Seth Godin recently released a free ebook providing his views on the current education system. It’s called Stop Stealing Dreams and *spoiler alert* he thinks things need to change. Download it for free here.
If Mario had an evaluator
It’s interesting to think about how much video games incorporate evaluation in their design.
The Reality of Video Phones
As a parent of a toddler, Skype is amazing. A couple of times a week I just flip it on and my daughter gets to show off for her grandparents. The good thing is that she doesn’t even seem to mind the fact that we usually only see the top of grandma’s head.
All toons all the time
I’ve decided to go all in on the cartoons as they’re fun to create and seem to generate the most interest. Since they will be an everyday thing, I’m going to stop putting ‘Toon’ at the front of each post title. So, if you see a Fresh Spectrum post, assume it will be a cartoon. […]
Toon: A picture is worth…
Toon: Evaluative practice, know thyself
This cartoon inspired by Jara Dean Coffey’s post: Evaluative Practice 1: Know Thyself
Toon: Engaging stakeholders
I’m not above silly puns…
Toon: Jack of all trades, master of…
Until I Wikipedia’d the phrase the other day, I didn’t know it was derogatory to call someone a Jack of all trades. Apparently you need to be a renaissance man to be cool. Of course maybe the web changes that…
Toon: Built in a day
Just imagine if they set the bar that high…
Video: RSA Film Competition
The RSA is having a film competition and is down to a 5 finalists. Short animated videos have a lot of potential as reporting tools, one of these days I hope to create a few of my own.
Web Classic: Hans Rosling from TED 2007
Trying something new this weekend. As a blogger I think it’s easy to get wrapped up in only posting the brand new. But there are ancient web videos (videos over 6 months old…) that are well worth watching, or re-watching. Hans Rosling’s first TED talk was in 2006, but this 2007 talk is my favorite.
Toon: Pac-man and Outcomes
Pac-man came up in a conversation I was having a couple of weeks ago. The point that was made, all Pac-man games end the same way, with a dead Pac-man…