literacy | Liam O'Donnell

Gaming for education, but for who?

by liam | Oct 15, 2007 | education, gaming, literacy, media, virtual worlds

I’m always excited when the latest edition of Futurelab’s newsletter lands in my inbox, and this week’s is no exception. Lots of good stuff inside if you’re interested learning about the places technology can take education. Visit their site or...

When reading can get you in trouble at work

by liam | Sep 20, 2007 | life, literacy

Crazybusy with stuff lately, but this I had to share from (where else?) Max Barry: An anonymous reader writes in with a Company-related conundrum: I read this book and promptly gave it to some of my work colleagues—I’m sure you hear this all the time. I wanted to buy...

The literacy value in empire building

by liam | Aug 26, 2007 | gaming, literacy

We’ve been a bit Rome crazy around here for the last few weeks, due to watching entire second season of Rome, the HBO series, in four days. We’re not wearing togas or anything (as Andrew-who’s-been-swallowed-by-Facebook suggested), but I am marching...

Having a blast at book camp

by liam | Aug 21, 2007 | appearances, comics, literacy, writing news

As usual, I’m a bit late with my post about last week’s Brantford & Burlington Book Camps, but you can stop fretting: the wait it over! It was an early start to get the train to Brantford from Toronto, but I arrived just in time to find all the campers...

Scribbling away & gearing up for Book Camp

by liam | Aug 10, 2007 | appearances, literacy, works in progress, writing news

Another week passes and I’ve been busy working on a top secret WIP and the latest book in the Graphic Guide Adventures series for Orca. Wild Ride (book one in the series) is off to the printer and I’m totally chomping at the bit to get my grubby paws on a...