Met with Arthur Bull, Executive Director of the Saltwater Network today and learned about this bi-national organisation that “supports community-based marine management in the Gulf of Maine region”. Many of the issues that the Saltwater Network and the six resource centres address are similar to those that we want to look at for our Commons.
The [...]
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On May 29, 2006, Inukshuk Wireless launched the 2006 Calls for Proposals process in a number of region across the country. Under this process, Inukshuk Wireless invites you to submit:
EITHER
An innovative and creative project to develop multimedia and feature rich learning content, applications or learning environments for Canada’s learning communities;
OR
A Connectivity Project which results in [...]
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Jay Cross has just announced the next Informl Learning Unworkshop, set to start on June 8th.
If you’re uncertain whether this is right for you, follow the links to the FAQ, or Jay’s online audio/slide presentation, or the excellent informal learning synthesis that Jay recently posted. We look forward to another interesting group learning experience before [...]
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I’m a great fan of the Elgg learning landscape and feel that this blogging, eportfolio, social networking platform is an excellent vehicle for informal learning and filling in the cracks created by those pesky LMS/LCMS that academic institutions insist on using.
This past year David Tosh and the Elgg community have been busy with several upgrades [...]
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I spent the day at a workshop on education in Africa, featuring a presentation by William Saint, lead Education Specialist, Africa region, The World Bank. His presentation was interesting, but it was quite evident that it’s next to impossible for an independent consultant to get the type of international development work that was described. The [...]
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Interested in how to use blogs, wikis and other web tools for specific learning applications? Then join Jay Cross, Judy Brown and me for an informl learning unworkshop.
The format of the unworkshop is different from a typical online course or webinar and is focused on the working professional. First of all, it’s based on [...]
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In my part-time, usually voluntary, position as Director of Education at the Atlantic Wildlife Institute, I have some interesting opportunities, such as helping to raise a moose using improvised pulleys.
This week, the orphans have been pouring in from the region, and I was able to get some wildlife pictures (CC licensed Attribution-ShareAlike) that you may [...]
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My akismet comment spam plug-in for WordPress is working overtime today. I had received about 1,000 comment spam since I installed it in late March, but today I’ve got over 500 more (so far). Akismet works well, and learns from any false positives that I mark as “Not Spam”, but with 500 in one day, [...]
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In the April 2006 edition of The Atlantic are five past articles on the subject of Markets & Morals, all providing some guidance as I work on the development of a Commons (my current burning interest).
Henry Demarist Lloyd wrote in March 1881, “When monopolies succeed, the people fail …” and that “The nation is [...]
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Jacques Cool summarizes (in French) the results of an 18 month laptop in the classroom initiative in northern New Brunswick, as told by the project director, Roberto Gauvin. [Here is my translation - any errors are mine alone]
The project brings people together (students, teachers, parents community).
Roberto’s approach changed over the past year from a focus [...]
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