Interview for IT Conversations by Jon Udell
By leelefever on August 1, 2008 - 3:12pm.
Recently I spent some time with Jon Udell for an episode of IT Conversations. Jon posted the interview today. I just listened to it and nothing I said made me cringe, so I thought I'd share it here with you. :)
We talked about the evolution of the Common Craft format, different learning styles, off board brains and explanation problems, among other things.
Have a listen or download it on the IT Conversations blog post.
View With CommentsVideo: Electing a US President in Plain English
By leelefever on July 30, 2008 - 10:44am.
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A short and simple guide to understanding the U.S. election process. Need the transcript?
Also shared on YouTube , Vimeo, and dotSUB (subtitles).
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Video: Social Media in Plain English
By leelefever on May 29, 2008 - 9:02am.
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Notes: An introduction to Social Media via a story about a small town with many flavors of ice cream. Also shared on Vimeo and dotSUB (translated subtitles).
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Funny: Rockwells Retro Encabulator
By leelefever on March 26, 2008 - 1:51pm.
The yin to Common Craft's yang:
I wish I knew more about this, the YouTube pages offer little info.
Thanks to Paul Ingram and Ryan Turner for the pointers.
Interview with Nora Young on CBC Radio's Spark
By leelefever on March 18, 2008 - 11:47pm.
Recently I had the pleasure of being interviewed by Nora Young, host of the CBC Radio Show Spark, which is described as "smart and unexpected trendwatching." The show airs tomorrow at 11:30 EST and 4pm EST on CBC Radio One.
View With CommentsCBS's "Fast Draw" Whiteboard Explanations
By leelefever on February 18, 2008 - 3:25pm.
CBS is starting to integrate whiteboard-based explantions into the news. We first heard about it being used on the show Sunday Morning, where I imagine the lighter content seemed more appropriate. Thanks to Ron for the pointer to this video.
View With CommentsDiscovering the RSS Explanation Problem
By leelefever on January 23, 2008 - 11:29am.
I remember the exact moment when it first became apparent to me that there was such a thing as an explanation problem. I was at a small conference on Silicon Valley in early 2004. There was a CEO of a start up there and during his talk, he mentioned RSS. Someone raised their hand and asked the question "What is RSS?"
This CEO's responses to the question, and I'm not kidding, was "RSS is an XML-based content syndication format." As you might expect, this was met with a look of bewilderment.
Data Portability For Non-Geeks
By leelefever on January 16, 2008 - 5:07pm.
If you look at DataPortability.org, it's obvious they have an explanation problem. I'm not likely their target audience, but "Turnkey Reference Blueprints" don't exactly make me want to get involved.
That's why I like this video by Smash Cut Media - it focuses on the pain of having to keep up with data across mutiple web sites - and how the Data Portability workgroup is helping to solve the problem. It's a bit flashy, but effective and fun to watch.
Check it out:
View With CommentsA Wonderfully Entertaining Sushi Video
By leelefever on January 11, 2008 - 4:59pm.
This video is a masterpiece in my opinion - especially if you're into Japanese culture (Sachi is half-Japanese). It's just so culturally real, so bitingly satirical, so truly funny. It won awards at the now defunct Resfest in 2003, and now it's on YouTube for your viewing pleasure.
Give it a little while to get rolling - it starts slow and literal.
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