Gavan P.L. Watson
Hosted in Montreal next spring, this congress is kind of like the Olympics of the environmental education world: held biennially, it draws together academics and practitioners from around the world. I just submitted an abstract for a paper that is largely based on my dissertation research. Here’s the 250 words-or-less abstract:
Bird-watching remains one of [...]
I’m writing this in the car in between two interviews that I’m conducting this sunny Sunday morning. What I’ve been struck with as I’ve been busy with interviews this Spring and Fall is just how generous people have been with their time and personal space–I’m visiting people in their homes as a part of my [...]
Hunter, originally uploaded by Gavatron.
A wolf spider (something in the family Lycosidae) going about its business.
Taken in Temagami in August.
Godspeed!, originally uploaded by Gavatron.
This Eastern Wood Pewee decided that the elm tree behind my apartment building was a good place to refuel on its way to South America.
I signed myself up for an Academia.edu account yesterday. It seems like an interesting hybrid of an academic homepage and social networking site. Has the potential for being a useful place to network if more people sign up for it (currently there are 5 people who have signed up from York–seriously under-represented).
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I’ve written twice before about the Toronto (and southern Ontario) ISP Wireless Nomad. Both of these postings were in 2006 when we first switched from Bell Sympatico to Wireless Nomad. In the two following years, we found that Wireless Nomad was totally fine as an internet service provider until [...]
From the “Lofty Goals” Dept’:
From the “Born Romantic” Dept’:
From the “Extreme Handwriting” Dept’:
From the “Cut the Fluff” Dept’:
While I should be above caring, there is little on the two television channels that I get that I *hate* more than eTalk daily. I’m not sure if its the pseudo-journalism, the scripted off-the-cuff “check-ins” that they get to do on the 6 o’clock news, the way that the hosts (one [...]
No political leader, either historically or currently, seems to be as left and libertarian as me. I guess there goes my future in politics…
Thanks to The Political Compass.
About me
I am an education researcher and practitioner, with a focus on higher education and the environment. I consider myself, above all, a naturalist. I'm the pack-mate of two border terriers. I live within the Speed River Watershed in Guelph, Ontario. I enjoy photography. I lead nature tours across North America. I teach courses on Natural History. I likely spend too much time on the Internet.
Oh, and the opinions expressed here are wholly my own.
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