Posts from March 2012

The day 2012-03-31 on @techczech

by Dominik Lukeš ·

C’mon sisters! Speak out! http://t.co/CBsejCim < Women in academia, the lost voice? # "given a supercomputer, a sufficiently motivated analyst might observe almost any imaginable pattern of results" http://t.co/TwzlMTOp # I've been inadvertently taking the Openness in Education course for a year. Now I just have to earn the # badges http://t.co/YB4xmvLW # ioe12 #…

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The day 2012-03-30 on @techczech

by Dominik Lukeš ·

@ academicdave @techsoc I fully subscribe to the key metaphor of social contract and the commons. But don't think this is at all new to web. in reply to academicdave # "increasing portions of our sociality are now conducted in privately-owned spaces" @ techsoc < This is not new! http://t.co/T478cckr # @ academicdave No, I…

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The day 2012-03-29 on @techczech

by Dominik Lukeš ·

How Turning My To-Dos into a Story Boosted My Memory and Solved My Procrastination Problem [Productivity] http://t.co/9MBlIM4k # Last few places on "Technology for Print Disabilities in the Classroom - Open Training Day - London" http://t.co/wvu3cHTD # accessibility # Powered by Twitter Tools

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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2012-03-29

by Dominik Lukeš ·

How Turning My To-Dos into a Story Boosted My Memory and Solved My Procrastination Problem [Productivity] http://t.co/9MBlIM4k # Last few places on "Technology for Print Disabilities in the Classroom - Open Training Day - London" http://t.co/wvu3cHTD # accessibility # Learning from @ schnitze about implementation tips for # responsive theme for # Drupal Omega http://t.co/3pHBNs4W…

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The day 2012-03-28 on @techczech

by Dominik Lukeš ·

Learning from @ schnitze about implementation tips for # responsive theme for # Drupal Omega http://t.co/3pHBNs4W # rwd Lots to consider. # Attending @ acquia webinar on # responsive design and # Drupal I think this is the future of # accessibility http://t.co/GVrCtWJi # Powered by Twitter Tools

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The day 2012-03-27 on @techczech

by Dominik Lukeš ·

Want to run a # MOOC for teacher tech education-but it needs long-term financial sustainability. Is there a business model? # edchat #ukedchat # Powered by Twitter Tools

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The day 2012-03-26 on @techczech

by Dominik Lukeš ·

There's always the danger of overclassifying but Laurrilard’s Conversational Framework can be useful. http://t.co/0XnLZgyB # edchat # Powered by Twitter Tools

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The day 2012-03-24 on @techczech

by Dominik Lukeš ·

Google Docs really needs a Document Map, clickable ToC, Zoom and custom keyboard shortcuts to give 10% of productivity on desktop apps. # Powered by Twitter Tools

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The day 2012-03-23 on @techczech

by Dominik Lukeš ·

"Google Chrome takes lead from Internet Explorer" http://t.co/wac6JfR3 < As an early Chrome adopter, all I can say is yay! # edtech # Kin Hubbard: "A good listener is usually thinking about something else" http://t.co/uwuGqGSY # quote # How Tech Will Transform the Traditional Classroom http://t.co/OdKDSSDT # edchat < Not! Love for the iPad makes…

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The day 2012-03-22 on @techczech

by Dominik Lukeš ·

I liked a @ YouTube video http://t.co/XQvOIjBK The Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain # Wonderful cover of Tequila on UKULELE & MELODICA http://t.co/e9o2bDLd . Well worth a listen. # I liked a @ YouTube video http://t.co/jqJIs9KW UKULELE & MELODICA - TEQUILA (THE CHAMPS) # TwBirthday of @ dominiklukes (my first Twitter account) is on 25…

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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2012-03-22

by Dominik Lukeš ·

I liked a @ YouTube video http://t.co/XQvOIjBK The Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain # Wonderful cover of Tequila on UKULELE & MELODICA http://t.co/e9o2bDLd . Well worth a listen. # I liked a @ YouTube video http://t.co/jqJIs9KW UKULELE & MELODICA - TEQUILA (THE CHAMPS) # TwBirthday of @ dominiklukes (my first Twitter account) is on 25…

