I saw Up With People live once at the University of Calgary when they performed in the McEwan Hall ballroom. They were surprisingly good for what they (obviously) were, and I write a nice review of them in the Gauntlet. I didn't know (until now) that they had performed at the Super Bowl.
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YouTube video by Open Education Conference
Federated Open Learning Resources
My video 'Federated Open Learning Resources' as recorded by the Open Education Conference last fall is now available on YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=t2Qb...
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No newsletter today due to the migration. Existing links should be serving fine though.
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Iceland - YouTube
Videos from my Iceland trip
Photos are descriptively titled and tagged, so you know what they are.
There's also my Iceland video playlist:
www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
That completes the archiving of my Iceland trip. I will be returning to cycle Iceland some more in June 2026. This time I will take the ring road clockwise.
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Parts of my website are not working at the moment as I migrate it to the new VPS
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Squirrrel
Woodpecker
The rest of my photos from today, in full size: www.
flickr.com/photos/stephen_downes/albums/72177720331547013/
#photography
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YouTube video by The Strombo Show / House of Strombo
The song that rang the alarm bells
Listening to Music When the System Stops Listening, George Stroumboulopoulos. www.youtube.com/watch?v=ujs9... You'll want to listen to Billy Bragg just after. www.youtube.com/watch?v=xjUA...
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The Conference Board of Canada
We are the foremost independent, applied research organization in Canada. We deliver unique insights into Canadaβs toughest problems.
The Conference Board of Canada is changing its name to Signal49 Research. Because decades of name recognition has no value, I guess.
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The idea is twofold:
- to make using RSS really easy for people
- to organize the entries to float the posts by people who post infrequently, so they're not lost among the din of people who post a lot, like me.
Requires Python but that's it.
www.downes.ca/files/localr...
29.12.2025 22:34 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
I have written an RSS reader that runs locally on your Windows / Mac / Linux desktop, coded with help from ChatGPT 5.2 (it took a *lot* of guidance to get what I wanted).
It's PRE-ALPHA (please read the readme)
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In fairness, that's how I did my assignments too.
03.12.2025 23:51 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
There has been a *deluge* of new resources in the learning and technology space over the last few days. The @oldaily.bsky.social account will be busy - you might want to unfollow it for a bit. I'll be spacing all the new stuff over the next week or so of email, RSS, LinkedIn and web editions.
10.11.2025 14:42 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
YouTube video by Not Just Bikes
This is Why Cycling is Dangerous in America
A remarkable hour-and-a-half video from one of my go-to channels, Not Just Bikes. The video is a detailed take-down of 'vehicular cycling' as advocated by John Forester. According to Forester, cyclists should act like cars, and that bike infrastructure is dangerous. www.youtube.com/watch?v=pRPd...
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Training and Educational Data Analytics: An Overview
Commentary on Training and Educational Data Analytics: An Overview by Stephen Downes. Online learning, e-learning, new media, connectivism, MOOCs, personal learning environments, new literacy, and mor...
Slides, audio and transcript for the presentation I gave yesterday, 'Training and Educational Data Analytics: An Overview', are now available: www.downes.ca/presentation...
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Now if I could only remember what I promised to present.... ;)
28.10.2025 20:03 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
YouTube video by Stephen Downes
35 Days in Iceland - 13 - BreiΓ°dalsvΓk - Day 19
35 Days in Iceland - 13 - BreiΓ°dalsvΓk - Day 19
www.youtube.com/watch?v=iQk5...
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YouTube video by Stephen Downes
35 Days in Iceland - 12 - DjΓΊpivogur to BreiΓ°dalsvΓk - Days 17-18
Another bikepacking video: 35 Days in Iceland - 12 - DjΓΊpivogur to BreiΓ°dalsvΓk - Days 17-18 www.youtube.com/watch?v=N_oQ...
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Higher ed should be free
so that democracy doesn't crumble again.
TGIF
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YouTube video by Stephen Downes
35 Days in Iceland - 11 - Stafafel to DjΓΊpivogur - Day 16
35 Days in Iceland - 11 - Stafafel to DjΓΊpivogur - Day 16 - www.youtube.com/watch?v=8h_X... #Iceland #Bikepacking
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YouTube video by Stephen Downes
35 Days in Iceland - 10 - Vestrahorn to Stafafel - Day 15
35 Days in Iceland - 10 - Vestrahorn to Stafafel - Day 15 www.youtube.com/watch?v=gJ9g...
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