Learn Differently

I was recently profiled in the eLearning Journal2Gether.

Have a look.

Teach (Astronomy) Differently

I’ve been exploring the recently launched WorldWide Telescope. It’s an extremely rich way to explore and tour the universe. What I think is the most exciting is that users are able to create their own presentations and share them with each other.

Below is a talk from Roy Gould at TED.

What I Don’t Know About Geochronology…

I had the unique pleasure of attending a gathering last night to honour the work of Thomas Edvard Krogh, Retired Curator and Founding Director of the Geochronology Laboratory at the Royal Ontario Museum. I’m good friends with his son.

To be sure, I have little or no knowledge of geochronology. Inspiration for learning can be sparked at any time, it seems, so now I’m learning. Maybe you should too.

His obituary states, “Tom approached life with a scientific mind, sharing his insights into geology, cooking, organic gardening, energy efficiency and more. Every experience was seen as an opportunity for learning…”

Changing Jobs, Moving On

Life update.

I’m in the process of leaving the job I’ve worked at for the nearly 8 years, http://www.open.uoguelph.ca/.

Now, I’m on to other pastures, http://www.uoguelph.ca/tss/.

New focus, new people, new challenges, bigger windows…

I’ve been busying myself with winding up projects at my current job, and have to say that something like Brainpark would have a helpful way to capture and pass on some of what I’ve learned. As it is, I’ve got a handful of wiki pages and shared files.

Learning And Improvement

I’ve been commenting back and forth with David Gray, from Communication Nation about one of his recent posts.

Innovations In Learning

Just heard about the Innovations In Learning Conference, which is on right now, in California…

http://www.brandonhallconference.com/

Why am I not there?