Offline, Offroad, Off my Rocker
Missed me, didn’t you? Two full weeks of me not writing you and telling you the things floating around in my brain must have been… Read More »Offline, Offroad, Off my Rocker
Learning
My Year in Review
Seems like I should follow suit and do a “Year in Review” post. I do so like to comply. I was moving around quite a… Read More »My Year in Review
Hackjam Parking Lot
This past week, we ran a Hackasaurus/P2PU hackjam to implement functional changes to the P2PU platform and create challenges curriculum for Hackasaurus. It was a… Read More »Hackjam Parking Lot
Failure = Lesson Learned
Today I was finishing up a one page summary called “10 Things that Make a Good Challenge”, a distilled version of Chloe Varelidi’s excellent post,… Read More »Failure = Lesson Learned
Decontextualization of the Maker Mind
While I was at Mozfest, we came up with this random idea to teach people the concepts of web native filmmaking. Basically, the idea is… Read More »Decontextualization of the Maker Mind
Life is a Game
Over the past couple of months I’ve seen a variety of discussions taking place concerning the positives and negatives of using the term “gamification” in… Read More »Life is a Game
10 Days til MOZFEST!
I’m volunteering at the Mozilla Festival in London on November 4th to the 6th. I’m pretty excited about it. I had a lot of fun… Read More »10 Days til MOZFEST!
Assessing Learning
I came across a study called “Effective Assessment in a Digital Age”, and it underlined some key points in how assessing learners has changed due… Read More »Assessing Learning
What if Google is Just the Scribe of Time?
Strangely, when I read this article, I didn’t see the monolithic corporation vying for all our attention. I read between the lines a little and… Read More »What if Google is Just the Scribe of Time?
Adjustment of Perception (ie Learning)
Alright, here’s the deal: A while back I made a promise to myself that Zythepsary would be the home for “pure unedited thought, art, media,… Read More »Adjustment of Perception (ie Learning)