Jared Stein – Education, Technology, Culture, and the Internet

There are a number of things that come naturally to me in writing. Humor is not one of them. #
For those interested in how I've been spending January weekends (skating aside): http://t.co/SqJejo5o #
My draft Canvas blog post on keeping it simple in desperate need of simplification. #
Looking forward to joining friends and colleagues at ITC eLearning 2012 month. #
One of the best parts of the semester is when my students start making blog posts. #
5.5 is the only one I can dl, so unless you have a copy… #
Canadian friends: is it best to fly into Edmonton to get to Calgary? #
@brlamb Yeah, I don't know why our agent recommended Edmonton. But I've never flown into that part of Canada. #
@sleslie @brlamb Thanks guys, I'll push for that. #
@sleslie @dlnorman ; #
@diamond_mind Did you serenade him with La Bamba? #
Slice the bananas right onto the buttered griddle. Lay that pancake batter all over the top. #
I wasn't that impressed with the new iBooks 2 textbook samples… until I began looking at existing K12 digital publisher content. #
Still, that $500 iPad does quite a lot to offset the bargain of a $15 textbook. #
@holden Someone needs to build a brilliant, usable, epub creator to support OER textbook projects. W(w)iki-books are not competitive. #

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Weekly Notes for 2012-01-15

Jan 15, 2012 at 8:49 pm, Jared Stein

OLPC and Marvell Introduce XO 3.0 Tablet for Education Purposes – X-bit labs http://t.co/6aNxPdS6 via @Diigo #
@diamond_mind And that’s _exactly_ the kind of book I would be writing. #
Fellow desert-dwellers: cure for perpetually dry eyeballs? #
New Kepi Ghoulie album, “I Bleed Rock N Roll” http://t.co/oj4rPgoF #
Every time we implement a scheduled 2-week Canvas cloud update, I get all tingly. Continual, iterative improvements ftw. #
@marionjensen Best Answer Ever. #
@injenuity You _must_ have photoshopped that. The texture of the sky is crazy. #
@giuliaforsythe I think I have my watercolor subject for Saturday. #
@injenuity I know, I was being sarcastic. #
@giuliaforsythe I just started this year. #
@giuliaforsythe Not yet. I’ve literally been doing it for 2 weeks, and have maybe a handful of exercises. Now, where do you post yours? #
Oh man, how did I survive before adding Gmail’s Send and Archive lab mod? #
Speaking of watercolor, very excited about a block of envelope-sized 140lb paper that I picked up today, perfect for postal mailing. #
@giuliaforsythe Awesome, thanks for sharing! I’m trying to do 2 a weekend, just to get the practice in. May have to post some tonight. #
@giuliaforsythe seriously. It’s on my quota for the weekend. #

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Weekly Notes for 2011-12-04

Dec 4, 2011 at 8:49 pm, Jared Stein

@brlamb Hah, oh I better not be! #
@lottruminates I liked Cacoo and Mind42. Still like Bubbl.us for real concept mapping. #
Bb disclaimer: "the term ‘openness’ means different things to different people…" http://t.co/8FwhFgjN #
New Instructure offices are appropriately Awesome. #
@injenuity I ♥ usability testing. Last year I paid students with Jamba Juice cards. I think people like to help tech improve. #
@skydaddy To make new friends. AKA colleagues. #
@kylemathews Ooh, you're making a gtd app? Is that because you were so underwhelmed by wunderlist? ;) #
@robmba To be fair, I can get creative with application of the word "open" , too. But only after fully exhausting the meaningful definition. #
@injenuity Uh oh. But I can fix that… stay tuned. #
@kylemathews Yes I Do. #
@stevehargadon The institution/teacher/textbook is no longer the primary source of authoritative info. #detche2011 #
@xolotl @stevehargadon I'd suspect it is, if only because I see no other recent cultural phenomenon that has affected change in ed. #
@sleslie #occupyslesliesaquarium #
@jjulius Technology doesn't reify ed practices, but teachers/admins sure do! (But reverse is true for ed change, right?) #
Sfard's acquisition vs participation metaphors of learning resonate with @stevehargadon's list of cultural shifts. #detche2011 #
@jjulius I like your acknowledgement of (some kind of) balance of power between the tool and the user. #detche2011 #
@xolotl History of radio? Oh man, you're going to have to elaborate on that! #
Have to disagree that the uniqueness of the on-campus university experience is not expendable/replaceable. #detche2011 #
@stevehargadon Nice job on the #detche2011 keynote. Refreshing and useful message. #
Dinner at Lori's Diner in downtown SFO: meatloaf, mashed potatoes, chocolate soda. #
Presuming this isn't just a gimmick, the summary looks awesome: "Aligning quantum perspective of learning to ID" http://t.co/kg9olweR #
Phil Hall's mid-term post on Instructure Canvas's Securus Global security testing: http://t.co/ElcRouej #
Check out "Nobody Likes You (When You're Dead)" by Zombina and the Skeletones – http://t.co/JfVGdBdZ #
Poltergeist noises coming from my hotel room minibar. #