I believe the greatest calling of an educator is to inspire one’s students to want to wonder and learn about things on their own, and to point them in the direction of tools (hardware, software, and mindware) they can use to facilitate their respective (life-long) learning pursuits.  One perception of our responsibility is to prepare the youth under our influence for “the future“. I’ve always considered “the future” to be esoteric at best and completely uncertain and unpredic

“We’re looking for half seconds to excerpt” – so ends this intriguing Wired article by Clive Thompson. I’ve been pondering GIFS and other short bursts of content for the past few weeks, particularly since the illustrious Jim Groom “gave good GIF” in an #etmooc presentation a couple of weeks ago. from http://erdalinci.tumblr.com/ I’m full of questions, such as: * does repetition change meaning? * why are we drawn to the infinite moments – making time stand still? * can one be