doug — off the record

just a place to share some thoughts


May 2020

  • My Week Ending 2020-05-31

    Here’s a summary of some of the things I learned and published this week. Readings  You can follow my daily readings as they happen here.  Below are a selected few, with commentary, from the past week. I found this interesting as many professional organizations will be looking to move their conferences online. Can you do it… Continue reading

  • Whatever happened to …

    … speed limits? Thanks to Sheila Stewart for her inspiration for this post. It was just a query that she had thrown out on Facebook – asking if speed limits were still relevant these days. Have 40 km safety zones become irrelevant in the pandemic and with schools closed? Silly me for observing them still?… Continue reading

  • OTR Links 05/31/2020

    The Best of Ontario-Educators Daily The best of ontario-educators daily is out! https://t.co/HOJcCZMsFM Stories via @SSwackhammer — dougpete (@dougpete) May 31, 2020 tags: IFTTT Twitter Colin Kaepernick offers protesters legal help after George Floyd death Colin Kaepernick offers protesters legal help after George Floyd death – https://t.co/Lh0ioUwm5d via @shareaholic — dougpete (@dougpete) May 30, 2020… Continue reading

  • Vacation – lost?

    This summer, we were planning on a vacation that would have taken us to Eastern Canada. Just where, we hadn’t decided. One of our favourite television shows is Hudson and Rex and the shots of the background supposedly in and around St. John’s is spectacular. On the other hand, at the Bring IT, Together Conference… Continue reading

  • OTR Links 05/30/2020

    The Best of Ontario-Educators Daily The best of ontario-educators daily is out! https://t.co/RjT49XntF8 Stories via @fionaross15 @rolat @DrDWestonPhD — dougpete (@dougpete) May 30, 2020 tags: IFTTT Twitter Counterpoint Black vs White America. A cartoon by @Nick_Anderson_ This cartoon is from our paid edition: https://t.co/NK6hXHAAZo We are turning to you to keep Counterpoint—and political cartooning—alive. Get… Continue reading