Comments on: Rock the Academy! http://cogdogblog.com/2008/10/23/rock-the-academy/ Alan Levine's space for barking about and playing with technology Fri, 19 Mar 2010 02:46:15 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: Alan Levine aka CogDog http://cogdogblog.com/2008/10/23/rock-the-academy/comment-page-1/#comment-57300 Alan Levine aka CogDog Sun, 26 Oct 2008 00:26:07 +0000 http://cogdogblog.com/?p=2902#comment-57300 I agree brother Stephen. Rome is burning, the Titanic is sinking, and universities et al are fiddling on the deck chairs. Me, I am hording canned goods and water for the dark storm clouds. Actually not. I agree brother Stephen. Rome is burning, the Titanic is sinking, and universities et al are fiddling on the deck chairs.

Me, I am hording canned goods and water for the dark storm clouds. Actually not.

]]> By: Stephen Downes http://cogdogblog.com/2008/10/23/rock-the-academy/comment-page-1/#comment-57299 Stephen Downes Sat, 25 Oct 2008 21:23:23 +0000 http://cogdogblog.com/?p=2902#comment-57299 Oh I'm sure we have lots of common ground. And I wish I could be there too - but I am so busy these days and there's so much that I would love to attend, I can't get to even a small fraction of it. Mostly my comment is about the fact that very little rocks the academy. The world could be coming to an end and they'd be more worried about publications and... well, that's about it. Oh I’m sure we have lots of common ground. And I wish I could be there too – but I am so busy these days and there’s so much that I would love to attend, I can’t get to even a small fraction of it.

Mostly my comment is about the fact that very little rocks the academy. The world could be coming to an end and they’d be more worried about publications and… well, that’s about it.

]]> By: Alan Levine aka CogDog http://cogdogblog.com/2008/10/23/rock-the-academy/comment-page-1/#comment-57298 Alan Levine aka CogDog Sat, 25 Oct 2008 20:34:15 +0000 http://cogdogblog.com/?p=2902#comment-57298 Why ironic? Don;t you like books? Don;t you reference classic philosophical boos frequently in your own work? And I thought the <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Teaching-Subversive-Activity-Neil-Postman/dp/0385290098" rel="nofollow">title on the spine</a> was a favorite? That irony is the point, my friend. As far as the ripples, this goes to the heart of the "conference thing" where I thought we had common ground. Like a stereotypical lecture, people go to the conference expecting The Conference to provide illumination. It's not what's in the agenda or the presentations or the papers- it is in what the participants "connect" on and engage with. My favorite favorite conference to go ti is Northern Voice, and it has nothing to do with the conference; it is the people I know who will attend, who will challenge me and make the whole experience operate at a higher level if energy. It is not an "unconference" it is a "nonconference" or... I like better a (f)unconference. Of course I am defense on Rock the Academy since I am working behind the scenes. Too bad you wont be there. Why ironic? Don;t you like books? Don;t you reference classic philosophical boos frequently in your own work? And I thought the title on the spine was a favorite?

That irony is the point, my friend.

As far as the ripples, this goes to the heart of the “conference thing” where I thought we had common ground. Like a stereotypical lecture, people go to the conference expecting The Conference to provide illumination. It’s not what’s in the agenda or the presentations or the papers- it is in what the participants “connect” on and engage with.

My favorite favorite conference to go ti is Northern Voice, and it has nothing to do with the conference; it is the people I know who will attend, who will challenge me and make the whole experience operate at a higher level if energy. It is not an “unconference” it is a “nonconference” or… I like better a (f)unconference.

Of course I am defense on Rock the Academy since I am working behind the scenes. Too bad you wont be there.

]]> By: Stephen Downes http://cogdogblog.com/2008/10/23/rock-the-academy/comment-page-1/#comment-57295 Stephen Downes Fri, 24 Oct 2008 21:59:51 +0000 http://cogdogblog.com/?p=2902#comment-57295 I love the irony of a staid old textbook titled 'Rock the Academy'. Sadly, I don't think the academy will really be rocked by any of this. Maybe rippled a little, but not rocked. I love the irony of a staid old textbook titled ‘Rock the Academy’.

Sadly, I don’t think the academy will really be rocked by any of this. Maybe rippled a little, but not rocked.

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