Author Archives: Mark Brodsky

Information Futures Project Team

Opportunities to discuss

Coming up shortly are some opportunities for you to engage with others in the University community to discuss ideas for our scholarly information strategy.
In late April we will facilitate a series of exploratory workshops to frame the broad objectives of the strategy. Participants will examine draft statements outlining possible strategies and their [...]

FAQ 22 Feb: pre-conceived ideas; building on local innovations

Question: Does the Information Futures Commission have an answer in mind?
Answer: A number of people have asked why we don’t just put out there what we think the answer is and invite comment? We have always had in mind that we shouldn’t approach this process with a pre-conceived vision. Discussions so [...]

Food for thought from an accidental website visit

While searching for something else I accidentally came across this little gem on using a Wii remote as a very cheap interactive whiteboard on youtube (where else). There are also videos on Wii remote interactivity using your fingers in the air (like in Minority Report) and other inventions by Johnny.
This led me to [...]