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Lyndal Curtis’ commentary on the recent Media 140 conference in Sydney suggests she’s not done her homework. Despite admitting to being something of a geek, early adopter and rich social media user, she asks where we find the time and if we’re missing out on talking with big chunks of society.
Has she not connected the [...]

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I Am A Geek

June 13, 2009

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Naturellement!

What a fine little piece of joy from The Society for Geek Advancement!
Actually, it’s all for a really good cause – supporting the awesome folks at Room To Read, who build libraries in developing countries.
So, come join your fellow geeks – famous and not so famous – and proudly declare your geekiness!

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This short essay is my presentation at the inaugural The Public Sphere to be hosted by Senator Kate Lundy at the ANU on 7 May 2009.
Despite living in one of a relatively few nations with compulsory suffrage, the electorate largely remains woefully uninformed about the political process – how elections actually work, the difference between [...]

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Crystal ball gazing

March 30, 2009

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As a part of an event I have coming up, the organisers asked me to do a litte future speculation on the direction the cultural and technological aspects of social networking are taking. Here’s what I put together for them.
Since late 2008, Australia and NZ have seen a significant spike in awareness in the general [...]

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Just this weekend, a major event took place in Washington DC – Government 2.0 Camp. It brought together 500 thinkers and doers who seek to engage and transform government in such a way as to make the executive and legislature more open and responsive, more engaged with the public and to ensure that the public, [...]

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There have been some very interesting blog posts this morning that essentially reflect on the seeming inability of parts of society to join us early adopters on the happy trail we’re blazing as we open our lives online, engage with each other and participate in a way that has never before been available to us [...]

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TED Session 2 – Reframe

February 5, 2009

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The second TED session was possibly more mind-blowing than the first. Great speakers and arts. Huge ideas. Calls for action.
Gamelan X and ArcheDream

Weird beautiful chromatic dancers
Very like Cirque du Soleil
Online collaboration to bring together

Tom Reilly

Goes through the TED gift bag
Bags made from Coke bottles
Lots of very cool stuff, much of which has a sustainability or [...]

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TED Session 1 – Reboot

February 5, 2009

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Here’s the thing, I can’t write fast enough to make all this make this all make sense, so what I’m going to do is post my raw notes from each session. Crazy, I know, but hopefully it gives you at least a feel for what’s going on. When I get time, I’ll go through [...]

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My closing keynote from eLearning08, the primary event on the NSW Australian Flexible Learning Framework calendar.
Connect.ed – The story of a girl
View SlideShare presentation or Upload your own. (tags: participation learning)

I want today to tell you a story. Like many stories, our hero is a young girl. She will face challenges and adversity. But she [...]

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The (un)organisers of BarCamp Sydney have let me know that they are preparing for yet another festival of creativity to engage and excite the Australian tech and innovation community. Details below.
Date: 15 November 2008
Venue: UNSW Roundhouse
Time: 9:00AM-5:00PMpm (registration starts at 8:30AM)
Register: Do it yourself on the wiki
If you’ve never been to a BarCamp before, I [...]

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