Although I had a reasonable grasp of the youtube concept and of media hopper, Vimeo is a word that I have only been mildly aware of drifting around my screen . Now I see that this is a good thing. I quickly found some pretty high quality videos, suitable as teaching materials, and before I… Continue reading Thing 13, Vimeo.
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Thing 12, open education resources
Open education resources feel like another mine field for the digitally challenged/ easily confused such as me. It was, therefore, very reassuring to read the University’s policy on open education resources which clarified things for me quite a bit. I keep thinking that I have a firm grasp, indeed I am even the author of… Continue reading Thing 12, open education resources
Thing 16: Notes
This is a cross-post between WordPress and Medium. Having come of age with computing at a time when Microsoft were seen as the big monopoly power (eg during the ‘first browser war‘), I have a muscle memory that makes me instinctively retice…
Fun and Play
SnapChat I chose to to play with SnapChat because I already had an account and hadn’t used it for a while. I thought it would be fun to send some terrible selfies to friends and family! Since I had last used SnapChat the lenses have been updated and there were some new ones that I … Continue reading Fun and Play →
23 Things – Thing 20: LinkedIn/Academia.edu/ResearchGate
I wasn’t entirely sure where to begin with Thing 20 which asked us to: Choose one of either LinkedIn, Academia.edu, or ResearchGate and have a look at their websites as a potential user.Reflect in your blog on the merit, or not, of professional social networking platforms for you at this stage in your education/career. Have … Continue reading →
Memento Mori
Life is not infinite, it is finite. One day we human will die. We cannot predict when we will die, we can die today, tomorrow, few years…
Online Games and Learning
Kahoot I just happened to have created a Kahoot for another PD program I am completing at the moment. The program askes you to create a short quiz about Christmas. I created one about celebrating Christmas in Australia. If you would like to play it (warning it is pretty tacky) here it is: Christmas in … Continue reading Online Games and Learning →
Thing 23: Reflection
Were there Things that you particularly enjoyed? Bitmoji took a while but I do now enjoy searching for images that convey what I want to say. However I draw the line at adding it to my phone or tablet as I don’t see why they need access to everything I type. I use it as […]
Thing 22: Fun and Play
Call me a killjoy, but putting my face ‘out there’ isn’t something I relish (unlike some!!). I’ve experimented with the Bitmoji app, but that’s about as far as it will go. I tried Vine when it first hit the scene. I didn’t make any videos – I just followed a few celebrities to see what […]
Professional Social Networks (LinkedIn)
I have had a profile on LinkedIn for a few years so have some experience as a user of the network. I haven’t found it to have that much impact on my professional development. I think I may need to update my profile and add more of my accomplishments and experiences to get more out … Continue reading Professional Social Networks (LinkedIn) →
Thing 11, Copyright
OK I really struggled here. I am “throw-on-the cuffs” guilty of helping myself to images on the internet and REALLY want to abide by the rules. When I try to do so, however, I seem always to find myself lost in a vast grey area. For instance, I followed the instructions diligently, searched from the CC… Continue reading Thing 11, Copyright
Thing 10, Wikimedia
Years ago we, as lecturers, would deride Wikipedia as an unreliable source on the grounds that anyone can write it. However, the ongoing editing, referencing and curating now make Wikipedia a reasonable starting place in my opinion. If I use it myself how can I object to my students doing so? However, I had no idea… Continue reading Thing 10, Wikimedia