Learning technologies, design, research, etc. Associate Director of Learning Technologies and Design at the Taylor Institute for Teaching and Learning, University of Calgary. My PhD research involved applying concepts from the design and analysis of video games to describing teaching and learning. And other stuff.
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Retired and focused on gardening and golfing. Recently downsized to a smaller moneypit in the Barrie area. Joined Mastodon in November 2022.I sometimes rant a little...
#onpoli
#CanPoli
#MastoCanadaGOV
#golf
#gardening
#Canada
#Innisfil
#retirement
#dogsofmastodon
#catsofmastodon
Read my daily "Good Morning Canada!" Posts by following the hashtag #CanadaIsAwesome
Amateur philosopher and writer. Learner of computer stuff.
Here for the downfall of corpo social media 🍿
🗣️ English, Français, Franglais
Interests: #philosophy #MentalHealth #canada #politics #FOSS #ndp #writing #books #HumanRights #MutualAid #humour #Linux #zen #theology #fedi22
Getting excited and making things. Writing and coding and possibly making games.
More focused on learning technology and higher ed over at: @tjkendon.
Dad to adult twins, husband, software product security manager, (mostly!) former developer, progressive, climate-concerned, covid-cautious, suburban urbanist.
Trying to be optimistic but struggling sometimes.
Postcards from Caledon:
A downtown city boy heads to the country.
But with gigabit fibre.
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Optimist, #Educator, #Business Partner, Wife, #Dogs, #Nature Enthusiast, #Tech Loving, #Data Powered, Tree-Hugger, Alum #UWaterloo & #WesternUEducation #Science
Header photo is our apricot Toy Poodle, Riley, giving us the side-eye, as only puppies can. If you've ever met a Poodle, you know they always have an opinion. :)
Avatar is a Peanutized version of me, before the pandemic, when I was still dying my hair. [Hahaha! 😂]
Degree in Political Science, career in tech.
Inhabitant of YEG for most of 57 years and the neighbourhood of Westmount for over 24. Had a new house built during the pandemic on the site of our old one.
30+ years in virtual communities from late 80’s BBS’s to current social media with stops in Usenet, MMO groups, Discord…
Gamer of all types from boardgames to computer games to console games.
Edmonton, Alberta
Born 8 BBY
Long career as a dilettante at Bell Labs Research and Google, mostly building weird stuff no one uses, but occasionally getting it right, such as with UTF-8 and Go.
Also: tootfinder
Disorganized antifa wine mom
I argue semantics, professionally.
I also swear a lot.
She/her default but they/them is cool.
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[header image of inclusive pride flags over a patio.]
Greetings! I'm a chill guy from the west coast of Canada. I work in software development, I'm a huge introvert, and I really love seagulls. Other interests: Birding, hiking, photography, craft beer, and rhythm games.
Math & history nerd. Happiest if backcountry canoeing. Housing. Climate. CovidIsAirborne. A better world is possible. Maybe even probable.
#CovidIsAirborne
#Climate
#YIMBY
#HousingIsAHumanRight
#Toronto
#TorontoHousing
#BikeTO
#OnPoli
#TootFinder
Average middle-aged guy from various places in Ontario.
Into #running, #books, #videogames, the #fediverse.
At least a little bit #buddhist. Trying to lead an examined life.
I believe that we have the right to safe digital spaces where we can build communities free from corrosive capitalist influence.
Working to build a sustainable, non-corporate social web as Technical Operations Working Group lead with #CoSocialCa
Posts auto-delete after 2 months.
Western Canadian Select human. Prairie boy (he/him) with an unfortunate dislike of toxic masculinity and rugged individuality. Grim as that may sound, humour keeps me alive. Tech and/or tech adjacent. Politics matter.
Inveterate liker of toots. Toots do not necessarily constitute strong endorsement.
The power of accurate observation is frequently called cynicism.
Fine art and portrait photographer She/her #Toronto (BEY) Double twin mom and also 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️mom Atheist, feminist, pedestrian vigilante, anti-fascist, anti-racist #photography, politics, 2SLGBTQIA+ issues, art, #Canada, and anything interesting. Got to kick at the darkness 'til it bleeds daylight - Bruce Cockburn ELBOWS UP!! 🇨🇦 Header photo: "Children's Portrait Artist" followed by 4 photos of children in winter clothes Avatar: white woman with red hair walking outside wearing headphones
Greetings from Vancouver Island. After 46 years as a small town lawyer, I am now retired. I have lived in Qualicum Beach on the east coast of Vancouver Island, British Columbia for more than 40 years. The avatar is my great great grandfather James Charles William Walker (b. Glasgow 1820, d. South Tilley NB 1889)
#VancouverIsland #linux #debian #gnome #CBC #wikipedia #Canada #elbowsup #cdnpoli #BC #QualicumBeach #BritishColumbia #bcpoli #ubi #freedombox #nextcloud #grapheneos #xmpp #pebble
Working in infosec, from my island paradise.
Fascinated by how tech is (ab)used in real life, and how it might help, or hinder our lives.
Love messing with programming languages, photography, getting outside.
I'm Renata Rocha, I do #cloud #devops and a lot of #tech stuff. I also love #cats (that is my cat Agata). I #run, #bike, love #yoga and have way too many hobbies.
Interested in #foss #digitalsovereignty and saving tech from big tech
I mute anyone who posts/retoots disturbing topics without a cw or hashtag I can filter. I get my disturbing content on my own terms.
