do these word annoy you too?

worst business jargon:

1. Thinking outside of the box.
2. Touch base.
3. At the end of the day.
4. Going forward.
5. All of it.
6. Blue sky thinking.
7. Out of the box.
8. Credit crunch.
9. Heads up.
10. Singing from the same hymn sheet.
11. Pro-active.
12. Downsizing.
13. Ducks in a row.
14. Brainstorming.
15. Thought shower.
16. 360-degree thinking.
17. Flag it up.
18. Pushing the envelope.
19. At this moment in time.
20. In the loop.

tom waits & crystal gayle

Blended delivery

Here is a comprehensive resource for those intersted in blended delivery

Developing A Blended Learning Strategy: Instructional Media & Pedagogical Considerations

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Tennesse Ernie Ford

Look at this

Damn quizzes

I don't know why but I took this quiz .

And here is my result.

The connected academic Your Result: Unconnected academic Oh dear, you've not taken this web 2.0 stuff to heart have you? It's possible you may be an enemy of the future. It's not too late, start a Flickr photostream today, get blogging and you can still be part of the warm, connected world.
Connected academic
Mildly connected academic
The connected academic Create MySpace Quizzes

I wish I had stayed in bed!!

Welcome back to a bit of my world

Just catching you all up to where I am at the moment. I have been reading a lot of New Zealand Blogs and this from Bernard Hickey is an interesting read. Bernard usually comments on economic matter but he also is a wonderful writer and is providing a much needed fresh eye on what is a happening NZ and globally.




I have been away in Sydney for a week and I must say that coming back to NZ has been somewhat of an eyeopener. We are constantly bombarded about the 'drift over the ditch' using what I consider to be rather shonky and lazy journalism. Sure, the figures for wages and prices seem to be symbolic of the lucky country but when you actually get there you are surrounded by what all that means. Overcrowding, noise, pollution, rudeness, rampart racism, uncontrolled immigration, and just the same amount of economic and social problems that NZ has. Sure, it's only Sydney, but I think that the next time you are told what a shit hole NZ is and has become you should think very, very, critically.

And not that I in any way think this guy has anything useful to add to humanity with an introduction like he has, I wonder about the veracity of this ?

I always find these posts informative and sometimes amusing. What CNN doesn't tell you!

Coming to You

I am all for more connectivity but look at this.
Korea - first in getting broadband to the population but then - the ignorant masses take over and manage to mobilize their stupid cousins. Mad cow disease coming? Looks like its already there!