open thinking

Earlier today, I sent a tweet describing the contrast between teachers I have worked with who are afraid to use social media for fear of “Internet Predators” vs. many Iranian citizens who use social media with the realization that they may face direct punishment, imprisonment, or death sentence. Now, I just noticed a video from [...]

An exciting new Youtube music project has been announced. Tan Dun, the legendary classical composer, wrote a piece specifically for this project that asks you to download the available sheet music, practice your piece, and submit your completed piece to Youtube. I imagine this could be very motivating for young musicians, and for me, something [...]

The last seven days have been very busy for me, especially with presentations. Here are some of the highlights, and a few things to come.
Last Friday (Nov. 21/08), I presented Academic Integrity and the Culture of Sharing to instructors of the Faculty Certificate Program with SIAST (in Saskatoon). View slide deck.
On Saturday (Nov. 22/08), I [...]

From FreeTheAirwaves.com
On November 4, 2008, by a vote of 5-0, the Federal Communications Commission agreed to free the unused TV airwaves for unlicensed public use.
This is a tremendous victory for Internet users.
Thanks and congratulations to the more than 20,000 of you who signed the Free the Airwaves petition to the FCC. This historic vote would [...]

Google has announced that they are committing 10 million dollars to a new project named “10 to the 100th.” Google is asking for proposal that will “help as many people possible.”
How it works
Project 10^100 (pronounced “Project 10 to the 100th”) is a call for ideas to change the world by helping as many people as [...]