Hi Matt,
I think it’s funny (like, in a good, human way) that it appears that you made suggestions for the list while simultaneously boycotting it :). I like your idea of focusing on the designs – I see several up there. VC can be adapted, #TJC15 was immediately adopted by at least four courses (that I know of) and inspired the research for a master’s thesis, #FedWiki can be adapted…the connected learning framework is extremely “how-to”…so I think that list is fairly balanced with design concepts and theory. Although I’ve always considered George’s critique of lists as being from the perspective of someone who is consistently on the list, your critique is well taken; perhaps this post could be looked at as a reflection on what EdTech has meant for the author over the last year…and to stimulate self-reflection on what EdTech has meant to us. Just a thought :).