Author Archives: Jim

About Jim

Faculty Developer at Aurora College's Centre for Teaching and Learning

My Twitter Tottering (aka “learning”)

Posted on 20 February 2013 by Jim

View as slideshow Great line from Instructional Technology / Virtual Speaker Series: Gary Stager Ph.D. 2012-13   – worth repeating, but slide is gone by the time I get Twitter open (note to self – be prepared) OK, indirect quote … Continue reading →

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Ante Up

Posted on 21 January 2013 by Jim

This connectivism keeps messing with my time management aspirations. Prodded by Alec Couros’ tweet referencing Kevin Stranack’s “Guerrilla Connectivism“, and inspired by Roy Beasley’s “Confessions of a MOOC Dropout“, I posted the following “Reply All” last evening in response to … Continue reading →

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Hey! Something weird is happening

Posted on 14 January 2013 by Jim

Harry Keller* tells this story: I once had a student come to me … and say, “I tried all of the different pendulum masses, and they all had the same period. What did I do wrong?” To my great delight, … Continue reading →

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HEEEeeeeeerrr’s …

Posted on 14 January 2013 by Jim

Introducing myself for #etMOOC orientation week My first project with the revamped Prezi View at http://prezi.com/1fsnozgyimvg/who-is-jim/ if the embedded player doesn’t work.

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CMC 11 live session on Visual Communication

Posted on 3 December 2012 by Jim

I’ve created a World Clock event for the upcoming CMC 11 “Visual Communication” live session.  In case anyone else is as dyslexic about time zones as I am, click the image below to find your local time for the event: or … Continue reading →

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Tiling the non-Euclidian Plane

Posted on 20 November 2012 by Jim

I’ve always been intrigued by the soccer ball with its hexagons and pentagons, and with the mind-bending artwork of M.C. Escher.  The fact that the two were mathematically related totally escaped me until recently.  I do OK with basic arithmetic, … Continue reading →

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Technology Overshadows Pedagogy

Posted on 4 November 2012 by Jim

My online Tlicho Language class for government employees came out of the starting blocks over the last two weeks like snails at a sprint.  Hope it goes the distance like the proverbial turtle.  It’s sure no hare.  Struggles with technology … Continue reading →

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Unimaginative Title for POTCERT Week-6 Post

Posted on 15 October 2012 by Jim

I had relegated Hyper Text Markup Language to the same dusty corner where my “DOS for Dummies” lay forgotten and irrelevant.  Why bother creating a web page the hard way?  I have WYSIWYG† authoring options ranging from Nightmare (MS Word) … Continue reading →

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VizMath Live Session

Posted on 14 October 2012 by Jim

I’ve created an event in WorldClock to keep me from getting confused with time zones.    Now if I miss the first VizMath live session, I’ll have to find something else to blame. Click Here to find the time for your … Continue reading →

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Dismembering the Procrustean Syllabus

Posted on 14 October 2012 by Jim

WARNING: hostile rant against syllabus – read no further if syllabus is sacred to you. My current attitudes toward “the” syllabus have been shaped by, 1. “a” syllabus for a recent course that was confusing, contradictory, and fragmented, and 2. … Continue reading →

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