I’ve been further tinkering with and trying to improve on my #ds106radio broadcasting set-up and have had a little bit of a breakthrough which has finally led to me getting a new setup in place that I’m pretty chuffed with. As much as anything I’ve … Continue reading #ds106radio – some futzing and an improved broadcasting setup
On Saturday night I did a #ds106radio thing with Sarah Lambert and Johanna Funk to help them virtually celebrate successfully completing their PhDs. As part of the session we started by talking about the lands we were on. Johanna is on Larrikia country in Darwin … Continue reading Giving Thanks
I’m playing some kind of crazy catch up on the blogging here. I have a whole host of things I want to try write up before they disappear. This will hopefully be a quick one to jump on. Amongst the maelstrom that has been the … Continue reading Critical Perspectives in Practice
Well, it’s been another week, and so far, so ranty. I read Lorna Campbell’s excellent blog post on sustaining an ethic of care in HE. In it she called out many of the existing inequities that have been exacerbated by COVID. “Meanwhile the pandemic has … Continue reading I think you’re (repeatedly) (willfully) missing the point…
Quite the battle has been raging on Twitter* over the past couple of months around online proctoring technologies, with the CEO of one company in particular taking a direct and forward facing role. Over the last few weeks the narrative has taken some disturbing turns … Continue reading Academic integrity and an irritating wee skelf
I started writing this blog post after the first broadcast that Tannis Morgan, Maren Deepwell and myself did nearly 3 weeks ago now. But in these crazy work times when I’m stretched so thin every day, trying to write anything beyond the basics required for … Continue reading The opposite of social distancing #ds106radio
So Maren Deepwell blogged a lovely post expressing much of the joy and salve for the soul that I think myself, Tannis Morgan and her have all felt when we’ve done our thing on #ds106radio. I have a half-written post about much the same and … Continue reading Some notes on a #ds106radio broadcasting setup
I was on a fun Zoom call on Friday night, because that’s what passes for Friday night beers in our new COVID 19 social distancing world, and one of the pictures I chose for a background was a small kite flying in a bright blue … Continue reading It’s turned into a tire-fire
I’m definitely overdue a number of blog posts about where the heck I am and what I’m doing these days. I’m in week 7 of a new role as Deputy Provost of Athabasca University and week 8 of living in a whole new country. My … Continue reading Re-reading Manifestos
[20 July 2020: I made this quilt square thinking of and honouring my friend Angi Lamb and her fight against lung cancer – diagnosed in November 2019. As of today it’s a celebration of her life, her grace, her art, and her ceaseless positivity.] This … Continue reading Women’s Work #FemEdTechQuilt
