I work in teaching and learning at the University of Calgary. I write here about edtech, digital transformation, photography, and whatever I’m currently building or reading.
D'Arcy Norman, PhD
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A few things worth reading if you have not been here before.
- Introducing the DICE Framework for Higher Ed Change Leadership A new way of looking at organizational change and agency in higher education.
- AI and the value of thinking out loud Still conflicted about AI, and how I've used it to help clarify my thinking.
- 30 Years in Edtech This is already dated, but boy howdy have there been a lot of edtech changes over 30 years…
- Norman's Law of eLearning Tool Convergence A throwaway comment that took on a life of its own…
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Linkblog
- Linkblog - 2026-11-01
- Google owner Alphabet loses $500bn in market value after profit disappoints Wall Street | Technology | The Guardian
- AI Slop, with No Warranty: A Year of Vibe Coding in Higher Ed - BCcampus
- AIIRS | AI Inherent Risk Scale
- Linkblog - 2026-10-25
- Back to the Past: a URL Trick/Gizmo to find any site’s first presence in the Internet Arhive – CogDogBlog
- Local Wikipedia
- Ten Years With a Chainsaw on the Roof
- Linkblog - 2026-10-18
- Science says your boss should talk less in meetings - Ars Technica
- Queen’s U: Teaching and Learning Guidelines | Office of the Provost and Vice-Principal
- In eLearning, Our Biggest Competitor isn’t Netflix | Ted Curran.net
- Linkblog - 2026-10-11
- User-driven UI (Proximal Development and The Problem)
- The Alberta question: How separatists took hold of the province’s governing party | CBC News
- The people holding up the internet | Data Drop