Posts Tagged ‘Future’

March 4th, 2010 By Josh Kitlas Posted in Future, Library

What is Transliteracy?

Transliteracy is the ability to read, write and interact across a range of platforms, tools and media from signing and orality through handwriting, print, TV, radio and film, to digital social networks. Wikipedia

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March 2nd, 2010 By Josh Kitlas Posted in Future, Health

Sustainability and Intergenerational Solidarity

Great document written by one of the best undergrad professors I had, Dr. Andrew Yarrow.

From ‘Generations’ the Journal of the American Society on Aging.

Abstract:

The author takes the opportunity provided by the Great Recession to make a case for the importance of sustainability and intergenerational solidarity. He examines how we can leave a world to our children and grandchildren that is at least as good as what we now have and concludes that sustainability is about “living the wisdom of Ecclesiastics: ‘a generation goes and comes, but the earth remains forever.’”

Full document in PDF.

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February 15th, 2010 By Josh Kitlas Posted in Library

Venezuela’s four-legged mobile libraries

I thought this was (is) a terrific and creative way to spread and share the love of books and reading (from the BBC). Oftentimes, low-tech is the most effective way of answering problems.
Venezuela's four-legged mobile libraries

Venezuela's four-legged mobile libraries

A university in Venezuela is using a novel method to take books into remote communities and encourage people to read. As James Ingham reports, the scheme is proving a great success.

Read the rest here.

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October 13th, 2008 By Josh Kitlas Posted in Technology, Urban Planning

So cool – Storytelling via Mapping

Wheres the GPS?

Where's the GPS?

I got these off of Do Lectures >> Matt Jones Designer. Creative Director. Web guru. Blogger. And was directed there by Tim Ferrirss of 4HWW. Very interesting  – the use of maps to tell stories. Here are a couple links:

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October 2nd, 2008 By Josh Kitlas Posted in Architecture, Urban Planning

Stewart Brand – How Buildings Learn

Stewart Brand of The Long Now Foundation has some highly interesting videos from a BBC series he did a few years back. Below is his excerpt and 6 great videos follow:

This six-part, three-hour, BBC TV series aired in 1997. I presented and co-wrote the series; it was directed by James Muncie, with music by Brian Eno. The series was based on my 1994 book, HOW BUILDINGS LEARN: What Happens After They’re Built. The book is still selling well and is used as a text in some college courses. Most of the 27 reviews on Amazon treat it as a book about system and software design, which tells me that architects are not as alert as computer people. + Continue Reading

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