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[18 Nov 2008 | 15 Comments | ]

This may be cheating slightly, but the last post was intended to make a point that I didn’t manage to get to, and that was a response to Jenny’s train of thought as expressed in “A 10 Minute Post.”
In this post she discusses the following points:

The issue of time constraints in connectivism and CCK08
Rapid interaction versus slow blogging, reflection and listening
Their fundamental “meaning” for connectivism

I’m a verbose writer. I have a great deal of trouble making a succinct point in 10 minutes, so covering this much territory in a …

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[18 Nov 2008 | 8 Comments | ]

Jenny Mackness has unknowingly thrown down the gauntlet on a blogging exercise I think is very worthwhile and will be trying here into the foreseeable future. The idea is that you take 10 minutes – and 10 minutes only – and devote it to writing a post. The context of this idea is a video clip available on YouTube that was referenced in a recently The Daily, circulated by Stephen Downes.
Not having the clip right in front of me, I can’t be sure of the exact “rules” (if …

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[18 Nov 2008 | 4 Comments | ]

I love citing examples of the practical uses of Twitter, largely because of the constant references to how pointless and narcissistic it is. In this case I just had an extended discussion with Liz Kolb to try and locate the source of her web camera problems:
Liz: Anyone use DimDim for conferencing? If so, feedback? We cannot afford Elluminate…
Me: @lkolb We’re planning on taking a look at but haven’t had a chance yet. I seem to recall that @MetaWeb20 has used it before.
Liz: @mbogle Thanks I’ll check your reference…I like …