“The street finds its own uses for things” – William Gibson (Burning Chrome)

Design quotes for #lxconf – "The street finds its own uses for things" – William Gibson pic.twitter.com/NnO07qKkMn

— Colin Simpson (@gamerlearner) May 17, 2017

“The street finds its own uses for things” – William Gibson (Burning Chrome)

“The street finds its own uses for things” – William Gibson (Burning Chrome)

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“The street finds its own uses for things” – William Gibson (Burning Chrome)

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Good question Bron and I like your NPC idea Stephen. If teaching is part performance, then surely that is just another part of the act.

My brief take on gamification is that PBL (points, badges, leaderboards) and other kinds of extrinsic motivators can be valuable in getting people started but deeper experiences are needed to sustain learner engagement. I’m interested in the power of…Read More

You’re definitely right, Mirjam, that it’s problematic that some people continue to use myths/fads that have been debunked (like learning styles and such). I think the point is not to be NOT evidence-based, but that practitioners themselves need to become evidence-based rather than relying on external experts. Working together is probably what can help the most… but the problem with a…Read More

Hi all, here’s my badge. I think I still need to fiddle around with tiny text but I got to include comic sans, so there’s that.

I made a badge for #lxconf pic.twitter.com/aKWUgzqyb9

— Colin Simpson (@gamerlearner) May 16, 2017

hi Mirjam and Jacqueline – those are really interesting points. I don’t want to get too deep into philosophizing different epistemologies/ontologies of social science research, but I will say that I don’t believe in objectivity; “all understanding is always already interpretation” (says Gadamer) and the thing is, if you’re not being subjective with the viewpoints of the…Read More

hey Jolanda! Awesome to meet a fellow African and excited your session is a on humanly-possible timezone for me – I hope to be there live and listen in 🙂