Surtout quand elle est si bien entourée. D'après moi, ce genre de chanson convient vraiment à sa voix si flexible. Le passage gospel est bien emmené. Il y a des côtés qui ont vieilli un peu, mais ça fait quand même du bien.
2008/02/23
2008/02/22
Game, Drama, Fashion Show, Media Event?
Austin, my current hometown, was host last night to the kind of event which gets national coverage. This time, 43,436 people tried to attend the event but only a hundred of them got selected. There were also 400 tickets for around 18,000 UT students who had entered the lottery.
Contrary to what one might guess, the event was not about Longhorn Football. Although, one of the protagonists in last night's event, a basketball player, did visit UT's famous team.
The "post-game analysis" makes it sound like a match between two sports teams.
Interestingly enough, it's a mixed sport, making it easy for journalists to use pronouns to distinguish players in the two teams. One source described the night's event as possible end game for the team led by a woman:
After losing a string of contests to [him] over the last several weeks, she is running neck-and-neck with him in Texas, according to some polls, a state in which she previously had a commanding lead.
One might think it was a fashion show:
the gold piping on her raised black collar and pockets gave her a martial, commander-in-chief look (the very model of a modern major general)
But I also get the impression that it was a theater premiere, with one source describing one actor's "classic 'I-feel-your-pain' finale" meant to go to watchers' "heads and hearts."
In the end, the event was mostly "media event." By the media, for the media, of the media.
Most likely, it won't change the dynamic of this race, though the true effect of it will be determined by the media coverage around it: Should it get replayed over and over on television, it just may have an impact on this race and could stand out as the debate's most striking moment.
So, I'm a bit puzzled by the whole thing.
2008/02/21
2008/02/05
Network Ninja to the Rescue
Drew Perry worked his network ninja's jutsu to retrieve his stollen jacket and iPod touch:
Wow. Guess positioning systems really are essential for the ultimate handheld device!
To make a long story short I used the campus wireless network to track down the exact location of my jacket and iPod. I had [the campus wireless network] send SMS messages to my cell phone, updating me on its current position. Police officers made an arrest last night and first thing this AM I got my cheese back. Don’t mess with a network ninja.
Wow. Guess positioning systems really are essential for the ultimate handheld device!
Shades of Cuckoo's Egg?
Maybe I'm just not geek enough but this, to me, is close to the ultimate act of cooltastic geekdom. Not that the technique was sophisticated. But the whole story is more compelling than most movies.
2008/01/31
My Main Blog Is on WordPress.com
Been leaving comments on local blogs. Just wanted to make sure anyone following the link from my Blogger profile would know that I rarely blog here and that I mostly blog on WordPress.com.
2008/01/26
DSL Speed: AT&T Yahoo's DSL Pro Plan
Actually, it's quite sufficient for me. Especially since my desktop is rather slow anyway and our laptop is usually on WiFi.
2007/12/24
CSR: Crime Scene Representative
Was watching an episode of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, wearing a LifeChat LX-3000 headset. Got me thinking about a CSI spoof using Customer Service Representatives as characters.
Sure. Like a skit in a humor show. But it could even be part of a campaign to make customer service jobs trendy, like they do in Quebec with CAs/CPAs (complete with flashy site in French). Not that I ever was a CSR myself but I did do surveys about CSRs. Given the number of people with CSR jobs, I'm pretty sure it'd be quite popular for watercooler chat. Perfect material for YouTube.
Of course, other people have been thinking about CSI spoofs with CSRs. For instance, here's a funny scenario for a skit having fun with David Caruso's rather overacted Horatio Caine one-liners (which Jim Carrey spoofed on David Letterman's show).
Grazing Rites: CSR: Miami
To play with people's stereotypes (which humor shows are wont to do), it could easily involve South Asian CSRs. An obvious choice would then be Canadian comedian Shaun Majumder, well-known for his ethnic spoofs on This Hour Has 22 Minutes and Cedric the Entertainer Presents.
Sure. Like a skit in a humor show. But it could even be part of a campaign to make customer service jobs trendy, like they do in Quebec with CAs/CPAs (complete with flashy site in French). Not that I ever was a CSR myself but I did do surveys about CSRs. Given the number of people with CSR jobs, I'm pretty sure it'd be quite popular for watercooler chat. Perfect material for YouTube.
Of course, other people have been thinking about CSI spoofs with CSRs. For instance, here's a funny scenario for a skit having fun with David Caruso's rather overacted Horatio Caine one-liners (which Jim Carrey spoofed on David Letterman's show).
