Senor DJ Lamb: Vancouver Virtuoso of Vermin

By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. Senor DJ Lamb: Vancouver Virtuoso of Vermin
I was asked yesterday in an email how a person develops synoptic vision, 'the ability to draw together and integrate in a visionary way'. I had to admit that I didn't know; I hadn't thought of it precisely that way. But as Jim Groom illustrates, we have a good example in Brian Lamb, who is able to draw lessons for learning through four slides on vermin and garbage. What I like about Lamb's presentations is that he embodies his thinking; this is yet another example. And what he embodies lies at the very heart of open education. Jim Groom has more on the Open Education conference just concluded in Utah here. More...