Musing on Boot Camp

On my way to work this morning, I found myself thinking about the concept of “boot camp.” It’s everywhere: get fit bootcamps; software training bootcamps – at UBC, we even have a Vista Bootcamp for Faculty new to the CMS. Boot camps are wildly popular – despite their decidedly militaristic roots. Why? What’s at the … Continue reading »

I like visual maps…

I think better when I can draw it out. Over the years I have used, become addicted to (and probably annoyed people) with my Omnigraffle project design maps.  Here are a few examples of the kinds of maps I have used with colleagues and students in the early development of a highly collaborative project involving … Continue reading »