I really like the people I follow on Twitter. They generate a real buzz of excitement about stuff that is happening that I find very energising.
The thing that gets the Tweeps I follow particularly excited is novelty. When a…
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Novelty Junkies
April 9, 2010 - Comment -Moving On…
March 19, 2010 - Comment -
The 19th March is my final day as the Training Officer at Sheffield East City Learning Centre. I’ve been here for nearly 5 years and have pretty much loved every minute so I’m leaving with regret.
I thought now would be a good time to take stock of a few thoughts about the move.
Vanity figures
March 17, 2010 - Comment -
For over a year there’s been a link to my blog from the Online Stopwatch site. This has been lovely as that site is insanely popular and it has generated a vast amount of traffic to this blog.
A few days ago I asked Aaron the remove the link. The drop in visitors has been strangely liberating.
Audioboo on Participation and Fear
February 23, 2010 - Comment -
As part of our MSc we’ve had to read a paper by Guy Merchant (2009) on Web2.0, new literacies and the idea of learning though participation. We were asked to provide a response on it in a form of our choosing. I thought I’d have a go with Audioboo as I haven’t really had a chance to play with it.
“Cell Groups” and CPD
February 3, 2010 - Comment -
This idea has been knocking around in my head for a few days. I’m not even sure it’s a practical suggestion but when you’ve got an itch you gotta scratch.
There’ve been quite a lot of new developments regarding CPD in the…
Thoughts on the iPod Touch for Edu
December 17, 2009 - Comment -
To what extent does the iPod Touch contribute to pedagogical change? On it’s own I’m not sure it does. It’s designed with a different purpose in mind. Having tried one out for a few weeks these are some of my initial thoughts as an aide memoire (and they probably will change over time).
Web 2.0 in schools – Practical considerations
November 4, 2009 - Comment -
We’ve embarked on a project with some of our primaries recently to investigate using web2.0 applications for teaching and learning.
One thing that has come out even in the first few weeks is that actually, all is not as rosey as it could be. I’m becoming a bit more pragmatic when it comes to a vision of a web2.0 future.
Why does it matter what browser we use?
October 16, 2009 - Comment -Just a quickie. I’m genuinely confused but I suspect the answer to this will, as usual, be blindingly obvious.
I’ve been reading this article …from the Guardian about the anti-competitiveness of Microsoft in the browser market.
Now, I can sort
Literacy skills in the media industry
August 14, 2009 - Comment -
A recent Guardian article pointed to the decline in literacy skills of new recruits to the media industry. I thought it was interesting that Skillset talks about competence with multiplatform media being important but that “traditional skills” like literacy and communication are part of that.
So how much emphasis is placed on cretive writing in the media studies syllabus?
Tags: digital video, Media
Communities of Practice conference
May 17, 2010 - Comment - By: ChrisThis conference was held on the 12th May at the University for the Arts, London. Here are two separate personal reflections from the event, one from myslef and the other by Lindsay Jordan.