Archive for September, 2008
The UCalgaryBlogs.ca publishing platform has really only been active for the last month, with real faculty and students using it. In that month, it’s already seen more activity, in terms of blog posts written, than weblogs.ucalgary.ca has seen in over 3.5 years of activity.
1600 posts.
In one month.
30 days.
And it really hasn’t been launched very publicly on campus yet. I can’t wait to see what people do with this stuff…
I’ve got a pretty strong feeling that people are taking to the WordPress Multiuser platform in ways that they never did with Drupal. That’s definitely not a shot at Drupal – just a statement of how the power of an individual-focused publishing platform resonates with individuals.
autumn colours along the wall of the Social Sciences tower on campus. I don’t remember the last time I saw a cloud…
Some off the cuff (on the bike) rambling about some thoughts about what open education is – open content, open access and open accreditation. This is hopefully rock bottom with respect to video production quality – but at least you get to come along for some of my ride home…
A follow-up on my last rant on openness in universities, wherin I improperly aim the camera and showcase my multitude of chin-related tissue.
I’ve always loved Heritage Park. I worked there for a few summers in the early 90′s, and met my wife on the job. The Park always has a magical timeless quality that seems so comfortable to me. I took Evan there for a couple of hours this afternoon, and he really enjoyed seeing (and doing) how things were done a century ago.
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The steam locomotive pulls passengar cars around Heritage Park, on a beautiful early autumn day.
I’ve been planning to reboot this blog with a simplified theme, perhaps a magazine-type layout. I’ve decided to start with this Blue Zinfandel theme, and have started hacking on it. No more banner images. No more heavy design. Mandigo has served me well (as K2 did before that). But it’s time for change.
There may be some things missing for now, but it’s time to simplify.
Of course, now that Jen launched her new theme for her blog today, I’m just totally following her again. But I’ve been planning this for weeks. Honest. Whatever…
The leaves around Calgary are in transition, providing some nice layering of colours.
I stopped to record a quick stream-of-thought rant about openness and the institution. My opinions are my own, not my employers, etc… Please don’t fire me.
And, yes, I know that I said “thousands of years” – I meant “hundreds…” or “a long time”. Whatever.