This is largely a paper that I wrote for our September 2017 Learning and Teaching Committee. The paper is available as Paper K here. Just in case anyone wants to know what I’ve been working on for the last 12 months… —————– Information Services Group … Continue reading Replaying highlights from the last year
I’ve been dipping in and out of the livestream and Twitter feed for the Pushing HE conference today, and there’s a few thoughts that I don’t want to lose – they’re very ill-informed and random. Apologies in advance. Digital skills. The NGDLE talks about Universal … Continue reading Pushing some more thoughts
Every now and again it’s fun to pretend the world around me isn’t in flames (metaphorical and literal) and engage in a little day dreaming. Yesterday it was “fantasy stately home”. These are my requirements: – A morning room – A print room – A … Continue reading Fancies
It being a lovely evening this evening, I convinced Ewan McAndrew, our Wikimedian, to walk to the station with me, taking a circuitous route to snap some photos for the Wiki Loves Monuments competition. Last we checked, we were getting properly humped by our UK … Continue reading Wanderings with a Wikimedian
The design of products and environments to be usable by all people, to the greatest extent possible, without the need for adaptation or specialized design. (The Principles of Universal Design) In reading a little more about Universal Design I have learned that there are 7 … Continue reading Hacker head on
I shared a picture today on Twitter that I took last year in the Victoria and Albert Musuem of Childhood in London. Prompted to do a little more research this evening I discovered I was plain wrong on 2 counts: not 1970s – 1968 not … Continue reading Sack of lies
Today I acquired an additional role* (along with the names that others already call me, some of which I am sure are unprintable). I am now officially a Data Steward. In my institution this is defined as follows: The Data Steward is responsible for maintaining … Continue reading Today is a weard day
This week Twitter’s creepy-a$$ed algorithms have spotted me tuning into a bit of InfoSec chit-chat on the train, and nerding it up with colleagues who care about student online presence and the like. As a result the algorithmic sewer pipe has spewed out a particularly … Continue reading This week in Creepy Internet Sh1t
I read a short excerpt from Katherine Mansfield’s journals today, along with her short story “Bliss”. Pears and pear trees feature in both. “They were so bright, canary yellow – and small. And the peel was so thin and the pips jet – jet black.” … Continue reading Preserving pomaceous fruits
My screens are rolling full of angry white racists. This is 3 things to make me feel better: 1. Calling it like it is: https://twitter.com/nicolasturgeon/status/896494165823041536 2. Remembering the origins of this time of year in Edinburgh: “In 1947, after the devastation of World War II, … Continue reading Self indulgence
