Tag: YGK
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Free Queen’s Workshop
This past Wednesday at the Calvin Park Branch of the KFPL, my good friend Elias Da Silva-Powell (@edspowell) and I spoke about social media as part of the workshop series Free Queen’s. We had a great turn-out, possibly thanks in part to an article about the event in the local paper. In the spirit of…
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THATCamp QueensU 2013–a success!
What a great day. Despite the heavy snowstorm– –we had a great turnout. Participants from Toronto and London weren’t able to make it because the 401 highway was treacherous, but our cozy unconference of about 30 participants was fun, exciting, and productive. Here’s a quick shot from one of the sessions, led by Queen’s University…
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Serendipity
The word “Serendipity” is one of only a handful of words whose etymologies are clearly documented. Inspired by the tale written by Voltaire, Horace Walpole wrote to Horace Mann in 1754 that he formed the word from the Persian fairy tale The Three Princes of Serendip, whose heroes “were always making discoveries, by accidents and…