Category Archives: Learning

FroggyCut – Girls Rule Technology

Posted on May 1, 2012 by Skip Walter

A couple of weeks ago, I had the pleasure of attending the Technovation Challenge competition for high school girls at Twitter Intergalactic Headquarters in San Francisco put on by Iridescent Learning and sponsored by Google, Twitter, Adobe, Microsoft and Intel.  My daughter, Elizabeth Shelly, … Continue reading →

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Teaching “Hybrid” Courses

Posted on March 12, 2012 by Skip Walter

I love synchronicity. As part of David Socha’s research agenda is the rethinking of how one transforms a class from professor centered to student learning centered. As part of the ever flowing collaboration between David, Alan Wood and me, we … Continue reading →

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In Honor of the Recent 2012 CSCW in Seattle

Posted on March 3, 2012 by Skip Walter

The 2012 ACM Conference on Computer Supported Cooperative Work (CSCW) just concluded in Seattle. The conference draws a wide range of academic and industry luminaries. CSCW describes themselves as: “CSCW is a premier venue for presenting research in the design … Continue reading →

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Advice to a Non-Technical CEO of a Software Startup

Posted on March 2, 2012 by Skip Walter

One of the challenges of an early stage software start-up is whether to have a non-technical CEO who has a good set of relationships with prospective customers, or to have a CEO who really understands the technology and the art … Continue reading →

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“We don’t need no stinkin’ badges!”

Posted on February 28, 2012 by Skip Walter

The buzz around badges is heating up in the educational environment. Whenever I hear badges, I immediately think of the old western movie where the hombre exclaims “We don’t need no stinkin’ badges.” Cathy Davidson has a thoughtful post on … Continue reading →

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The Non-Linear or Layered eBook

Posted on February 26, 2012 by Skip Walter

As a life long and life wide software entrepreneur, I love building software systems. Well, to be truthful, I love doing the user research and design of the system. Once the system is designed, then it is just that small matter … Continue reading →

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Software Practice – A PaineFull Discussion

Posted on February 25, 2012 by Skip Walter

One of the joys of teaching graduate school is getting to interact with bright young HCDE PhD students. Recently, I’ve been able to spend quality time with Drew Paine, a software engineering graduate of Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology. Drew reminded … Continue reading →

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Designing – The Art of Finding Tangible Surrogates

Posted on February 19, 2012 by Skip Walter

Way too many years ago, I had the pleasure of meeting Kim Erwin, an energetic and intelligent graduate student at the Institute of Design (today she is an assistant professor at ID). I was at ID finalizing an investment in … Continue reading →

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Creating Your Personal Future

Posted on February 18, 2012 by Skip Walter

“‘Kingfish, where’d you get your good judgment?’ And Kingfish says, ‘From my experience.’ And where’d you get your experience from?’ And Kingfish says ‘From bad judgment.’” I am often asked to help entrepreneurs, executives and students with the direction they … Continue reading →

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Know Thyself – UW Bothell Innovation Forum

Posted on February 17, 2012 by Skip Walter

In his opening remarks at the closing session of the week long Innovation Forum at UW Bothell, University of Washington President Michael Young observed “universities are great at shining the bright light of research on all aspects of the world … Continue reading →

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