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Portland, Oregon, 18 June 2014: The “Living The Dreams” team analytically performs a special session of UNIV 200’s digital engagement pilot.

Ted Nelson: Computer Lib / Dream Machines

Ted Nelson builds dreams out of computers, film, documents, and the oceanic human mind. This interview explores how, and why, this dreamer has not let his dreams disappear.

Living The Dreams With Our UNIV 200 Librarians

Research as conversation! A Google Hangout with librarians Jenny Stout and Laura Gariepy discussing how to find appropriate sources, search library databases, and channel enduring fascinations into lifelong learning.

Thought Vectors Interview with Alan Kay

Watch the archive as Gardner Campbell interviews Alan Kay — Almost 3 Hours of Concept Space Ideas

Recent Vectors

Making Google Apps work for you: Domain wide customization with *your* Google Add-ons

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Having seen Google Apps Script develop over the last 7 years one of the key challenges was distributing custom scripts for others to use in your domain. In 2014 Google released add-ons, a way for developers to package and distribute custom functionality that can be added to your Google Sheets, Documents or Forms through the Google Apps Marketplace or the Add-ons store. This post outlines the basics of publishing add-ons to your own domain.
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Guest Trainer

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So today in class, we had Tiffany Artis as a guest trainer. I was initially a little worried because Professor Salom said she always kicked her butt. I know I am no where near as trained as Professor Salom so I was worried. But Tiffany was very nice and cool and I stayed in the … Continue reading Guest Trainer
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You Are What You Measure

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I’ve been very conditioned to associate a life with a life’s work – read J.O.B. When I meet new people, I always ask “What do you do”? Unless someone is ensconced in a career, they are often baffled or state rather unenthusiastically their job title. I think I’ll start asking instead “What’s your favorite thing […]
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By The Time You Reach A Certain Age – The Anti-Bucket List

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Somebody told me a tale that struck like thunder. They were relaying an article about an actress, neither of which there were exactly sure about (the name of the actress or the article), but it went like this: A woman turned 65 and made a list of all the things she was NOT going to […]
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Lower Body Strength

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My lower body strength is definitely better than my upper body strength, but it’s still something I have to work on. We did squats, dead lift, and calf raises to test our lower body strength in lab. It was initially tougher than I thought because I do squats occasionally, and run when I can, but … Continue reading Lower Body Strength
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Link to Biophony

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If you are interested in biophony, heres a link to a story about it: http://boingboing.net/2010/03/18/bioacoustician-berni.html
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#thatswhatshesaid

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#keepingitreal
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Upper Body Strength

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So I knew from way before this class that my upper body strength is not good. My arms are thin and noodle-y and I can barely get the lids off some jars and sometimes have trouble opening juice containers. I found those exercises really difficult to do, except for the plank because I do that semi-regularly. … Continue reading Upper Body Strength
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Recent Thought Vectors Tagged "nugget"

Inquiry Nugget Series: Ep 3, Spatial Self

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via: Danh's Mind

“Much like many other online identity practices on social networks, the spatial self is based on a highly curated depiction of the individual.” (Schwartz, Raz, and Germaine R Halegoua. &ld...; Read More

Inquiry Nugget Series: Ep 2, Intimacy

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via: Section 76!

I don’t want to end the semester with my series unfinished so I will do just that, finish them. “Moon (2000) found that people showed more resistance to giving out emotive information a... Read More

Nuggeting Sources

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via: Univ 200

“As a prisoner, I could not access the Web directly. Staff members oversaw policies that placed enormous barriers between the people inside boundaries and society. In the prisons where I served ... Read More

Connecting Nuggets

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via: Not So Far Far Away...

Fisheries and sustainable resources of the ocean are important. Roughly 25% of the protein used by people comes from fish. So many fish have been taken from the ocean that the fish populations have co... Read More

Nuggeting sources

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via: morgan jacobs

This source– I actually found when doing research for a course I am taking about the financial management of a nonprofit. I was looking for sources specifically aimed at the importance of t... Read More

Source Nugget #2

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via: Think About It, Jimbo.

My second source is an article titled “Technology as a Vehicle for Educational Reform” written by David E. Tanner and David Andrews... Read More