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Workshop on Grad Student Websites

By tjl | Published: February 27, 2012
I’ll be giving a two-part workshop on websites for grad students at Simon Fraser University this week and next. The first workshop takes place February 28 and will deal with the basics of creating a web presence. Next week’s workshop will go into detail on using Web 2.0 effectively. Here’s a link to the presentation: [...]
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Ruth Ozeki’s Prayer for Japan

By tjl | Published: March 21, 2011
Author, filmmaker and Zen priest Ruth Ozeki said a very moving prayer for Japan — and the world — on CBC Radio’s The Current on March 21.  The full show is available at Listen to Part Three: (Pop-up) (Ruth speaks at the end of the show). You can listen to Ruth’s prayer here: reflection  
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Why I Support the Y Intercultural Community Garden

By tjl | Published: October 8, 2010
I sent the following letter to the Vancouver Park Board today in support of the YMCA Intercultural Community Garden’s Sunset Beach location: I am writing to express my support for the YMCA Intercultural Community Garden’s proposed location at Sunset Beach. Whatever location is proposed for the garden will lead to temporary controversy, but the truth [...]
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My book available on Amazon

By tjl | Published: August 13, 2010
A published version of my thesis on persuasive games is now available through Amazon.com. The book is called “Under the Influence? Measuring the Effectiveness of Persuasive Games”.
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Welcome

By tjl | Published: June 15, 2010
This site is for my creative writing, which includes (at present), poetry, essays, short stories and fragments of novels. I’m also reprinting my articles for the Vancouver Observer, and links to my published academic papers.
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