mott’s blog post, “Outsourcing Our Memory to Google” set my mind thinking in productively curious directions–even if I’ve ended up with no conclusions, and, indeed, more questions than I began with.

I’ve finally gotten around to reading through Ong’s “Orality and Literacy” (more…)

I was working on a task for Dave Wiley’s IPT 692R course which asked me to summarize the history of the open education movement. I had begun by reflecting on the history of the internet, particularly the aspects of conflict between creators, consumers, and copyright holders. This, I figured, would help me lay out in my own mind a context for considering both the history and the future of open education. With a little tongue-in-cheek mirth and zeal for the future of openness, I typed out the following take on the history of the Internet (more…)