Posted in 3283, 3282, 3279, 3278, 3285, 3288, 3294, 3291, 3290, 2860, 2970, the, my, brian, today, i, 2735, 2879, a, General on Feb 14th, 2008 Comments Off
Interesting two days, in this respect anyway: I did a presentation on Brian Wilson for Elderstudy yesterday, then explored “I Get Around” all the way through “Caroline No” for my Rock/Soul/Progressive class today. From senior citizens (I really don’t like that term much) to 18-19 year-olds. Brian spoke to all of them. This of course […]
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Posted in 3189, 3190, 3188, 3187, 3186, 3191, 3192, 3196, 3195, 3194, 3193, 2751, 2754, session, the, educause, brian, inspiring, and, 3028, 2898, a, 2831, General on Feb 7th, 2008 Comments Off
At EDUCAUSE 2007, outgoing President Brian Hawkins delivered heartfelt and inspiring farewell address in a special session on lessons of leadership. It was pure Brian, and it was marvelous. At one point in the talk, Brian gave us the stern warning to “avoid incrementalism.” I tweeted that moment, and Chris Lott, a blogger of tremendous […]
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Posted in wilson, brian, General on Dec 22nd, 2007 Comments Off
On December 2, Brian Wilson received one of five Kennedy Center Honors Awards for 2007. The ceremony will be broadcast by CBS on December 26, 2007 at 9 p.m. EST.
It’s impossible to know what Brian is thinking in this photograph, and impossible not to wonder. We know he struggles daily with what they’re now calling […]
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Posted in my, farther, mashup, uber dreadfully, post, splendid, educause, review, article, brian, read, dreadfully, blog, go, reading, realize, essay, writing reading, General on Sep 11th, 2007 Comments Off
Reading Brian’s post on his splendid EDUCAUSE Review mashup article (go read it right this red hot second–you will thank me, I promise), I realize I have yet to blog on my essay in the Sept/Oct. issue, or post a link to the podcast, or give my thanks. Although this post cannot begin to express […]
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