Weak GPS signal
In our way from Berlin to Prague the GPS signal was lost. Strangely we entered a sort of unknown zone where we the Garmin e-Trex GPS devise couldn’t connect to more than two satellites and as a consequence couldn’t calculate the exact location. I wonder why central Europe seems to be a zone for difficult…
Examinations
This entry is short like a telegram. Short. A brief note. In a few hours I am entering to the operational room of the comprehensive examination. I am being examined and it feels kind of overwhelming due to the amount of readings that I have devoured during the last months. I will be writing one…
Designing and Running a Game Camp for Middle Schoolers
Designing and implementing learning experiences for youth has been one of the most rewarding activities I have been able to do during my time as a researcher for the Connected Learning Research Network. Working with some members of my research team and in collaboration with school teachers, students, and game designers, we have made two…
Debriefing Wikimania 2012 (part 3)
It was great to find out about the different kinds of collaborations that are emerging between Wikipedia and other open knowledge projects. As the projects grow and their databases become more complex and rich, members of the communities have been experimenting with different ways of integrating their data, creating interesting mash-ups. For instance, the integration…
Debriefing Wikimania 2012 (part 2)
The theme of education was pretty pervasive during this year conference. Despite of the myths that surround Wikipedia in popular culture, and the fears of high school and university teachers about the inaccuracy of the free encyclopedia, the joint effort of progressive educators around the world and the Wikimedia foundation has developed a solid and…
Debriefing Wikimania 2012 (part 1)
I am glad I finally had the opportunity to participate in Wikimania, the international conference where wikipidians and other wiki practitioners get together to discuss, code, and reflect about the future, present, and past of Wikipedia and its sister projects. This year, the conference was host in DC, at the George Washington University campus, and…