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The day 2012-03-21 on @techczech

by Dominik Lukeš ·

I don't need the # BPI A bit naive about past business models but much needed counterargument to copyright nonsense. http://t.co/EZPgbH7v # I love the model behind @ Duolingo - the pedagogy behind it isn't nearly as hidebound as one might think. http://t.co/uVpeWGdb # engchat # Just had a look at our # Moodle 1GB…

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The day 2012-03-20 on @techczech

by Dominik Lukeš ·

Economics now = Freudian psychology in the 1950s: More on the incoherence of “economics exceptionalism” http://t.co/QjZYigAl # Linguistic categories and neural systems - isomorphism fallacy explained - don't look for adjectives in the brain http://t.co/Bd17XqXr # Powered by Twitter Tools

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The day 2012-03-18 on @techczech

by Dominik Lukeš ·

Is there a good, open source alternative to # Moodle for online only teaching? More modern, light weight, with fewer # accessibility issues? # Powered by Twitter Tools

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The day 2012-03-17 on @techczech

by Dominik Lukeš ·

Don't get the fuss about the screen on # iPad3 Looks v nice but doesn't not look "printed on". Still attracts smudges and glare. # androidftw # Just finished this excellent intro to # WAI ARIA http://t.co/zULFNQMS > motivated to include the markup in all my new code for # accessibility # I have been…

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The day 2012-03-16 on @techczech

by Dominik Lukeš ·

Rob Reid on Understanding Copyright Math http://t.co/yScGTiqW # Free training for # literacy and # dyslexia teachers in free technologies for text # accessibility Manchester 24/3 http://t.co/E3fRjsmY Pls RT # Free training for # literacy and # dyslexia teachers in free technologies for text # accessibility #Manchester 24/3 http://t.co/3rvnPiec Pls RT # Powered by Twitter…

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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2012-03-15

by Dominik Lukeš ·

Audio Recorder and Editor Audacity 2.0 Released http://t.co/OcLIQceH # edtech # Free training for # literacy and # dyslexia teachers in free technologies for text # accessibility Manchester 24/3 http://t.co/3rvnPiec Pls RT # Free # accessibility training in Manchester 24/3: Technology for Print Disabilities in the Classroom http://t.co/3rvnPiec # ukedchat Pls RT # 'the "bottom…

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The day 2012-03-14 on @techczech

by Dominik Lukeš ·

Audio Recorder and Editor Audacity 2.0 Released http://t.co/OcLIQceH # edtech # Free training for # literacy and # dyslexia teachers in free technologies for text # accessibility Manchester 24/3 http://t.co/3rvnPiec Pls RT # Free # accessibility training in Manchester 24/3: Technology for Print Disabilities in the Classroom http://t.co/3rvnPiec # ukedchat Pls RT # 'the "bottom…

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The day 2012-03-13 on @techczech

by Dominik Lukeš ·

The recording functionality in @ gotomeeting and @ gotowebinar on Windows 7 is appallingly unreliable. Bad sound quality + frequent crashes. # Powered by Twitter Tools

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The day 2012-03-11 on @techczech

by Dominik Lukeš ·

Figure skating is one of the dullest sports I know but its # gender history is fascinating. http://t.co/mFN8bHxt # newbooks # Just found out @ camtasia doesn't record multi-key keyboard shortcuts in Word 2007 and up and won't let me enter them manually later. # edtech # Powered by Twitter Tools

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The day 2012-03-10 on @techczech

by Dominik Lukeš ·

"Ten More Grammar Myths, Debunked" http://t.co/L4MPlqm7 < better late than never # ellchat # There are many good reasons to be skeptical of cognitive # psychology Here's one of them: False-positives are a doddle. http://t.co/KQAoEJGG # To me "The QWERTY effect" was obvious nonsense but @ languagelog shows why with customary brilliance! http://t.co/OLpWlvHt # language…

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The day 2012-03-09 on @techczech

by Dominik Lukeš ·

Watch out for the psychologist's fallacy: "Are babies super? Performance, competence and infant habituation" http://t.co/pBigN2Ui # edchat # Powered by Twitter Tools

