OK, so I’ve run out of Philadelphia song titles. Sure, I could have used Elton John’s Philadelphia Freedom, but that 1976 release to me marked the irreparable decline of his musicso, no, I won’t quote it. Another breakfast in business casual, and it was off to the convention center. It figures that if I bought … Read More “Another Day @ NECC” »
Day: June 28, 2005
The Webquest, developed by Bernie Dodge and Tom Marsh, turns 10 this year. The first model was developed in early 1995. In this morning’s session with Bernie Dodge, Dr. Dodge listed several reasons why teachers either don’t create webquests, or don’t maintain and/or use the materials once created. His solution is the creation of an … Read More “Bernie Dodge – Overcoming Obstacles to WebQuests” »
OK, there isn’t any adult beverage available, but if there were… 1. Take a drink every time you see the phrase "Changing the way…" or "Changing the face of". 2. Take a drink for every cool trinket you score. 3. Take two drinks for every cool trinket you score without having to sacrifice your vital … Read More “Exhibitors Drinking Game” »
Observation one First session – Death by Powerpoint. My first choice for concurrent sessions did not show up, so I headed to the second session. I had high hopes for “Contemporary Multimedia Projects”, hoping to see what new directions projects were taking beyond Powerpoint and HyperStudio. It turned out to be Death by Powerpoint. When … Read More “NECC 2005 – first observations” »
David Weinberger is a fellow with Harvard’s Institute for the Internet and Society. His keynote address did everything an opening keynote is supposed to do – challenge and inspire. Here are my pitiful attempts to summarize his remarks, hoping that I get most of the salient points… Traditionally the shape of knowledge is dendritic, as … Read More “The New Shape of Knowledge” »