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Cynthia Cynthia Cynthia

Posted on April 11, 2009 by Francois Lachance

OMG. My pal tweeted about an entry where I referenced an article by journalist Cynthia Macdonald (A Shift in Perception). He used the hashtag #cynthiamacdonald along with that of #heidegger. Upon seeing the two hashtags in close proximity, I conducted … Continue reading →

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Time Matters

Posted on April 9, 2009 by Francois Lachance

There is a marvellous gem of elucidation in To Tell a Story: Narrative Theory and Practice. Papers Read at a Clark Library Seminar. February 4, 1972. It is Stanley Fish’s reading of a sermon by Lancelot Andrewes. It is difficult … Continue reading →

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Roles and Models

Posted on April 7, 2009 by Francois Lachance

John Sener has produced a synthesis of listserv conversation under the question Are Instructors Essential? In this synthesis he identifies three roles for instructors. Meaning Makers Explaining how and why information is important, helping learners integrate disparate content and make … Continue reading →

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Experience

Posted on April 5, 2009 by Francois Lachance

Kant opening the Critique of Pure Reason That all our knowledge begins with experience there can be no doubt. And there is a fair bit of stumbling after that until knowledge and experience are united. For example… I think that … Continue reading →

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S and Z

Posted on April 4, 2009 by Francois Lachance

What is amazing is the lack of over-lap in these words and worlds apart in what some version of Microsoft Word produced as a thesaurus search: Organisation – with an “s” system of government government administration civil service officialdom establishment … Continue reading →

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Audience Demise

Posted on April 3, 2009 by Francois Lachance

In 2010, HBO airs Public Speaking, directed by Martin Scorsese the documentary takes the form of an extended interview with Fran Lebowitz interspersed with public engagements. In the extended interview, one of her observations is that the level of connoisseurship … Continue reading →

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Mistakes, Failures and Folly

Posted on April 1, 2009 by Francois Lachance

In honour of Willard McCarty, moderator of the Humanist discussion list, I quote from “Progress Report” by the American poet Elaine Equi Technology, we’ve learned, should be balanced with human folly in order to malfunction in the optimal way. I … Continue reading →

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Motives for Motivation

Posted on March 31, 2009 by Francois Lachance

For a while now I have been intrigued by the objective of cultivating “intrinsic motivation”. The phrase is from a 2000 conference paper by Deborah Hanson, Ph.D. presented online at the Teaching Online in Higher Education conference. The underpinnings of … Continue reading →

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Uncovering Cover Story

Posted on March 30, 2009 by Francois Lachance

Just where is this photo from? All I know is that it dates from 1962 or 1963 and was taken, I believe, in the vicinity of Soest, Germany. I believe it is a war memorial of sorts. I was so … Continue reading →

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Soft Porn Period

Posted on March 29, 2009 by Francois Lachance

At the height of the AIDS crisis many of us were keen on keeping the erotic alive. From the days of 1994 comes this soft porn snippet exchanged via email — words being viral in a safe sort of way. … Continue reading →

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