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New paper: Examining the technological and pedagogical elements of select open courseware
I’m pleased that my colleague Dr. Michael McNally (Ualberta SLIS) and I have published a new paper in First Monday titled “Examining the technological and pedagogical elements of select open courseware.” The paper is non-traditional in both its focus and method, but it’s a step toward answering some research questions Michael and I have. Specifically,…
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Voices from the Digital Classroom
I’m thrilled that my colleague Kris Hans and I were featured in this new book about teaching online during the COVID-19 pandemic. Kris and I did an interview with the Teaching and Learning Online Network (TALON) about our experience with, and our vision for, remote instruction in 2020, and I’m grateful the fine people at…
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The Rogers Communications outage and the need for offline functionality
I recently published a piece about the lessons we should learn from the Rogers Communications outage. The way I see it, the outage underscored two facts We are incredibly dependent on the Internet. The importance of preserving offline functionality Offline functionality means having devices that are functional without an Internet connection. What I took away…
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Intel in the news
Intel has been in the news thanks to the release of its new i9 desktop processor (dubbed the ‘fastest’ CPU in the world) and its new ARD discrete mobile GPUs. Intel’s i9 CPU is what we’re used to; more watts. What’s most interesting is that Intel is targeting gaming enthusiasts (and possibly esports professionals) in…
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A passwordless future
The FIDO Alliance recently published a white paper about its plan to replace passwords. Coverage about this paper from Wired and The Register is excellent, and the white paper itself provides some interesting solutions for eliminating the need for passwords. FIDO proposes using secondary Bluetooth enabled devices to transmit cryptographic keys locally, without data being…
Erik Christiansen 