tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2194534881328954061.post557855928087184108..comments2024-01-24T20:19:07.001-08:00Comments on touches of sense...: @Cogdog, Ticker tape, Gandalf, Lazarus, and I.sensor63http://www.blogger.com/profile/11879294013686784713noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2194534881328954061.post-35102577390622661442014-09-04T12:49:37.858-07:002014-09-04T12:49:37.858-07:00It's interesting how not only the technology o...It's interesting how not only the technology of reformats have evolved over the past few decades, but their utilities as well, which you wouldn't even contemplate before. Now, you can actually get paid and earn from having people clean up your drives for you. How cool is that, right? <br /><br /><a href="http://tabdatasystems.blogspot.com/2014/05/emc-storage-hardware-protect-stored.html" rel="nofollow">Mike Barreca @ Tab Data Systems</a> Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09090217165604010382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2194534881328954061.post-35067517562871034772014-09-03T07:16:24.093-07:002014-09-03T07:16:24.093-07:00Jon Barilone: +1ed this. via plus.google.com<a href="https://profiles.google.com/104106310060877271341" rel="nofollow">Jon Barilone</a>: +1ed this. <br> <a href="https://plus.google.com/110551297479932981585/posts/8ZrEYhbGWKg" rel="nofollow">via plus.google.com</a>sensor63https://www.blogger.com/profile/11879294013686784713noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2194534881328954061.post-69426962303271040882014-09-02T23:12:41.329-07:002014-09-02T23:12:41.329-07:00Conrad Harrison: +1ed this. via plus.google.com<a href="https://profiles.google.com/111242377688247694580" rel="nofollow">Conrad Harrison</a>: +1ed this. <br> <a href="https://plus.google.com/110551297479932981585/posts/8ZrEYhbGWKg" rel="nofollow">via plus.google.com</a>sensor63https://www.blogger.com/profile/11879294013686784713noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2194534881328954061.post-74120122518603993552014-09-02T08:42:36.346-07:002014-09-02T08:42:36.346-07:00Ah, sorry - I've created a local cohort at Ken...Ah, sorry - I've created a local cohort at Kenyon College in Ohio, USA. Perhaps not very useful to you. But yes - I'm @joefromkenyon on Twitter, and could certainly do G+/Docs.Joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05385463369182392891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2194534881328954061.post-4640200777809072582014-09-02T08:37:03.175-07:002014-09-02T08:37:03.175-07:00Where are u Joe? Do u do Google docs/G+/Twitter? I...Where are u Joe? Do u do Google docs/G+/Twitter? I have a plan.sensor63https://www.blogger.com/profile/11879294013686784713noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2194534881328954061.post-49052847145155508962014-09-02T08:34:15.353-07:002014-09-02T08:34:15.353-07:00Be good to meet up. I have a cohort of thousands w...Be good to meet up. I have a cohort of thousands with similar profiles :-)sensor63https://www.blogger.com/profile/11879294013686784713noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2194534881328954061.post-36636604796269666902014-09-02T08:33:02.322-07:002014-09-02T08:33:02.322-07:00I can feel a blog post coming on about magicians. ...I can feel a blog post coming on about magicians. Looking forward to hangout!sensor63https://www.blogger.com/profile/11879294013686784713noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2194534881328954061.post-81699609542552348322014-09-02T07:22:31.555-07:002014-09-02T07:22:31.555-07:00This is a very useful post for me, thanks! I'v...This is a very useful post for me, thanks! I've created a local cohort to try and work on Connected Courses together, and some folks are having trouble finding their starting point amidst lions and Twitter and blogs, oh my! It's a small enough group, though, that we could put some thought into useful starting points for each individual.Joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05385463369182392891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2194534881328954061.post-75122013876785599872014-09-02T04:43:14.696-07:002014-09-02T04:43:14.696-07:00I think that computers are avatars. At least I tr...I think that computers are avatars. At least I treat them that way. They exist for my like the warning bell on car that so happily dings when I forget to turn off the headlights. In fact his name is Mr. DingDing. I thank him happily every time because I was once notorious for leaving my lights on and running the car battery down to AAA strength. Your apt line, "The f****ing thing, what's it doing now!" evoked Mr. DingDing. I anthropomorphize the damned things. And they do plot. I think Elon Musk is right to fear AI. Google won't be our evil overlords, but the spawn of Google mos def will.<br /><br />This brings me to the notion in Alan's post that differentiates users from facilitators. It is a valid distinction. I was a facilitator who was a participant. And I knew participants who became facilitators. I wonder, "How useful is the distinction?" Is it just a handy mapping onto the organizational hierarchy? Does it define power relationships in a worthwhile way? Maybe we should 'muss up' the arrangement? I love Alan's public noodlings about what did and didn't work. I do that, too. I think that messiness means that Alan is already subverting, sticking it to that particular distinction without overtly saying so.<br /><br />How does this complement what you are saying about your longstanding relationship with computers? Perhaps not a lot except to say that the relationship is about connecting, sometimes with a hammer and sometimes with a loving touch. Just like this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dLk-3HPS12Qtelliohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08205908556621412864noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2194534881328954061.post-67740049248007049272014-09-01T22:41:32.884-07:002014-09-01T22:41:32.884-07:00Thanks for your reply. I think u are going to the ...Thanks for your reply. I think u are going to the heart of <br />a) the problem of solitude that many learner/teachers face<br />b ) the answer to how to enable progress<br />c) the models of behaviour we need to push.<br /><br />In a French context modeling mess (I am a master of that) is culturally difficult - I have written about that here (Mickey Ange). Fear is used to control and to maintain power by keeping a few 'experts' who are inevitably too busy to help u well-rewarded and unattainable.<br /><br />All of this is central to what I want to achieve by networking widely and connecting with other cultural contexts in which my 'mess' is valued rather than despised. Little by little I am making progress...<br /><br />Connecting people is what I am most concerned with - the technology will enable that but so much more. I am happy I f***ed up my RSS. I am always on the edge - that's where I feel alive.sensor63https://www.blogger.com/profile/11879294013686784713noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2194534881328954061.post-38490447684628291972014-09-01T15:10:19.374-07:002014-09-01T15:10:19.374-07:00Come back to a Mac, leave those PC cussings behind...Come back to a Mac, leave those PC cussings behind you.<br /><br />As you suggest it's not possible to pick that same entry point for everyone, and I certainly do not want prohibitive obstacles that keep someone from even starting. I frankly feel like we often set it too low, but that's me.<br /><br />What we can do at the entry is offer a message that there will be things that go wrong, or not as expected, and the keys to asking for help as you demonstrated well. In an open connected course, if you are fortunate, there will be people there who will try to answer or offer help before the course facilitators do. <br /><br />It's just a matter of letting people know (a) they are not alone; (b) it's okay to ask for help; and (c) for me, I maintain a constant model of messing things up myself in public. It's not a problem if you break something, as your examples show, it is a problem if you do not try to find your way out or ask for assistance.<br /><br />We are baked in to fear fear but overcoming small obstacles are a gateway.Alanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02980801837743251948noreply@blogger.com