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Monthly Archives: January 2009
Designeering
This month’s issue of Fast Company has a really nice profile of designer David Kelley, founder of the design firm Ideo and the Stanford d.School, who has been battling cancer. He’s gone from being an expert designer to being an … Continue reading
Posted in Instructional Design
Tagged David Kelley, design thinking, Fast Company, Stanford d.school
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Stick it to the man
There’s a fantastic discussion on the most recent Educause Now Podcast between Jim Groom and Gardner Campbell about the merits of Edupunk. They both more or less agree that the spirit of DIY is a great mode of working, but … Continue reading
Posted in Instructional Design, Technology
Tagged diy, Educause, edupunk, Gardner Campbell, Jim Groom, Sex Pistols
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Coming attractions
I saw the trailer on TV last night for He’s Just Not That Into You the movie. Is this for real? They made a big budget movie from a how-to relationship book for women? Can we expect to see a … Continue reading
Fear of Art
As of late, the local news media has been running a number of “holy crap, it’s a recession! Why is [insert public agency] spending your tax dollars on [insert derogatory adjective] art while they’re facing a [insert random number] million … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Media, Tampa
Tagged Lights On Tampa, public art, public projects, Tampa, USF
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15 Feet
I was walking around downtown last Friday and managed to see a surreal sequence of people hanging out on the sidewalk (surreal at least, for Tampa) in front of the new Skypoint condo building. First I walked past skinny hipsters … Continue reading
Posted in Instructional Design, Tampa, USF Coursework
Tagged Goodwill, homeless, Instructional Design, interactive media, Tampa
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Facebook is creepy
My wife and I had a debate yesterday about tweens and their use of technology. The crux of her argument was that kids constantly being on Facebook, MySpace, etc. did something to take away their humanity. My perspective was that … Continue reading
Posted in Media, Technology
Tagged China, Facebook, Howard Rheingold, Jeremy Bentham, Lost, Michael Wesch, panopticon, social media
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