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Monthly Archives: October 2009

Social network statistics

The internet knows us. Really. It does. It knows us at an aggregate level – consider the age/income/children/gender information on social network statistics. but, we are also known individually. We rely on government to provide some level of protection (in Canada we have fairly rigid rules for the type of individual data that can be [...]

Finding Data

As little as ten years ago, the barrier to finding data was something like a pay wall (or that the data was in a physical form and you had to go to a library to access it). Today, data abounds. It’s readily accessible. Which is great if you’re trying to visualize data and/or interactions. 30 [...]

Heading to Athabasca University

I have accepted a position with Athabasca University and, as a result, will be leaving my current position at University of Manitoba. It was a tough decision. I’ve enjoyed working at U of M – particularly with Peter Tittenberger, Director of Learning Technologies Centre, one of the most creative/innovative leaders I’ve ever had the pleasure [...]