D'Arcy Norman, PhD
learning technologies, design, and other things
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rethinking notes and drawings in obsidian
I often have YouTube on our TV, mostly displaying live webcam feeds from interesting places. This week, the …
developing a custom hugo theme with claude
I’ve been using a customized theme based on the great Beautiful Hugo theme for Hugo for a few years now. …
re-repatriating my online presence
Deja vu all over again. I did this the last the the bad orange man was elected, and before that back in 2008, but this …
prompting claude to build a sleep journal
First, yes, ick. I am still conflicted about generative AI. And yet, it’s a thing that I need to deeply understand …
Building an Agenda Box plugin for Obsidian
I’ve been using Obsidian as my note-taking app for a couple of years now. I’ve got over 5,000 notes for …
Blog Questions Challenge 2025
It’s like the 2007 blogosphere may be returning1? Hopefully. Anyway, Alan tagged me in this chain letter blog …
30 Years in Edtech
This fall marked 30 years that I’ve been working in edtech. I’d done some edtech projects before then, but …
2024 week 50
⚙️ Work
- My last full week of work before The Break.
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AI
Audrey Watters @ Second Breakfast: 12 Years and 60 …
2024 week 49
⚙️ Work
I moved 4GB of my work files from my personal iCloud storage and into my UCalgary-provided OneDrive storage1. …
2024 week 48
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OERs
- eCampusOntario: Affordable Learning, Lasting Impact: How OER and Partnerships Save Students Money (via …
2024 week 47
⚙️ Work
We started the process of restructuring our team. The first step was the hardest thing I’ve had to do …
2024 week 46
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Leadership
Robert Winter: The Speed of High(er) Trust Leaders: Part 1.
Talking about Covey’s Cores of …