E-Learning Provocateur

DECEMBER 1, 2010

As my friends can attest, I’m a big Socceroos fan. I grew up playing football (aka soccer) and although a few different codes compete for my attention in my home town, the World Game is the one I truly care about. It was to my great joy, therefore, that the national administrators of the sport comprehensively revamped the local league several years ago.

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E-Learning Provocateur

DECEMBER 27, 2010

As 2010 draws to a close, I thought I’d take a moment to recap my blog posts during the year. I hope you take the opportunity to read any that you may have missed. Oh, and please leave a comment or two or three…! Learning theory & instructional design. • Taxonomy of Learning Theories. • Theory-informed instructional design tips. • The two faces of blended learning. • Style counsel. • Art vs (Information) Science.

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E-Learning Provocateur

DECEMBER 13, 2010

I watched Erin Brockovich again last night. It’s an excellent movie. While it’s based on a true story, the producers have obviously used their poetic licence to boost its dramatic effect. Even though I know this, a particular scene that I didn’t like the first time around made we wince again. The knowledge managers among us will know what I’m talking about… Erin: Hey!

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E-Learning Provocateur

DECEMBER 20, 2010

The reactions of some world leaders to the US diplomatic cables on WikiLeaks has been, well, predictable. According to The Guardian , Gaddafi of Libya praised WikiLeaks for exposing American “hypocrisy&#. Chavez of Venezuela called on Hillary Clinton to resign in the wake of “all of this spying and delinquency&#. Linera of Bolivia decried “insults&# and “third rate espionage&#.

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E-Learning Provocateur

DECEMBER 8, 2010

I’ve finally bitten the bullet and added those social media sharing icons to my blog posts. I was fiddling around with a few alternatives, but WordPress doesn’t seem to like foreign code. Only today did I realise that WordPress provides its own solution. It’s under Settings > Sharing Settings. Go figure. Anyway, I’m curious to see if the icons make much of a difference to my readership.

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E-Learning Provocateur

DECEMBER 21, 2010

As we near another Christmas, I thought this cartoon was timely.

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E-Learning Provocateur

DECEMBER 2, 2010

Man… I was percolating a blog post that predicted Gowalla would merge with Foursquare , when Ben Parr chimes in with this: Gowalla Turns the Tables, Integrates With Foursquare. It’s the quick and the dead on the interwebs! Why would I suggest Gowalla merge with Foursquare? Facebook Places. I don’t have an MBA, nor do I pretend to have expertise or inside knowledge on geolocation business models, but consider it on a mathematical level: As of 7 July 10 , Foursquare has just over

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