January 22, 2013
by Clint
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Seems like it wasn’t that long ago when I wrote a post a lot like this. 2 years, almost to the day in fact, when I accepted the position I have now as the manager of Learning Technologies at Royal … Continue reading
December 20, 2012
by Clint
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I have a whole new respect for the fashion industry after viewing this brilliant TED talk from Johanna Blakely called “Lessons from fashion’s free culture.” In a nutshell, Blakely’s argument is that an entire creative ecosystem and industry has developed … Continue reading
December 13, 2012
by Clint
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This past week, I have been spending money, primarily getting ready for the upcoming holiday season. But along the way I’ve also been spending some money and supporting a few of the free online services and products that I rely … Continue reading
November 24, 2012
by Clint
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Yesterday was Black Friday. But yesterday was also Buy Nothing Day, and this post in in the spirit of Buy Nothing day. This video keeps popping up on my Facebook feed. You might have seen it. At first blush, this … Continue reading
November 22, 2012
by Clint
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I have been thinking a lot about leadership lately. Perhaps it is because our Director has recently moved on to another position with another organization and I (as well as the other manager in my unit) have been called upon … Continue reading
October 16, 2012
by Clint
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The region I live in asking some pretty hard questions these days about cyberbullying in the wake of the story of a 15 year old Port Coquitlam girl named Amanda Todd who took her own life after being bullied. This … Continue reading
October 3, 2012
by Clint
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A few weeks ago, I read a blog post from Jim Groom that really resonated and inspired me (as Jim’s posts often do). This particular post started off talking about 3D printing, but then morphed into a post about the … Continue reading
August 10, 2012
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Look at what happens when you share in public. Scientists discover beautiful new insect species after stumbling upon photos on Flickr Another example of the kinds of amazing things that happen to people when they share their stuff in the … Continue reading
June 28, 2012
by Clint
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June is conference season, and this year we had a number of people attending regional conferences here in BC. Many of my colleagues in the Centre for Teaching and Learning at Royal Roads attended ETUG in Vancouver, and I attended … Continue reading
March 1, 2012
by Clint
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Yesterday was Pink Shirt Day in Canada. A day to stand up to bullying. It also marked the release of this video, created by students at G.P. Vanier school in Courntay, BC. It is a touching video about hope, featuring … Continue reading