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Comment on Free Association by Steve Whitaker

Steve Whitaker — Tue, 18 Sep 2007 02:48:11 +0000

â€m quite accustomed to entertaining myself, but itâ€s always nice to have folk drop in and sit for a bit

What am I? Chopped liver? :)

Comment on Free Association by Michael

Michael — Mon, 17 Sep 2007 21:30:56 +0000

Hey! It’s The Mother! Sounds and smells are powerful memory triggers, indeed. I can’t help but feel like the familiarity of this place isn’t a function of the sensory input from when I was 2 years old living in this very complex – the images are gone, but our experience shows they may simply lie dormant until just the right sound or smell sets them off eh.

Comment on Free Association by Michael

Michael — Sun, 16 Sep 2007 20:49:22 +0000

Hey! Great story, Kate! Apparently, you not only caught that fleeting transmission on Twitter, but also managed to find your way out here… I am pleasantly surprised and so very pleased! I’m quite accustomed to entertaining myself, but it’s always nice to have folk drop in and sit for a bit :o)>>>

Comment on Free Association by Barbara

Barbara — Sun, 16 Sep 2007 13:27:46 +0000

The bell ringer, the children’s voices in the background, the visual of the phone on the wall of your “married housing” apartment…Now didn’t that all bring back such fond memories of the exact circumstances of 45 years ago in our married housing apartment. Funny how one little sound can bring back a vivid replay of an entire year’s experience.

Comment on Free Association by kate

kate — Sun, 16 Sep 2007 01:37:54 +0000

I’m eight years old, living with my grandfather in England (5 Fairhome Cres, Hayes Middlesex). His phone is located in an awkward alcove on the stairs leading to the top level of his brownstone. Run to it and risk bruised knees, walk to it and risk missing the call. The ringing echoes through the house and into the garden where I’m practicing the sacred ritual of dolly tea time. The sound carries with it a certain feeling of anticipation, a feeling that has fallen victim to customized ringtones and caller ID. My grandfather walks slowly to the phone, while I race towards it, gaining speed with each ring. We collide at the bottom of the stairs and he grips my shoulder. To my left is the persistent ringing of the phone, to my right is my grandfather trying to teach me the value of patience.

Twenty seven years later (egads), still freckled and pig-tailed, I recall that day and try to wait just one more ring before answering the phone. (Thanks for the memory.)
k

Comment on Procrastination Real & Imagined by sonikcycle

sonikcycle — Sat, 08 Sep 2007 18:46:19 +0000

Howdy, Bingo… The author is Sebastian Fiedler, here are the citations for the 2 articles I referenced…

Fiedler, S. (2003). Personal web publishing as a reflective conversational tool for self-organized learning. In T. Burg (Ed.) BlogTalks (pp. 190-216). Norderstedt: Books on Demand.

Fiedler, S. (2006). Landscapes of tools and services reconsidered: New directions for informal learning support in higher education? Paper presented at Informal Learning and Digital Media (DREAM) Conference). Odense, Denmark, September, 2006. Retrieved July 14, 2007, from http://www.dream.dk/uploads/files/Sebastian%20Fiedler.pdf

Comment on Procrastination Real & Imagined by Bingo

Bingo — Mon, 03 Sep 2007 03:40:32 +0000

Being a year from a dissertation on somewhat similar topics, I’d love to know what the keystone article was!

Comment on Procrastination Real & Imagined by sonikcycle

sonikcycle — Wed, 01 Aug 2007 21:23:13 +0000

To me, as a believer, kairos means God’s time, which is something into which I put much stock. At the same time, kairos is the moment of opportunity, which might be taken, or not. Being aware of both dimensions has made my life all the more interesting, indeed. Tanks for being here ;o)>>>

Comment on Procrastination Real & Imagined by Steve Whitaker

Steve Whitaker — Wed, 01 Aug 2007 18:50:44 +0000

Brilliant post, and a perfect illustration of the difference between chronos and kairos. Look ’em up if you’re not familiar with the concept – once I’d been exposed to that way of thinking, it changed things for me.

Comment on HENRY JENKINS – Keynote Keywords + Audio by Esteban

Esteban — Fri, 06 Jul 2007 01:54:02 +0000

Thanks for posting this audio – it’s on my iPod and ready to be listened to tomorrow—