University of Wisconsin–Madison

Month: May 2006

Learn Like a Child

“Learn all the time without even thinking about it. We are born to learn, but somewhere along the way many of us pick up the idea that we must be taught in order to learn. We think that if someone doesn’t stand up in front of us and talk to us with either a chalkboard …

Wikocracy – Rewrite the Law Your Way

If you could change the text of the Patriot Act, how would you do so? Well, now is your chance. “Wikocracy is an experiment to see how the law would develop if anybody could change it.” Upload the text of any law (or go with one that someone else uploaded) and start making changes. One …

Blogging Presentation at Association of Legal Administrators' Annual Meeting

I’m just back from Montreal where I had the pleasure to speak at the Association of Legal Administrators Annual Meeting on Monday afternoon. As promised, here are the PowerPoint slides from my session. “Blogs: The Hot New Technology for Communication and Information.” I thought that the session was very well attended and was pleased to …