Since I met Tim Drysdale last year we’ve spent some not-small amount of time talking about remote labs, and non-traditional practical work (NTPW) more generally (if you know Tim, you know he can *talk*). I’ve enjoyed the intellectual thrill that comes with learning about and … Continue reading Sustainability and non-traditional practical work
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Tweeting solo: #PressEdConf19
The PressEd Twitter conference took place again yesterday, thanks once more to the tireless efforts of Pat Lockley and Natalie Lafferty. This year I flew solo and did the hard work myself. EGads! I had to make some gifs and everything and they were rubbish. … Continue reading Tweeting solo: #PressEdConf19
Some myths by which we live
“I have always argued that we can’t live by or be made to exist outside of mythology, and that every group and nation has, possibly unacknowledged to themselves, some myths by which they live. It remains important to revisit them, understand them and possibly retell … Continue reading Some myths by which we live
Pop Up Ed Tech, Trust, and Ephemerality
This post captures a back and forth text conversation that Tannis Morgan and I had about an idea that piqued her interest from my NGDLE rant in 2017. I really enjoyed the way we worked this up between us. I wrote a lot of it … Continue reading Pop Up Ed Tech, Trust, and Ephemerality
2018: Apparently it’s been rather busy
I wrote my first yearly review last year, prompted by that there Lorna Campbell and found it a useful (and perhaps cathartic) process so we’re going to do it all again for 2018. In no particular order, this is stuff I’ve been up to or … Continue reading 2018: Apparently it’s been rather busy
A month of Blogs.ed
We launched our new University Academic Blogging service a month ago, with a significant new piece – our Blogs.ed WordPress platform – and it’s been a sheer delight to watch Blogs.ed grow. I’ve mentioned in a previous post that as well as being closely aligned … Continue reading A month of Blogs.ed
Academic Blogging; or what we did this summer…
We are pleased to announce that the new Academic Blogging service will be launched on Tuesday 2nd of October. Bookmark our page (https://t.co/u3ttNEq3Nn) to get further updates and for online help and support once the service goes live. pic.twitter.com/Y546JEZoGO — LTW Edinburgh (@UoE_LTW) September 20, … Continue reading Academic Blogging; or what we did this summer…
Buzzy and excitable
After what feels like weeks of doing business in committees, steering groups, and more time with contracts and lawyers than I ever enjoy (GDPR – Yay!), the end of this week has taken a decided up-turn. All of that stuff is important business and how … Continue reading Buzzy and excitable
Laying it all out in order to begin
WordPress, and linking it to a VLE as a blogging tool, using LTI. Please don’t hit me with a barrage of comments about why I don’t just use WordPress *instead* of a VLE (I’m looking at you in particular Lockley). There are reasons. About 4,500 … Continue reading Laying it all out in order to begin