Grazing Rites: CSR: Miami
To play with people's stereotypes (which humor shows are wont to do), it could easily involve South Asian CSRs. An obvious choice would then be Canadian comedian Shaun Majumder, well-known for his ethnic spoofs on This Hour Has 22 Minutes and Cedric the Entertainer Presents.
2007/11/28
Google Maps
Been thinking about our upcoming move to Austin, TX. We'll be there by mid-December.
Looks like our neighborhood, Bouldin Creek, will be an interesting one. It's close to the (apparently trendy) SoCo area as well as downtown.
Been putting dots on a map for places of potential interest.
Resize map
Of course, much of my interest focuses on coffee and beer, at this point. But I often find out that this type of focus is a great way to learn a new place.
2007/11/24
Feeling Good
Sometimes, my love for humanity is reaffirmed. One person who's helpful for this is ze frank.
He recently posted a simple video on a simple song he made:
ze's page :: zefrank.com: songs you already know : scared
And it was made into a fun video, which really captures a lot of what many of us need.
He recently posted a simple video on a simple song he made:
ze's page :: zefrank.com: songs you already know : scared
And it was made into a fun video, which really captures a lot of what many of us need.
2007/11/12
Exploring Online Tools for Teaching
Presentation (Slideshare)
Presentation file for Alexandre Enkerli's workshop on exploring online tools for teaching. Concordia University's Centre for Teaching and Learning Services (CTLS), November 12, 2007.
Other notes
- Moodle Tools
- "Content" (syllabus, slides, references, media)
- Assignments
- Grades
- Journals
- Forums
- Podcast
Moodle Attempts
- RSS Feeds
- Wikis
- Glossaries
- Blogs
- Blogging Use
- Self-publishing
- Blogging as low-stakes writing
- Blogging as sharing
- Bridge with life, examples
- Blogging Issues
- Author-based
- Less than thoughtful comments
- Keeping up?
- Writing style?
- YouTube
Broadcast Yourself
- YouTube Use
- In-class examples
- UC Berkeley lectures
- Advantages
- Publicly accessible
- Sharing, comments
- Self-learning
- Peer-teaching
- YouTube Issues
- Image quality
- Streaming problems
- Pulled-off content
- Hater
Blog Types
Blogging as Publishing
- Public intellectuals
- Geeky version of Collège de France, Université populaire
Broad issues
- Getting help for transcription
- Online textbooks
- Reusing material
- Leapfrog
- Mashup
- Don Hinkelman on cellphones
- We use cellphones for students to input a variety of things into their Moodle course...
- reflections on the class
- attendence in large lecture classes
- quizzes after hours or homework
- periodic email messages with vocabulary practice
- reflections on the class
-
"Outside" Tools
- Meant for non-teaching uses
- Students may already be learning
- Thinking about use, not tools
- Focus on personal favourites
Sharing Content
- Quick and easy
- Public display
- Viral (share again, comment, blog)
- Social ("persona" management)
- Bookmarklets and RSS
Sharing Tools in Teaching
- Peer-teaching
- Learning environment
- Self-publishing
- Transmit information
Sharing Tools ("Social Software")
- Flickr "almost certainly the best online photo management and sharing application in the world"
- Del.icio.us "Social bookmarking"
- Twitter "What are your friends doing?"
We live in fascinating times
- Videos with stats
- Resources in Educational Technology
2007/11/04
Veronic Belmont's Mahalo Prequel
Mahalo Daily: Hello world!
Nice pastiche (in both senses of the term). A hodge-podge imitation/parody of some of the most prominent video podcasts of the last few years.
But:
Nice pastiche (in both senses of the term). A hodge-podge imitation/parody of some of the most prominent video podcasts of the last few years.
But:
- Don't we get to vote?
- Where's Tiki Bar TV???
2007/10/29
2007/10/27
Timeline Maps: Empires and Religions
Noticed the first chronological map (on empires) in a presentation by Juan Enriquez. Either of these animations could be useful to show in many a course. They have not necessarily been created from a neutral point of view but they both bring together interesting data, making it easy to take a broad perspective on such issues as global interactions, cultural contacts, and human diversity.
Imperial History
History of Religion
Imperial History
History of Religion
2007/10/26
Le Café d'Oldelaf et Monsieur D
Pas très réaliste, mais conçu à la Sylvain Chomet (Triplettes de Belleville). Ça me donne soif pour un bon petit espresso bien complexe et pas très caféiné.
