My Dad’s a Republican who lives in Texas. I'm a Democrat who lives in Vancouver, Canada. When I used to go home for holidays, we never talked politics. Fox News…
So, how do I feel after 30 days on a sugar-free diet? Summary: Good. Not life changing, but solid. Lost weight, gained diversity. Here's a run down of the changes.…
A Facebook private message happens at 8:57 pm, "out of working hours" (Casey et al., 2014), which leads to a work call and work discussion in the late evening. With…
With social learning on the rise, group learning and collaboration is becoming increasingly common in the classroom. Students can use google docs, wikis, and powerpoints to create their group projects, and…
People, my mind has gone full jumping monkey. As I've plunged more fully into social media (with a vengeance, tally ho!) during my Web 2.0 course, my mind has become hyperactive,…
Okay okay, so it's been awhile since I've checked out Google Maps. The last time I did anything resembling this kind of exploration was a few years ago when I…
So I decided to do a Pinterest board to celebrate and share the love of being sugar-free this month. To add to my board, I do a search for "sugarfree", and lo and behold, my…
Alright, alright. So I have seen "Second Life" in a bunch of academic, peer-reviewed articles in reference to supporting learning activities. As in, "the post graduate course used a range of social…
I tried Periscope this week. It's a Twitter creation that streams live video to whoever happens to tune into the feed at the time. "Let's just try it," I say…
Baby's first Twitter chat! 132 tweets, 12 participants. I think we can safely say that it wasn't a rousing affair (especially as it began with 20 minutes of meditation and…
I usually like a breakfast of coffee, more coffee, and cream. The burners in my kitchen are pristine from lack of use. In the olden times I'd scarf down a…
There's a problem with data. No, not Data from Star Trek, with his emotion chip. But data. User data. Your data. My data. The trail we leave behind us as…
