by Cameron Nichol | May 31, 2013 | Ed Tech use
The unseemly clamor around xMOOCs in the media continues. On my various Higher Ed eLearning feeds I have counted 23 articles in the last 2 weeks. Rather than list them here is a very rough summary Surprise, surprise, MOOCs actually cost much more money and take much...
by Cameron Nichol | May 29, 2013 | Ed Tech use
I know this is not going to apply to many people, but for those it does, this is gold (or at least it was for me). I have a VOB file from a presentation I gave on presentation skills, unfortunately the file I received was in the wrong resolution (4:3 instead of 16:9)...
by Cameron Nichol | May 25, 2013 | Ed Tech use
In 2005 author David Foster Wallace gave a speech to the graduating class of Kenyon College. The speech is titled “This is Water” and in it Wallace talked about the mundane realities of the working life, and the value of choosing how you react to the world...
by Cameron Nichol | May 16, 2013 | Ed Tech use
More xMOOC excitement. Here is the reportage from just the past twenty one days. We’re starting to see more reasoned information as the “me too” hype is begining to be replaced by reports of actual experiences. Universal Studios 1985 The Dawning...
by Cameron Nichol | May 15, 2013 | Ed Tech use
Three years ago this article would have made no sense, but with the expansion of free online storage services it’s quite possible to have access to 6 GB of storage and not even know it. The first thing to do is decide if you need all these accounts. I primarily...
