Long road to ruin
I’ve borrowed the title for this post from Messers Grohl, Mendel, Smear, Hawkins and Shiflett … more commonly known as Foo Fighters. Why? Well, over the 2018 festive break I’ve read more than a few Read More …
Time to Think
As part of my new role at Coventry University Online I have been exposed to the world of the ‘Thinking Environment’. This is, in essence, a series of practical, value-based exercises intended to inform and Read More …
The way I learn
When thinking about what kind of course I want to create and what kind of learning experience I want my students/learners to have, I think about the resources and technology I can use. I also Read More …
Making the most of Lynda.com
I’ve been using the institutional partnership Coventry University has with Linkedin/Lynda.com and have been taking a few short, video-heavy courses to further my understanding in a few area. In light of this I took the Read More …
Conversations
At the moment I’m celebrating some, online, 10th anniversaries – in October 2008 I started blogging, I joined LinkedIn in November 2008 and I joined Twitter in January 2009. These are quite special, I wasn’t aware Read More …
Podcast: What’s in your #EdTech bag (#EdTechRations)
Nearly two years ago I was invited to appear on Vicki Davis’ Every Classroom Matters podcast to talk about self-publishing books and to give advice to teachers and educators on what to do and how Read More …
It’s not a race
Two tweets have stood out for me this week that I want to connect. One from Seth Godin (my tweet, his blog post – please read it). Seth is “a teacher, and I do projects”. Read More …
The moral bias behind your search results
Awesome video, thought I’d share it here for you. From 2015 … “Search engines have become our most trusted sources of information and arbiters of truth. But can we ever get an unbiased search result? Read More …
Awesome little PowerPoint tip
If you’re a regular/power user of PowerPoint you’ll have learned a number of shortcuts and tips to help you get the most out of it. Standard keyboard shortcuts work across all operating system applications, such Read More …
Improving your (Blackboard) course
Here are a few of my initial thoughts on finding myself a Blackboard user again after a four year absence. These are based on my recent experience in picking up on courses designed by others, Read More …