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February 2019
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Hey http://xolotl.org/ question for you, and great point no need to break a positive message pointlessly calling out history https://hyp.is/f2R--DuNEe
Hey http://xolotl.org/ question for you, and great point no need to break a positive message pointlessly calling out history https://hyp.is/f2R--DuNEemumKf9UXnbxg/quickthoughts.jgregorymcverry.com/2019/02/28/why-an-htmlcss-first-approach-works-for-oer-and-why #annotated
Greg McVerry#edu407update hey everyone do not worry about the analyzing the miscue analysis part of the module...I could not find a good example, I will just reco
#edu407update hey everyone do not worry about the analyzing the miscue analysis part of the module...I could not find a good example, I will just record a video of me going over the FoR practice test. You can learn the genre of the item, conflates your understanding of reading with writing ability.
Greg McVerry@oerconf a follow up post expanding on why I think HTML provides the best approach to decolonizing #oer and img of it happening globally bc some white
@oerconf a follow up post expanding on why I think HTML provides the best approach to decolonizing #oer and img of it happening globally bc some white dude telling folks how to decolonize is the definition of colonizing. https://quickthoughts.jgregorymcverry.com/2019/02/28/why-an-htmlcss-first-approach-works-for-oer-and-why
Greg McVerryWhy an HTML/CSS First Approach Works for #OER and why #OER Must Work for an HTML First Approach
A few years ago I worked with a committed group of volunteers in Erode, India. For awhile I provided a bit of webspace as they learned the simple mechanics of running websites. We focused on HTMl first. Why? Mainly because we believed it to be the most equitable pathway to #teachtheweb. In the picture above you can see people learning to build websites by us
Greg McVerryBeen wondering for awhile how would our world look different today if reflection and not argumentation were not considered the pinnacle of Western edu
Been wondering for awhile how would our world look different today if reflection and not argumentation were not considered the pinnacle of Western education.
Greg McVerryMakes sense. Have not used it to the phrase named in the restorative sense. That is exactly what I mean, and I think that tidy little box is one folks
Makes sense. Have not used it to the phrase named in the restorative sense. That is exactly what I mean, and I think that tidy little box is one folks in power hold on to tightly.
Greg McVerryI love this https://twitter.com/Jessifer/status/1101143174742003712 whether you want to captain your own ship or build an arc to sail the seas of the
I love this https://twitter.com/Jessifer/status/1101143174742003712 whether you want to captain your own ship or build an arc to sail the seas of the Commons of others the only way our rocket gets us high enough to the moon is to build it out of grass
Greg McVerryhttps://www.jessestommel.com/ Can we say reflect on our experience...too much time gets spent on naming....plagues #OER as the economics require us to
https://www.jessestommel.com/ Can we say reflect on our experience...too much time gets spent on naming....plagues #OER as the economics require us to publish and produce so we build systems and argue for names but no one building or using #OER
Greg McVerryAlso as college students it's your duty to never say no to free Pizza so you need to show up and sounds like people who have job connections will be t
Also as college students it's your duty to never say no to free Pizza so you need to show up and sounds like people who have job connections will be there. #Healthtech and #Fintech seem to be making some noises...but most "decentralized app" problems are not problems to solve. Just remember the java developer is the most highly paid person (behind a product
Greg McVerrySorry folks I had to RSVP no: https://quickthoughts.jgregorymcverry.com/2019/02/28/no-dont-fall-the-blockchain-hypereally-whats-it-do-a If you want to
Sorry folks I had to RSVP no: https://quickthoughts.jgregorymcverry.com/2019/02/28/no-dont-fall-the-blockchain-hypereally-whats-it-do-a If you want to learn how to set up an RSVP and Event system on your own domain let me know...or you can come to https://indieweb.org/2019/Online or https://indieweb.org/2019/New_Haven And now I am trolling your events with o
Greg McVerryDon't fall for the blockchain hype...really what's it do a decent encrypted database doesn't? Are there some industries that might benefit from a stri
Don't fall for the blockchain hype...really what's it do a decent encrypted database doesn't? Are there some industries that might benefit from a string of data stuck in a ledger humans can't read? Maybe...but I just can't make it tonight. Would like to go and learn but as you listen ask yourself where are the actual in the wild use cases. Is this is the mos
Greg McVerryhttps://www.jessestommel.com/ shooting for moon destined to fail, only politics and economics have money & power for rockets, lets not look to stars b
https://www.jessestommel.com/ shooting for moon destined to fail, only politics and economics have money & power for rockets, lets not look to stars but to here on the ground and build out small. If you build for the masses everything collapses create for communities.
Greg McVerry@OERConf recorded a quick microcast https://quickthoughts.jgregorymcverry.com/2019/02/28/2toponder-episode-24-decolonizing-oer-with-html-indieweb in r
@OERConf recorded a quick microcast https://quickthoughts.jgregorymcverry.com/2019/02/28/2toponder-episode-24-decolonizing-oer-with-html-indieweb in response to https://blog.mahabali.me/ post about #oer19 https://oer19.oerconf.org/news/blog-can-we-decolonize-oer-open-decolonizeopen/ #oer #digped #openpedagogy
Greg McVerry@Wolfie_Rankin People saw you burrowing into your own website for shelter others will follow, then slowly you can recreate the circles of friends and
@Wolfie_Rankin People saw you burrowing into your own website for shelter others will follow, then slowly you can recreate the circles of friends and families who share your values. These communities thrived online before social media damage. It will take leadership and modeling.
Greg McVerry@Wolfie_Rankin But that the thing, you are in a tight knit community with specific practices and norms...storytelling and teaching has always been req
@Wolfie_Rankin But that the thing, you are in a tight knit community with specific practices and norms...storytelling and teaching has always been required...You can either be chased out of this building or that because people think you are weird or build your own
Greg McVerry@fourtonfish It is still there! The storage column used to be on the homepage...I got really close it was a matter of choosing what to remix! Thanks..
@fourtonfish It is still there! The storage column used to be on the homepage...I got really close it was a matter of choosing what to remix! Thanks...can't wait to get started.
Greg McVerry2toPonder Episode 24: Decolonizing #OER with HTML #IndieWeb
In response to an article Posted by Maha Bali I recorded Episode 24 of 2toPonder: Deconolozing #oer with HTML Show Notes Opennes and Longevity Garret Dimon On Simplicity Max Böck HTML, CSS and our vanishing industry entry points Rachel Andrew
Greg McVerryI spent a long time during @IndieWebCamp Austin trying to: hook into MySQL on my servers, try LowDB, or MySQLite...didn't quite get there....going to
I spent a long time during @IndieWebCamp Austin trying to: hook into MySQL on my servers, try LowDB, or MySQLite...didn't quite get there....going to try again at @IndieWebCamp Online...you should come...actually you are in NYC...you should come to New Haven as well
Greg McVerry@fourtonfish yeah...but now it's learning the next step....Storage and displaying...Figure I would start learning node.js since I play so much on @gli
@fourtonfish yeah...but now it's learning the next step....Storage and displaying...Figure I would start learning node.js since I play so much on @glitch but you hit the continental drift in the ocean of knowledge when you get to storage.
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