I’ll be posting daily from the AUC Conference at the Gold Coast, Queensland this week. At least until conference close on Wednesday. This is going to be a test of my own resolve. I imagine there will be a conference blogsite, probably closed to all but participants, and I’m not sure whether sessions will be
Continue reading ...I’m packing for the AUC Conference starting tomorrow. I’m packing anxiety too. Why? Because I haven’t done the killer Keynote slideshow to accompany the paper to be delivered Tuesday. So it was nice to re-read the marvellous Merlin Mann’s posting How I made my presentations a little better of some time back … and to
Continue reading ...Spring has sprung in the southern hemisphere. The days are warmer, the outdoor delights increasingly drawing the devoted blogger from the desktop. But wait! What’s that on Google Docs and Spreadsheets? It’s (drum-roll) Google Presenter. I suppose it had to happen sooner or later. Those amazingly creative and feverishly fertile (spring analogy) folks at Google
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I’m being mocked by the hubris of a blogpost last week … something about making a habit of blogging etc. Just to keep faith in myself and you, dear reader, here are some quick observations from my part of the world and symptomatic of the busy week in which I find myself right now. Yes
Continue reading ...I teach Generation Y on a daily basis. These are the so-called ‘digital natives.’ I see this latter term popping up all the time round the web, and I wanted to test how comfortable these Gen Y-ers are with the digital world. I have written earlier about my concerns regarding student digiphobia:My Adventure Continues or
Continue reading ...A frustrating day today struggling with a site that wouldn’t respond, and a much-admired open-source blog platform that gave me cause for thought and a stiff drink. Ning, a social network platform, set up to provide a discussion platform for a group, simply would not respond to request after request by me over the weekend
Continue reading ...It’s been a pressure-cooked month for everyone taking the 31 Days to a Better Blog Challenge but it’s been worth it. One of the best spin-offs has been the support given by others on the road with me … that and learning tips, tricks, and many of the skills of the fine art of blogging.
Continue reading ...I wrote some time back on the coming of clothing that might enable easier access to various technologies. I was thinking in the post of the possibilities with costume for actors, where, for example a sound or lighting cue could be managed by the performer. Last month in London I spotted this offering in Marks
Continue reading ...I am sure this is a terrible title for the post but as it’s a staging-post post on a journey, it works for me. The journey is the one that this blog is charting … my adventures in online teaching and learning. For a while now, and through various courses I’ve taught, I’ve been concerned
Continue reading ...Here are some posts from the past 6 months or so on my adventures with Web 2.0. They have a discovery and experimental flavour and are focussed on my use of various apps and services in teaching and learning projects. Digital Doodling and Podding, Oh My! An extended post on my own approach to creating
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