Opening the OpenEd Discussion
On June 8, Open Learning & Educational Support (OpenEd) at the University of Guelph responded to a ‘discussion’ about Guelph’s efforts to officially mark the word blend ‘OpenEd.’ This response has...
View ArticleThe Content Paradox
Originally posted at rolinmoe.org But one must not think ill of the paradox, for the paradox is the passion of thought, and the thinker without the paradox is like the lover without passion: a mediocre...
View ArticleYou’re Not an Asshole, Mark Zuckerberg. You’re Just Wrong.
Why is it problematic when a businessman pledges to donate 99% of his personal shares in company stock (valued close to $45 billion) to philanthropy? The popular argument against Facebook CEO Mark...
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The Innovation Conundrum – Talk at Boston University
I had the privilege of kicking off Boston University’s Digital Learning Initiative speaker series on September 13. Here is a transcript of my talk, questioning the rampant use of innovation as a...
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The Presentation Escape Hatch: Blogging My #OpenEd16 Talk
Gardner Campbell shared a wonderful anecdote with those who remained in the room following my Open Education presentation on further developing out the content paradox: In 2012, upon receiving the...
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Getting the Most Out of the Smartest Room in Education – an #OpenEd16 Reflection
I only attended half of OpenEd16, which makes it difficult to write a reflection. To spur this reflection, why did I only spend 36 hours in Richmond, such a short time at a conference which for my...
View ArticleNot Truth is Stranger than Fiction
Starting with Nathan Jurgenson, founder of Real Life Magazine: On the right, they have what Stephan Colbert called “truthiness,” which we might define as ignoring facts in the name of some larger...
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The Fallacy of Media Literacy, in Three Acts
Prologue I fully understand there is a difference between media literacy, digital literacy and information literacy. These differences are not explored in mainstream focus on the terms. In the same...
View ArticleThe San Diego Chargers and the End of Neoliberalism
The last two weeks of news history on the San Diego Chargers is a fitting coda for the 55 year history of the franchise: unconditional hope in the face of cold facts, the development of a true...
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It’s Too Easy to Blame Facebook
Throughout this calendar year, Facebook has engaged in a number of platforms and partnerships aimed at combatting the spread of fake news: there is the Facebook Journalism Project, designed on...
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