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New publication in First Monday: “Open Enough?”
Read more: New publication in First Monday: “Open Enough?”My colleague Michael McNally (University of Alberta SLIS) and I have published a new paper in First Monday titled “Open enough? Eight factors to consider when transitioning from closed to open resources and courses: A conceptual framework.” Having worked on this paper over the past year, I’m very glad to see it in print. Abstract:…
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‘Pro’ in name only? How the term has changed in the post-pc era
Read more: ‘Pro’ in name only? How the term has changed in the post-pc eraExcerpt: “Devices labeled with the term “pro” come with a lot of expectations. The idea of a pro user is well defined in the desktop and laptop computing space. But, pro mobile devices (such as phones and tablets) are less well defined. This is problematic because devices that support the pro moniker cannot separate themselves…
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OER19 Conference Presentation Slides
Read more: OER19 Conference Presentation SlidesMy colleague Connie Blomgren led and presented our conference presentation at OER19, in Galway, Ireland, on April 11. My colleague Rosemarri and I were remote presenters/”Twitter engagers.” While is wasn’t as well attended as we had hoped, it was an interesting experience having folks in different time zones contribute to the (brief) discussion. The slides…
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Recent blog posts from Tech Bytes
Read more: Recent blog posts from Tech BytesI completely forgot to crosspost my last two posts from my blog tech-bytes.net. Please see the links below for all the details. Commentary: “Prioritizing the Mac Hierarchy of Needs” → Published March 10, 2019 Commentary: The state of Wear OS and its implications for the wearable market Published April 3, 2019
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ISSOTL 2018 Panel Presentation
Read more: ISSOTL 2018 Panel PresentationI had the privilege of attending and presenting at the International Society for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Conference 2018, in Bergen, Norway. Wonderful city and fascinating culture. Being of partial of Norwegian heritage, it was a good feeling. My colleagues Lauren Hays, Claes Dahlqvist, and I did a panel presentation titled “Teaching Information Skills…
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The abandonware economy
Read more: The abandonware economyArticle link We are rapidly moving toward a future where users will no longer have any We are rapidly moving toward a future where users will no longer have any control over the software they purchase.
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Update on OER policy research: Fun with Excel and colour coding
Read more: Update on OER policy research: Fun with Excel and colour codingAfter presenting at the Open Education Global conference in Delft, Netherlands, and submitting the research with my collaborator Michael McNally, I’m finally back to work on my OER policy study. Currently, I’m gathering documents that represent the open education/OER policy or “policy directions” from Canada’s four Western provinces. I’m looking at documents from the provincial…
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Presentation – Creating Information Literacy Competencies for Psychology Undergraduates
Read more: Presentation – Creating Information Literacy Competencies for Psychology UndergraduatesI recently had the pleasure to lead a webinar for the a Psychology Librarians group in Canada – where I discussed a SoTL project my colleague and I are working on. The aim of the project is to survey psychology undergraduates during library instruction classes, to determine what information literacy skills they possess at each…
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OE Global 2018 Presentation Slides
Read more: OE Global 2018 Presentation SlidesThank you to all who attended my session at OE Global 2018 in Delft, Netherlands. What a massive turnout! The room was packed and there were excellent questions from participants! I have posted my PowerPoint slides for you to view. If you have any questions about this research paper or the presentation, please don’t hesitate…
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New Raspberry Pi Open Source Media Center setup
Read more: New Raspberry Pi Open Source Media Center setupI’ve been using a Raspberry Pi as my media centre PC for about four years. I like the idea of having a computer hooked up to my TV for playing local media. For Netflix, I use my (now ‘obsolete’) Wii U. Previously, I had a dedicated media server (running Open Media Vault). The Pi was…
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ISSOTL Poster Presentation: “Open Enough? Choices and Consequences When Transitioning from Closed to Open Resources and Courses”
Read more: ISSOTL Poster Presentation: “Open Enough? Choices and Consequences When Transitioning from Closed to Open Resources and Courses”I’m thrilled to be conducting a poster presentation at the 2017 International Society for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Conference, with my colleague Michael McNally. Location: Exhibition Hall E, #379 @ 6pm Oct 12, 2017 In preparation for the poster session (and for those who can’t make it) I’ve posted a link to the…
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The feeling of being behind
Read more: The feeling of being behindI’m certain anyone who’s worked in academia has felt ‘behind’. I would bet many early career academics feel this way constantly. I admit that I have (and still) get myself into a headspace where I’m saying things like “I should be doing more” or “this should be done by now.” My university recently opened our…
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My process for qualitative web research
Read more: My process for qualitative web researchI’m a bit of a research methods geek. As I’ve become more familiar with qualitative methods and coding data, there’s a few tricks I’ve learned which I’ll discuss today. Disclaimer: I’m not a methods “expert” (though I’m not sure many people are), and I developed this approach from experience and exhaustive reading 👨🏼💻 of the academic literature.…
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Society’s nostalgic view of analog
Read more: Society’s nostalgic view of analogNew post from my other blog Tech-Bytes.net: In this post, I discuss the counter-culture movement which advocates for the comeback of analog devices. Positives and negatives of this trend are examined. https://www.tech-bytes.net/feature-articles/2017/5/24/societys-nostalgic-view-of-analog
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