Some of my favourite Ray Anderson quotes

August 12, 2011

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I did a piece on Ray Anderson on Sustainable Lens last night.   Here’s some of my favourite  quotes: On more happiness and less stuff:  More happiness with less stuff, all made sustainably. (via Environmental Leader) On waste: The industrial system takes too much, extracting and frittering away Earth’s natural capital on wants, not needs,” […]

DIY “Essay”

July 29, 2011

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This year I’m teaching Web1 (1 because it is in first year, the subject matter is Web2.0).   The course has a large project that generates 50% of the marks.  Another 30% is for achievement of weekly learning outcomes – this is entirely self and peer assessed through a collaborative learning approach – all their […]

A wishlist for sustainable computing?

July 21, 2011

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Last week we won the CITRENZ Award for Research for our paper  “A research framework for sustainable software“. In this paper we propose a Sustainable Lens as the basis for a research agenda.  This Sustainable Lens could be an actual augmented reality headset, or it might be a way of describing how we see the […]

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Showcasing what is already great

June 30, 2011

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Here’s today’s presentation showcasing what is already great in Education for Sustainability at Otago Polytechnic.   For workshop for Staff Professional Development day, 30th June 2011.  Presenters: Niki Bould, Bridie Lonie, Andy Thompson, Morag MacAuley and Samuel Mann.  Our intention is to show what good things are already happening across the institution in a way […]

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Modelling sustainability in the chaotic and unpredictable

June 16, 2011

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I’m always on the lookout for ways of engaging people in sustainability.  And I just realised that I have a great tool on my shelf already.  So, here’s something completely different that does that engaging: Fluxx. Fluxx, from Looney Labs is a card game that is all about change. It is a draw-play-discard game in […]