Author Archives: Marion Jensen

A few weeks ago I heard about a game called World of Goo. I went to their site, played the demo, and fell in love with it. That night I shelled out $15 to buy the game for my Wii. … Continue reading →

I think a lot of people who read my blog don’t take me seriously. “Why should we take you seriously?” they ask, “Your blog refers to poultry and armpits in the title”. Maybe so, but that doesn’t mean I’m not … Continue reading →

Tonight was family night. We stayed home, played games, and had a treat. My son John got to pick the game. The other boys wanted to watch part of a movie, but he wanted to play freeze tag. “It’s too … Continue reading →

I wrote an article a while ago that talked about groupthink on Digg, and how it was a very bad thing. Of course it was inevitable that my article made it to the front page of Digg, only to be … Continue reading →

David Wiley has done it again. He’s designed a course that is modeled after the very popular MMORPGs (massively multi-player online role-playing games). You can choose your character, go on quests, and ‘level up’. In the end, if you’ve reached … Continue reading →

Corporate America thinks I’m a female. And lactating. For some reason, I was suddenly bombarded with formula coupons, free samples, and pamphlets about the benefits of breast feeding. I love living in the information age, because if I want to … Continue reading →

It’s a good thing I have a face made for radio, because I’m going on KVNU’s Voice for the People, Thursday, November 20th, to talk about OpenCourseWare. We start at 5:40 PM MST, and will likely go until the show … Continue reading →

His awesomeness, Brian Lamb, has posted a thought provoking piece over on his blog. In it he says: “I staked out something of a confrontational stance… that higher education is still conducting its business as if information is scarce when … Continue reading →

So I’ve written my first bit of Ruby code. Allow me to bore you with the story. The other day my son and I were checking out the local thrift store. The Boy came across a board game that appeared … Continue reading →

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