Author Archives: Alyson Indrunas
How Soon Is Now
I’ve been reading Morrissey’s Autobiography, and I had to slow myself down to process how unbelievably fabulous this book is. If my experience with Ward Cunningham’s Smallest Federated Wiki has taught me anything, it’s that I was not walking my … Continue reading
The Bailout Line
As a result of Barb Chamberlain tweeting my last blog post, I’ve made some amazing connections via Twitter, the DM, and email. All I can say is WOW! What a gal. Who knew so many people would be inspired by … Continue reading
Chasing Somebody’s Wheel
About a month ago, I stood on the podium for my local bike race series. And let me tell you, it’s not because I competed for it; I just showed up the most. You gain points over a period of … Continue reading
The Kindness of Strangers
“Woke up this morning with a terrific urge to lie in bed all day and read.” ~ Raymond Carver After two very full days of helping to facilitate a faculty retreat and then two full days of a work meeting; I’m completely … Continue reading
I’m Not The Kind
Tonight I was supposed to fly home to Bellingham from Portland, Oregon after a meeting, and my flight was cancelled. As the PNW enjoys early spring-like weather, the east coast has a boatload of snow that’s wreaking havoc on the … Continue reading
Three early lessons in the #fedwiki studio
I have a bit a different schedule this morning because we are hosting our annual Instructional Retreat. Here’s our mission statement: The annual retreat provides opportunities to share big ideas and best practices by creating meaningful interactions among the campus … Continue reading
Abandon Ship, The Captain’s Down
So. I’ve been asked several times this week about my commute. How long it is. What I do in my car while I’m driving the 51 minutes from my office to my house. One way. How that aligns with my … Continue reading
Type Something Nice
I know better, and I bet you do too. After an entirely long day, I busted out my laptop to do a quick revision. A quick look at Twitter. A quick update to some notes. It was three minutes before … Continue reading
Knitting & Ten Things I Learned During #FedwikiHappening
I’ve been working on writing a post that captures my gratitude for what Ward Cunningham created. For what Mike Caulfield tried to teach us. For what I experienced with connecting with interesting folks to be sure from all over the … Continue reading
Somebody “eLearn” me: One “Duh” & two “Ta-dahs!”
eLearn Me: A Memoir Today I shared that I lived in Georgia for ten years and teachers “would learn me.” As in, for example, they would start off their lessons: “I’m gonna learn y’all @ X.” And this was the … Continue reading