by Clint | Mar 7, 2008 | Conferences, Key Questions, Web 2.0, Web Analytics
Since I heard Seth Godin (a “guru” in online marketing) speak yesterday morning, I have not been able to stop thinking about some of his key messages. I’ll explain why I keep thinking about them at the end of this entry. I’m also very...
by Clint | Feb 11, 2008 | Intercultural communication, Key Questions
Two quotes and two question: “Nationalism is an infantile disease. It is the measles of mankind.” ~Albert Einstein “I think that we reject the evidence that our world is changing because we are still, as that wonderfully wise biologist E. O. Wilson...
by Clint | Jan 31, 2008 | Cross-cultural perspectives, Key Lessons, Key Questions, Technologies for Intercultural Communication
Paul Rusesabagina spoke on Tuesday at BYU. I liked how he titled his presentation: “Hotel Rwanda: A story yet to be told” – because the story is not over yet, and each of us can be a small part of making it a better story than it otherwise would be....
by Clint | Nov 22, 2007 | Key Lessons, Key Questions
I have been involved in a lot of interest and discussion lately about 1. How can I frame good research questions in Educational Technology? and then 2. How can I match them with an appropriate methodology? There are a lot of sources you could use to answer these...
by Clint | Nov 15, 2007 | Key Questions
Today Maxim Mozgovoy, from the University of Joensuu, defended his dissertation titled “Enhancing Computer-Aided Plagiarism Detection” against his opponent Prof. Kinshuk, from Athabasca University. After responding to 18 slides-worth of pointed and...
by Clint | Nov 2, 2007 | Cross-cultural perspectives, Intercultural communication, Key Questions, Religion
Today I sent an email where I raised this discussion and these questions on the ITForum Listserve. I will try to summarize the best comments I receive from them as they come, but I am also interested in anyone else’s thoughts and feelings. ___ I realize that...