A Twitter Performance Act Perhaps Gone Bad?

As a lead up to a March 13, 2015 presentation for Open Education Week, Brian Lamb and I decided to create a bit of twitter based performance where we pretended to be disagreeing. Some felt this was “icky”.

This idea was hatched on the ferry ride from Vancouver to Victoria- since we planned to talk about un-necessary dichotomies “open vs closed”, “LMS vs Open Web”, our idea was to be taking polarized positions too.

Note: this was originally published via storify which bit the dust. It was resurrected with some help from the Internet Archive and also by advanced searching of tweets by date. Brian and I planned this “act” as what we thought might be fun, but apparently some colleagues were concerned we were really fighting, it was all play. See more details…

Had some unexpected friction with @cogdog planning our #openeducationwk session tomorrow. Not worried – honest differences are healthy.
— Brian Lamb (@brlamb) March 13, 2015

@brlamb slides 15-18??? really?
— Alan Levine (@cogdog) March 13, 2015

@brlamb @cogdog group hug?
— Martin Weller – @Mweller (@mweller) March 13, 2015

friction? OER? nah that NEVER happens @brlamb @cogdog (this tweet is brought to you by the letter S and a-r-c-a-s and M)
— ?Kelsey Merkley ? (@bella_velo) March 13, 2015

Good idea @mweller. I think we'll work it out, so long as we *both* learn to admit when we've been wrong. Would you agree @cogdog?
— Brian Lamb (@brlamb) March 13, 2015

I expanded slides 16-18, and rewrote the introduction, conclusions and "lessons learned". Please @cogdog, make the changes on the site?
— Brian Lamb (@brlamb) March 13, 2015

@brlamb Ok, taking a look now. Or should we meet first for some breakfast?
— Alan Levine (@cogdog) March 13, 2015

@brlamb @cogdog haha is that code for "when Alan admits he was wrong"
— Martin Weller – @Mweller (@mweller) March 13, 2015

@mweller @brlamb there is no wrong in advocating what is right about open
— Alan Levine (@cogdog) March 13, 2015

Note: Clint’s tweets are deleted, so all I have are screenshots

Breakfast sounds good, @cogdog. Let's talk man to man, and I won't even mention that email you sent me last night.
— Brian Lamb (@brlamb) March 13, 2015

@brlamb I'll be down in a few minutes. Just tidying some stuff.
— Alan Levine (@cogdog) March 13, 2015

I'm sorry to walk out mid-breakfast @cogdog, I'll pay you back for whatever I owed on the bill. I know you mean well. I'll take a walk.
— Brian Lamb (@brlamb) March 13, 2015

@brlamb ok. I guess. Didn't think our last work day together would go like this. Have a good walk, meet you at the venue.
— Alan Levine (@cogdog) March 13, 2015

@cogdog make sure @brlamb includes the tip!
— novak rogic (@supernova_k) March 13, 2015

Hey @cogdog would you please add the changes I sent you to the #openeducationwk presentation site? I'm stuck on a crappy borrowed PC laptop.
— Brian Lamb (@brlamb) March 13, 2015

@cogdog – Hello? Are you on this? We are only a few hours away.
— Brian Lamb (@brlamb) March 13, 2015

@clintlalonde – Is @cogdog responding to you? Please tell him to call me.
— Brian Lamb (@brlamb) March 13, 2015

@brlamb Sorry I missed your tweets. Yes I am working in all the "changes" you sent.
— Alan Levine (@cogdog) March 13, 2015

@cogdog – Thank you. What's with the scare quotes?
— Brian Lamb (@brlamb) March 13, 2015

@clintlalonde GET OFF OF MY BACK! It's hard enough dealing with the moods of @brlamb
— Alan Levine (@cogdog) March 13, 2015

@brlamb We ought to talk. Are you still out wandering in book stores and record shops?
— Alan Levine (@cogdog) March 13, 2015

@cogdog – Stop it. You know damned well where I am. I'm trying to spare us both public humiliation.
— Brian Lamb (@brlamb) March 13, 2015

@brlamb Almost ready. Just finding some better images. You know how I am about ye images.
— Alan Levine (@cogdog) March 13, 2015

@cogdog @brlamb yo, when are you two love birds presenting? And where?
— David Kernohan (@dkernohan) March 13, 2015

@dkernohan – We are supposed to be presenting in less than 3 hours! https://t.co/HadLxCptIb @cogdog
— Brian Lamb (@brlamb) March 13, 2015

Thanks @cogdog, I always love your images. I still don't see my parts on the site. Will you be able to add them in time? #openeducationwk
— Brian Lamb (@brlamb) March 13, 2015

@brlamb I'm struggling here- that was not in the way we talked about the presentation. Not sure what it has to do with "open"
— Alan Levine (@cogdog) March 13, 2015

I think @cogdog should change his handle to @CogDogPassiveAggressiveControlFreak. I'll make the changes myself, crap laptop be damned.
— Brian Lamb (@brlamb) March 13, 2015

Now @dkernohan @IamTalkyTina get a taste of what I am dealing with. What happened to the @cogdog we used to know?
— Brian Lamb (@brlamb) March 13, 2015

I can't believe it. I thought it was my laptop, but no… @cogdog reduced my WordPress privileges to "subscriber". I can't do anything!
— Brian Lamb (@brlamb) March 13, 2015

I am locked out of my own site! I apologize to #openeducationwk and @BCcampus for this unbelievable unprofessional conduct. I feel sick.
— Brian Lamb (@brlamb) March 13, 2015

Can anyone tell me how to recover admin privileges on a WordPress site hijacked by a hostile collaborator? @cogdog #openeducationwk
— Brian Lamb (@brlamb) March 13, 2015

Thanks @opencontent – I don't know that stuff, on a borrowed locked-down notebook. I need @cogdog to grow up and respect #openeducationwk
— Brian Lamb (@brlamb) March 13, 2015

@clintlalonde @brlamb this is an open space @gsiemens or anyone can jump in the pit
— Alan Levine (@cogdog) March 13, 2015

Thanks @timmmmyboy – sending you a DM. @opencontent @cogdog
— Brian Lamb (@brlamb) March 13, 2015

So @cogdog believes in open so much he censors opposing views. @clintlalonde @gsiemens
— Brian Lamb (@brlamb) March 13, 2015

Thanks @timmmmyboy – I have access to my site back! Frantically editing, we start in 40 minutes! https://t.co/HadLxCptIb #openeducationwk
— Brian Lamb (@brlamb) March 13, 2015

@brlamb @cogdog @clintlalonde Sincerely praying that this is all a twisted publicity stunt to improve attendance at your webinar.
— David Wiley (@opencontent) March 13, 2015

Let me say @cogdog is a dear friend and I will always love him. But there are hard truths open educators need to face. #openeducationwk
— Brian Lamb (@brlamb) March 13, 2015

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