Ultimos Posts 1. 16/05/2013 14:23 - A woman At Washington’s National Gallery, a few small statues by Rodin capture my full attention. Here they is one female nude, which really leaped out of the marble. I couldn’t help photographing it as it were a woman. Rodin. Detail, National Gallery. Washington DC. Rodin, Detail. National Gallery, Washington DC Rodin, Detail. National Gallery, Washington DC.... 2. 28/04/2013 11:57 - Conflictual views of the Internets Internet and the Digital world are great, no doubt. Sometimes, though, we are confronted with the thin line that borders the realms of the virtual and the earthly. I was discussing with my daughter about the issues around the printed book and the digital ebook. A beautiful example of that conflict follows, and it was not that obvious -at least to me. For the first time ever I don&#... 3. 22/04/2013 08:00 - Magic of the Internets You Don’t Have to Say You Love Me (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Tonight, another little example of the daily magic the Webs have accustomed us, almost to our taking it for granted. A few days ago, I was happily (and a bit boringly) watching episode 5.2 of Mad Men. The closing credits included a song that I had listened to many many times over my life in the original version. I fo... 4. 20/04/2013 11:15 - MOOCs: a Flash MOOCs . Just a quick thought that occurred to me in a flash of awareness, to add to the Cover of Arthur C. Clarke post I wrote a couple days ago. Let me begin with saying that I don’t dislike Coursera. I think it is very appealing, and I’m going to say why. First: Coursera-like MOOCs are attractive to lots of people because (1) they are free and (2) because they work in... 5. 18/04/2013 15:39 - MOOCs, oh my Français : Blason de l’université d’Harvard (USA) (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Reflections and comments on MOOCs I’d like here to add a few comments to my presentation of yesterday night on MOOCs. The preso in its Storify form is available herewith. After, I am going to raise a couple of issues from the comments that were brought by two of yesterday’s students.... |
