by Clint | Nov 20, 2008 | Conferences, ICT4D, Resources
I recently was chosen as one of a few young scholars to participate in an Early Career Symposium, funded by an NSF grant (thanks to the vision of Dr. Chandra Orrill, University of Georgia), that gave me some great insights into designing a meaningful research agenda...
by Clint | Nov 19, 2008 | Key Questions, Religion
In the last 6 months I have been to almost a dozen countries presenting at conferences or attending valuable workshops. One of the most interesting presentations I was asked by Fred and Marilyn Matis to give was at a meeting (called a “fireside”) that is for members...
by Clint | Nov 5, 2008 | Cross-cultural perspectives
What an interesting time we live in, huh? So much is being written and said about the recent elections, but in particular I have been fascinated by international reactions to the whole election. Here are some clips from an article in the New York Times: “From...
by Clint | Nov 3, 2008 | Cross-cultural perspectives, ICT4D
I was able to meet briefly with the current ambassador from Uganda last week following a presentation I attended where he spoke. The instant I mentioned the work we were doing in ICT4D (Information and Communication Technology for Development) he perked up and showed...
by Clint | Oct 27, 2008 | Conferences, Key Lessons
…gets posted to the Internet! I just finished participating in an interesting seminar in Las Vegas and a shorter seminar in Toronto. One of the most memorable events was in Las Vegas when we were separated into groups to do something that seemed unlikely to...
by Clint | Oct 18, 2008 | ICT4D, Intercultural communication, Key Questions, Religion
What can one person do to make the world a better, safer place? In a previous blog entry I talked about meeting Nelson Mandela, who is such an inspirational character. On Tuesday of this week I met and shook hands with his predecessor as president of South Africa,...
by Clint | Sep 30, 2008 | Conferences, Innovation, Key Lessons, Key Questions
One of my friends, Kyle Matthews, recently pointed me in the direction of one of Seth Godin’s blog entries where he talked about Thinking Bigger. I have just been in Florida for the last 4 days, where I saw how powerful this principle is. My brother, Gerald...
by Clint | Sep 21, 2008 | ICT4D, Innovation, Key Questions, Technologies for Intercultural Communication
I am back in Finland again. (Have I ever mention how much I like this place? – If you have never been to Finland before, you need to reconsider your life goals) 🙂 Part of why I like the University of Joensuu is because of their strong international programs, and...
by Clint | Sep 18, 2008 | e-learning, Innovation, Web 2.0, Web Analytics
Several months ago, before I knew I was going to be directing the Edulink project, I proposed an idea to Andy Gibbons, the chair of the Instructional Psychology and Technology department at BYU, to offer a course on the use and application of web analytics for...
by Clint | Sep 17, 2008 | Cross-cultural perspectives, Key Lessons, Key Questions, Random, Religion
Several times in my life I’ve heard a saying that goes “The past is history; The future is a mystery. This moment is a gift — that’s why it is called the present.” To be honest, previously I just saw it as a clever little saying and then...
