doug — off the record

just a place to share some thoughts


January 2022

  • What now?

    Like many people, I’ve been following the events in Ottawa yesterday and today. Actually, I started by following a group of truckers who circled up and down Huron Church Line in Windsor before they headed east. I had an appointment in the city and so had to find a way to get there without getting… Continue reading

  • OTR Links 01/31/2022

    Trucker protest hits second day in Ottawa | CTV News Trucker protest hits second day in Ottawa | CTV News – https://t.co/IRhfsRB4Gy — Doug Peterson (@dougpete) Jan 30, 2022 tags: IFTTT Twitter The Best of Ontario Educators 7 Daily The Best of Ontario Educators 7 is out! – https://t.co/mZc0Cx8b4P Special thanks to @censeacademy #learning #edtech… Continue reading

  • My Week Ending 2022-01-30

    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. They’re posted to the blog daily under the title OTR Links. Sunday This is an interesting take on the history… Continue reading

  • Whatever happened to …

    … typewriters? When I wrote this post Proof that people will argue about anything earlier this week, I started thinking about writing something about this for Sunday. It was all about typewriters and typewriting. In high school, I took the Business and Commerce option and that meant taking Introduction to Business and Typing in Grade… Continue reading

  • OTR Links 01/30/2022

    The Best of Ontario Educators 7 Daily The Best of Ontario Educators 7 is out! – https://t.co/NakcU79NHt Special thanks to @ChristineCaugh2 @TRyanGregory @DeborahBWal22 #learning #edtech — Doug Peterson (@dougpete) Jan 29, 2022 tags: IFTTT Twitter The Best of Ontario Educators 6 Daily The Best of Ontario Educators 6 is out! – https://t.co/hpHqJkMX1O Thanks to @Dodgerules101… Continue reading