Le Café
Le Café
2007/10/21
VUB and ULB Pillow Fight
Perhaps the most efficient form of student activism, a pillow fight between French-speaking and Flemish-speaking universities.
BELGIUM
BELGIUM
At the end of the fight, the fighter of the both speaking communities reconcile around campfire having a beer and a barbecue. Let's hope the negotiation about Belgian government could end in the same way. (Reuters)
2007/10/19
New Ways to Access Comedy Central Content?
What's going on, here? We can't access ComedyCentral.com from Canada? Apparently, that same content is available on TheComedyNetwork.ca, thanks to a special agreement between CTV and Viacom. However, the two comedy television networks' sites work quite differently from one another. In fact, Comedy Network's media player seems to be having problems and I personally haven't been able to watch more than a few seconds of anything on that Canadian site. Worse yet, that site makes my computer (H3070 with 1GB of RAM, running XPSP2) while using IE7 and consistently crashes Flock 0.9.1. Pity.
Meanwhile, Viacom is offering all clips of The Daily Show with Jon Stewart since 1999. That content is now hosted, in a beta version, on TheDailyShow.com (that site is available in Canada). Unfortunately, some features of ComedyCentral's well-known "Motherload" player are absent from the new site's player. For instance, clips can only be viewed in a single format and there's no playlist feature. On the other hand, the new site does make it easy to rate, share, and comment clips, bringing the show closer to the YouTube crowd Viacom might want to woo.
Funny that TheDailyShow.com should use Google for search... ;-)
Meanwhile, Viacom is offering all clips of The Daily Show with Jon Stewart since 1999. That content is now hosted, in a beta version, on TheDailyShow.com (that site is available in Canada). Unfortunately, some features of ComedyCentral's well-known "Motherload" player are absent from the new site's player. For instance, clips can only be viewed in a single format and there's no playlist feature. On the other hand, the new site does make it easy to rate, share, and comment clips, bringing the show closer to the YouTube crowd Viacom might want to woo.
Funny that TheDailyShow.com should use Google for search... ;-)
2007/10/11
Redesign of Concordia University's Website
Tour of new Concordia University Website - Concordia University - Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Though I know there are people out there who are certainly complaining loudly about this new design, I think I like it. Granted, I'm no design expert. In fact, I usually don't react very strongly to page designs. But this one has a nice effect on me. I think it strikes an appropriate balance between simplicity and content. It's also a step in the direction of consistency in design, which seems to be a much more effective approach than what was previously available.
I also like some of the new features, including microformats and, more relevant for my use of the site, the new map. I used the new map just today to make sure the GM building was the one I thought it was (it is) and found the mapping system quite efficient. I do like Google Maps.
Though I know there are people out there who are certainly complaining loudly about this new design, I think I like it. Granted, I'm no design expert. In fact, I usually don't react very strongly to page designs. But this one has a nice effect on me. I think it strikes an appropriate balance between simplicity and content. It's also a step in the direction of consistency in design, which seems to be a much more effective approach than what was previously available.
I also like some of the new features, including microformats and, more relevant for my use of the site, the new map. I used the new map just today to make sure the GM building was the one I thought it was (it is) and found the mapping system quite efficient. I do like Google Maps.
Vieux média et blogues à Montréal
J'ai plus tellement l'habitude de visionner du contenu formatté aussi clairement télévision que ça, mais c'est amusant à voir, surtout pour ceux qui étaient présents à cette rencontre.
montreal.tv - Blog Montreal, les blogueurs de Montr�al se rencontrent mensuellement au bar La Quincaillerie sur la rue Rachel sur le Plateau
(Piston, piston, piston...)
montreal.tv - Blog Montreal, les blogueurs de Montr�al se rencontrent mensuellement au bar La Quincaillerie sur la rue Rachel sur le Plateau
(Piston, piston, piston...)
2007/10/02
Zotero as Webware?
More as a reminder to myself that it'd be fun to experiment with some use of Zotero as a Google-type Webware reference manager including the actual texts (indexed PDFs, etc.). Kind of an integration of features from RefWorks, Spurl.net, Plum.net, Google Browser Sync, Del.icio.us, Firefox Scrapbook, Facebook, Moodle, GTD, and Windows Live Writer. Sounds like a weird mix but I see a pattern, there. Kind of like the "optimal bookmark manager" I've been thinking about. It'd take a bit too long to flesh it out just right now. Ah, well...
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