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Energized by Bret Victor

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Thanks to Bret Victor, I feel a sense of purpose. What more can I ask for 54″ of my time?

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Academics and Their Publics

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(Why Are Academics So) Misunderstood?

Academia, academic publishing, academics, advocacy, Anthropology, blog comments, Blogging, collaborative learning, comment-fishing, critical thinking, Education, informal learning, ivory tower, language sciences, Learning, linguistics, linkfest, online publishing, open access, openness, opinions, pedagogy, Placeholders, playfulness, professors, ramblings, rants, relativism, research publications, scholarship, sciences, specialists, writing, writing style

Blogging Academe

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LibriVox founder and Montreal geek Hugh McGuire recently posted a blog entry in which he gave a series of nine arguments for academics to blog: Why Academics Should Blog Hugh’s post reminded me of one of my favourite blogposts by an academic, a pointed defence of blogging by Mark Liberman, of Language Log fame. Raising … Continue reading Blogging Academe →

academics, Africa, arrogance, cluefulness, Clueing, comment-fishing, community-building, constructivism, friendliness, groupthink, humanism, individualism, intellectualism, intellectuals, knowledge people, naïveté, personal, Placeholders, playfulness, prestige, professors, ramblings, rants, respect, sociocentrism, sophistication, success in life, trusting people

Intello-Bullying

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A topic which I’ll revisit, to be sure. But while I’m at it… I tend to react rather strongly to a behaviour which I consider the intellectual equivalent of schoolyard bullying. Notice that I don’t claim to be above this kind of behaviour. I’m not. In fact, one reason for my blogging this is that … Continue reading Intello-Bullying →

Austin, Canada, comment-fishing, New Brunswick, Places, stereotypes, Texas, United States

Edmonton:Calgary::Austin:Houston

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Or “Edmonton is to Calgary as Austin is to Houston.” (Can’t remember how this form is called but it’s pretty common.) At the risk of inflaming some city rivalries, I propose that Edmonton and Austin might be functionally equivalent cities in their respective contexts. I say this without having been to Alberta or even to Houston. … Continue reading Edmonton:Calgary::Austin:Houston →

Academia, critical thinking, U.S. media

Dangers of Academic Blogging

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A-list blogger and fellow Ph.D.  candidate danah boyd comments on the reaction to one of her blog entries. I think some folks misinterpreted this piece as an academic article. No doubt this is based on my observations from the field, but this is by no means an academic article. I did add some methodological footnotes … Continue reading Dangers of Academic Blogging →

activism, Communities, constructivism, ethnocentrism, experimentation, groupthink, humanism, idealism, identity, individualism, informal learning, intellectualism, intellectuals, naïveté, networking, Radio Open Source, relativism, satisfaction, social butterfly effect, social change, social contract, social dynamics, social networks, socialisation, sociocentrism, universalism

Banality of Heroism

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Wow! I’m speechless! Open Source » Blog Archive » The Banality of Evil, Part II

ethnocentrism, humanism, innovation, intellectuals, politics, ramblings, sociocentrism, wishful thinking

Humanistic Sociocentrism

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There must be a common term for this and it is certainly well-known. A kind of wishful thinking of the trailblazer type. A combination of utopianism, humanism, naïveté, forward-thinking, and ethnocentrism. You wish for society to change in a given way, you predict that society will eventually switch to that direction, you wait patiently for … Continue reading Humanistic Sociocentrism →

activism, alter-globalization, media, moral enterpreneurs, nostalgia, Québec, Quiet Revolution

Building Ethics and Media

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I sometimes have issues with moral entrepreneurs and other self-righteous “do what I preach or submit to my wrath” people. I certainly tolerate and respect them, but I do have some difficulties coping with their attitude. On the other hand, I certainly salute initiatives which combine ethical values with self-empowerment, sustainable development, alter-globalization, sound economic … Continue reading Building Ethics and Media →