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As well as this blog, there are some other things I've done hanging around this domain:
  • MozFest Games
  • TRU Games (the same as above, but for a Canadian audience)
  • My CMALT Portfolio (ask me for a password)

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MozFest 2016 Poster "One Web"

Friday night is science night – MozFest16

October 28, 2016December 1, 2017 · Leave a comment ·

So this weekend I am at MozFest for the third year in a row. I debated whether to come this year – travelling to London isn’t my favourite thing, even though the venue at Ravensbourne is an excellent place to hold an event. However, I’m … Continue reading Friday night is science night – MozFest16

Foot sculpture by Eduardo Paolozzi

Wipe your feet at the door

September 19, 2016 · Leave a comment ·

I’m continuing to do my 23 Things, and thing 3 is digital footprints. Whilst I’m pretty open about my life and the things that interest me I do try to put a little separation online between professional life and personal life. It’s not a hard … Continue reading Wipe your feet at the door

Picture of a poster asking that suspicious people and things are reported to the police.

Doing my Thing

September 16, 2016 · Leave a comment ·

My excellent colleagues at the University of Edinburgh are running a 23 Things course kicking off this week with an introduction and a blogging task. Our tasks for the week are nice and simple. Thing 1 is to familiarise ourselves with the 23 Things website, … Continue reading Doing my Thing

A poor metaphor where I obliquely compare the VLE to a dinosaur

May 3, 2016December 1, 2017 · Leave a comment ·

One of my concerns about learning analytics has been the potential for ‘feeding the beast’ to become a goal in and of itself. Where you end up constraining the systems that can be used to teach in order to make sure that the analytics are … Continue reading A poor metaphor where I obliquely compare the VLE to a dinosaur

Value of being open

May 1, 2016December 1, 2017 · 1 Comment ·

Over the last week I’ve spent a significant amount of time at 2 major conferences – OER16 and LAK16. A series of 3 conferences were running back to back at Edinburgh and like many others I took the opportunity to do a deep dive and … Continue reading Value of being open

Hello World!

April 26, 2016November 14, 2017 · Leave a comment ·

So I went ahead and got a domain of my own from Reclaim Hosting.** And the best thing I could think of was to put WordPress on it. Sometimes I disappoint even myself. ** Seems like a reasonable price to pay to maintain @jimgroom in … Continue reading Hello World!

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