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Oh, Why Not?

Posted on 12 September 2013 by Jim

Have been debating whether to register for POTCert again.  Tempting to keep my evenings for leisure until demands of work increase – as they surely will in another month.  Should I engage when in all likelihood I won’t complete all … Continue reading →

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Open letter to an online learner mistakenly self-identifying as a “dropout”

Posted on 24 May 2013 by Jim

As mentioned in a previous post, several colleagues joined me in the Coursera/University of Toronto course, “Aboriginal Worldviews and Education” back in February and March. (an excellent course by the way – fodder for another post) Our cohort tried to … Continue reading →

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Twitter Chatter

Posted on 24 February 2013 by Jim

This started as a FaceBook reply and grew into a blog post.  I’ve had a Twitter account for 2 years but only started using it recently. Others have posted far superior step-by-step Twitter instructions (see Christopher Lehman So You Think … Continue reading →

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Digital Apocalypse

Posted on 21 February 2013 by Jim

Jim Groom opened kicked down a door at the end of 2010.  DS106 was the apo kalupsis which tore away the veil that had concealed the sumptuously rich, and often darkly funny nature of digital storytelling from my perception.  Prior … Continue reading →

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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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