tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-89660992024-03-05T18:25:56.802+01:00MentalsysCommunications and learning systemsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger64125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8966099.post-17245388643613636042011-04-24T08:42:00.006+02:002011-04-24T10:02:44.677+02:00New Blog and Web SiteThis blog was started in Barcelona in 2005 to explore different ways to share content with students in the classroom, and also to share pictures and short stories with friends living in far away places. It was used at the language center of the University of Cantabria in Santander, where I taught between 2006 and 2008. Students didn't bring laptops at the time, so we used an LDC projector on Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8966099.post-81820624869905724772011-01-06T16:15:00.014+01:002011-01-07T17:51:12.373+01:00Information Graphics: is Information an Art?Direct Link to the video: BBC Newsnight: Information GraphicsVia @dMultimedia - Blog dMultimediaThis BBC broadcast from August 9, 2010, looks into the art of making information beautiful, and poses the question: How do you make statistics look interesting? The writer and designer David McCandless replies:..."you just need to apply the rules of visual design to information"... Is information an Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8966099.post-86539894730351217672010-10-02T12:09:00.004+02:002010-10-02T12:31:46.266+02:00Where good ideas come from(a book by Steven Johnson) With this new book, Steven Johnson re-connects with his previous bestseller: "Everything Bad is Good for You" and the more recent: "The Invention of Air" which we liked so much, and posted about quite a bit here and there.We also love the way Riverhead Books is sharing this ...amazing visualization.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8966099.post-88569401931476437892010-09-11T14:23:00.009+02:002010-09-11T16:06:11.946+02:00Project Based LearningThis group of teachers was able to take ownership and allow students to take ownership over their learning process.Highlights: "... the students would have a hard time telling you what subject they are learning, and not because they are not paying attention, but because they don't learn in segmented subjects. Three teachers have worked together to combine history, english and information Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8966099.post-75689628939647837522010-09-07T10:01:00.009+02:002010-09-10T06:48:31.918+02:00A Brief History of Data Storage<!--StartFragment--> <!--StartFragment--> The video below shows a progression of data storage (capacity) in terms of traditional formats such as texts and documents that can be organized into newspaper print editions, magazines, books and documents and libraries that can contain printed text and image files. It not only illustrates changes in the design and dimensions of the information Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8966099.post-84360248355954871322010-08-14T17:15:00.011+02:002010-08-14T19:24:03.696+02:00Will they walk the talk?We sure hope they do. These brief inputs (see clip) from the panel sound promising. They seem to be calling for a very different approach to knowledge, than the current institutionalized one, which continues to be reproduced via the usual channels. In Europe we need to walk the talk.There seems to be an urgency to inform, revamp and disseminate quality stuff "bottom-up", fostering business andUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8966099.post-55307333334936880352010-04-25T12:34:00.001+02:002010-04-25T12:36:45.321+02:00Where is the comma!Let's look at the whole iPad buzz from another perspective: this or any other similar tool can allow a 99 year old woman, to enjoy reading and writing as she did, before suffering glaucoma. The clip (it) shows how fast she learns how to interact and look for items on the touch screen, by just tapping. She's even started writing again, so she came up with this: "To this technical-ninny it's Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8966099.post-56407636025964305072010-04-09T21:29:00.002+02:002010-04-09T21:34:57.760+02:00Coolest teacher ever... yepImagine this setting and such a cool learning environment to study maths... or whatever?Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8966099.post-81434680907370539752010-02-28T20:31:00.008+01:002010-02-28T21:09:15.332+01:00Language, frames, stories"we actually become the sum of our experiences and the stories we've told about them" Tim O'Reilly on Ignite, (Nov. 10, 2009) commenting briefly and further elaborating on a quote many of us like so much and have found in so many places: Korzybski's "The map is not the territory". (Gee I went all the way to the Berkeley Library many years ago just to get a copy of it!, which I later donated Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8966099.post-46413778348908060362010-02-27T18:42:00.004+01:002010-02-27T18:49:09.884+01:00Symphony of ScienceBeautifully inspiring...Link to the post on YouTube, 3:06min clip posted February 25, 2010Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8966099.post-81044165922213132242010-01-20T10:28:00.002+01:002010-01-20T10:29:09.829+01:00Social Media ROI... notice the credit for the music at the end and the reference to iTunes... other than the fact that I don't particularly like hamburgers... it seems to me it's pretty cool (I'd recommend you use pause a lot, to follow the text, check on the data... it does go too fast! - they could improve that with just a twitch). Direct link to the Socialnomics09 channel in YouTube - This was posted on NovUnknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8966099.post-69492327319649359902010-01-03T12:03:00.008+01:002010-01-03T12:26:05.730+01:00Connecting the dots...The following clip has been distinguished by TED.com , YouTube EDU Channel, (mostly commencement speeches...) it's been retweeted by scholars and Stanford provided the transcript... So let's listen to the amazing stories he shared that day. Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8966099.post-81558467118052845752009-12-27T18:18:00.002+01:002009-12-27T19:03:14.943+01:00Best getting better from OjaiTweet informed by Scobleizer to go watch his YouTube Channel, we've encountered this wonderful (I mean it) clip. Video is 42:49 minutes. Roll the mouse over it and click to go to the original in YouTube.Scobleizer (one of Robert Scoble's social media planet(s) brings us this video clip featuring the two authors of a book, informed with cross-generational wisdom, sharing actual exposure to Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8966099.post-30675499860402368732009-12-13T17:50:00.003+01:002009-12-13T18:11:26.422+01:00Closing some gaps... Watch the clip and read the transcript - - > TED India Talks - Pranav Mistry: The thrilling potential of SixthSense technology. This is really walking the talk... The clip is just over 13minutes, and at the very end he shares an uncommon vision of how things could evolve with humans and machines... "So, as a last thought, I think that integrating information to everyday objects will not only Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8966099.post-20882730568613469462009-12-05T15:50:00.005+01:002009-12-05T15:56:44.167+01:00Lemonade happening and parkVia Cool Hunting a 2:08 min. clip showing the world's largest lemonade stand, an incredible park built on an elevated railroad track, sharing the story of a traditional workshop based in NYC.Direct link to the clip on YouTubeTranscript: "The tank goes on the top of the building and the water is fed down through gravity to provide the people of New York ... to wash and shower with, to fight firesUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8966099.post-75035464211251736952009-11-02T14:55:00.010+01:002009-11-04T20:50:51.391+01:00Smos has launched!Yesterday I came across this inspiring BBC News, science article: "Mapping the great wheel of water", posted November 1, 2009 by Jonathan Amos, Science reporter.To learn more on ESA's water mission: SMOS official site.We hope they don't mind we've uploaded here a light version of the clip for students to watch and follow the transcript:Transcript on Google Docs (Top menue: File / Download as / Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8966099.post-72639522338497923112009-10-31T14:12:00.016+01:002009-11-01T01:51:58.578+01:00Maths without learning restrictionsJohn Mighton shares amazing ideas... on what kids actually do (when the system allows...)www.jumpmath.org is dedicated to improving the teaching of mathematics in public schools.Direct link to transcript Direct link to site.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8966099.post-76005922884820528602009-10-03T11:09:00.010+02:002009-10-03T12:03:33.343+02:00Brazilian projectTake a good look and listen... serious business and a beautiful place, fun people and great things to actually "do" in a design mix of settings and buildings, with plenty of water inlets, lots of green and a lake. Main structures seem to be already in place together with the promise of transport integration, which shows quite daunting on the clip. The place is a spectacular combination of sitesUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8966099.post-37844583444930015782009-08-30T15:02:00.002+02:002009-08-30T15:19:12.571+02:00Ubuntu ColaUbuntu Cola from Tomas Nilsson on Vimeo.Via network this amazing contribution to a good design contest ... watch and learn yourselves. Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8966099.post-2771250920168140932009-08-15T15:22:00.009+02:002009-08-15T16:31:04.274+02:00Real problems and Common KnowledgeThe problem with real problems, is who gets to define what those really are. How to minimize the impact of lobbies taking advantage of public money unless the outcomes respond to public real benefits? How to foster the networks and ideas that could either "respond to real problems with simple solutions that can evolve with time" ? I came across this ScienceBlogs and it brings forth interesting Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8966099.post-35764935991709232612009-08-06T14:13:00.007+02:002009-08-06T15:00:34.626+02:00London is the capital of TwitterIt seems to me many of the questions were a bit dis-connected from actual action on the Twitter social medium... It's fun to learn London "is the capital of Twitter"... imagine what this could be like with the Olympic Games! Who knows what other wonderful tools we me have in 2012? Thanks UK TechCrunch for bringing this up. The link on YouTube. Transcript for students coming soon. Stay tuned! Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8966099.post-62495888196677093222009-08-06T13:59:00.002+02:002009-08-06T14:02:37.431+02:00Turning Cars and Computers into ArtRocketboom interviews Zach Lieberman on his latest projects. (3:57min video) Transcript:-I'm here with Zack Lieverman and I don't know exactly what to call you... What would you title yourself as? -Like nerd, artist, researcher, hacker, yeah... I don't know. -Renaissance man of technology? -I guess so maybe. -So how did you get your start in the field that you're doing right now? -I Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8966099.post-57728304784867580562009-07-19T21:13:00.004+02:002009-07-19T21:17:45.442+02:00On social networks and informationSocial Networks as Information FiltersView more documents from Lee Bryant.Presentation via @leebryant ... quote from the Headshift Blog: go there to read-learn more!"The affordances of social web allow us to build a new relationship with each other and with information. New forms of media consumption and architecture of participation hold important implications for information management:" via #Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8966099.post-60641544522792474032009-07-11T11:51:00.024+02:002009-07-14T09:16:46.801+02:00Customer Creative ComplaintVia YouTube: link to the videoIt seems they finally got the company's attention... See: Link to Dave Carroll's "statement" thanking the supporters and United ...Of course you need the talent and the creativity, not to mention the production resources of these guys... read Dave Carroll sharing the whole story. Way to go to respond to customer service lousy service and lack of attention. A mere Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8966099.post-68267934150125520582009-06-27T19:18:00.021+02:002009-07-11T13:49:51.244+02:00The Computer HIstory MuseumAmazing trip through time and evolving "Thinking Tools" visiting The Computer History Museum, courtesy of Rocktboom: daily internet culture Blog and YouTube Channel. Ellie Roundtree from Rocketboom visits the Computer History Museum.What a wonderful museum... See the Exhibit:Internet History to learn more about the transformation and timeline of what we now know as "the internet", which Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0