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The day 2012-03-08 on @techczech

by Dominik Lukeš ·

What did you do to celebrate the International Women's Day? Other than a bit of conversational awareness raising. I did little. Sorry. # IWD # Strange academic women - great post to celebrate the international women's day. http://t.co/oZnslISI # iwd # Is there such a thing as postmodern bilingual education? http://t.co/nXiIulNt # ditto #ellchat #…

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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2012-03-08

by Dominik Lukeš ·

What did you do to celebrate the International Women's Day? Other than a bit of conversational awareness raising. I did little. Sorry. # IWD # Strange academic women - great post to celebrate the international women's day. http://t.co/oZnslISI # iwd # Is there such a thing as postmodern bilingual education? http://t.co/nXiIulNt # ditto #ellchat #…

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The day 2012-03-07 on @techczech

by Dominik Lukeš ·

Thanks a bunch to @ lifehacker for the tip: "Separate Bananas to Slow Down Their Ripening" http://t.co/48XAlXs7 # til # Middle aged hunter gatherers are the most productive (peaking at 45)-life expectancy at 18 going into 60s. # STW #TIL cf http://t.co/rS3f6B5g # Powered by Twitter Tools

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The day 2012-03-06 on @techczech

by Dominik Lukeš ·

Great post on evaluating evidence for "neuroscientific interventions for # dyslexia quot; http://t.co/1pxNydpu # edchat # Who wouldn't want to go to a conference on the "The Meaning of P"? http://t.co/OCeC5RTd # linguistics # The only way toward long-term reproducible scholarship is # OpenAccess to data and publications. Make TESOL Open! http://t.co/mDNKOSJe # oer #…

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The day 2012-03-05 on @techczech

by Dominik Lukeš ·

“All Models are Right, Most are Useless” http://t.co/jagMxGG3 # A much more in-depth look at # badges NYT eat your heart out. http://t.co/7K0b3QcY # edchat # Can you endorse me for "Linguistics"? http://t.co/RAjhW2yb # Nice to see NYT addressing educational badges - too bad they assume that they will simply be a type of exams…

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The day 2012-03-04 on @techczech

by Dominik Lukeš ·

I think we need a new category of "sneakware" = The junk free software tries to sneak on our machine during install. # edtech #sneakware # The Onion as always doesn't fail to do the right thing. http://t.co/UvTVuHaF # Powered by Twitter Tools

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The day 2012-03-03 on @techczech

by Dominik Lukeš ·

Meta Ed Tech Journal is a great example of an academic mashup - we should be seeing more of that. http://t.co/qAopQ5ge # Powered by Twitter Tools

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The day 2012-03-02 on @techczech

by Dominik Lukeš ·

Hackers Will Replace Terrorists as Top Threat, Says FBI < What utter nonsense! http://t.co/TiDBvGZt # I'm using @ assembla 's free public workspaces with ticket, collaboration, repository, and management tools. http://t.co/QeWjwnj0 # 5 easy tips for accessible CSS everyone should use on all their sites! They make all the difference! http://t.co/ecB7LsbF # accessibility # Freakonomics…

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The day 2012-03-01 on @techczech

by Dominik Lukeš ·

Anybody interested in bilingualism and language learning should listen to this Sinica podcast on Learning Chinese http://t.co/JKlchwnH # 6 New Gadgets Helping People With Disabilities http://t.co/R3vvcyqC # accessibility # Big content shows its true colours in France. But the idea of reducing copyright length is not without merrit. http://t.co/vWWmC8Bi # @ sweetaswhisky Good computer use…

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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2012-03-01

by Dominik Lukeš ·

Anybody interested in bilingualism and language learning should listen to this Sinica podcast on Learning Chinese http://t.co/JKlchwnH # 6 New Gadgets Helping People With Disabilities http://t.co/R3vvcyqC # accessibility # Big content shows its true colours in France. But the idea of reducing copyright length is not without merrit. http://t.co/vWWmC8Bi # @ sweetaswhisky Good computer use…

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