Part of my current job is to support Collaborate Ultra so I’m been using this and it’s predecessor Collaborate for a number of years. I’ve not had much experience of Google Hangouts, so it was interesting for me to spend some time using a different system and see how the two compare. I took part in … Continue reading Thing 9: Google Hangouts/Collaborate Ultra →
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Thing 7 – Twitter
Well, I now can’t decide whether to view Twitter through my new lists or view my departmental and home accounts through Tweetdeck! As I follow many work-related accounts through my personal account, lists have changed the way I will view my timeline in future – I have sorted those I follow into “work” and “home” … Continue reading Thing 7 – Twitter
Thing 6 – Accessibilty
First I read through the Web Accessibility Initiative – Stories of web users. I can’t help being struck by how ugly these particular webpages are. I really dislike all the contracted sections and it is very bland without images. There is a tension between utility and aesthetics in web design but for me this is too … Continue reading Thing 6 – Accessibilty →
Thing 6 – Accessibilty
First I read through the Web Accessibility Initiative – Stories of web users. I can’t help being struck by how ugly these particular webpages are. I really dislike all the contracted sections and it is very bland without images. There is a tension between utility and aesthetics in web design but for me this is too … Continue reading Thing 6 – Accessibilty →
Thing 6 – Accessibility
I have just completed a revamped version of our Centre website using a University developer; I was therefore pretty confident that our information was accessible. The WAVE tool showed that, aside from the expected lack of alt. text for images in some instances (something we are working to correct), the colour contrast on the main … Continue reading Thing 6 – Accessibility
Thing 11: Copyright
Who doesn’t love some copyright?! I know I certainly do, and I found two images in the public domain about two things I love: cats, and the Romanovs. Due to my love of copyright, I feel I am quite up to date with the various licences and permissions required for the use and reuse of … Continue reading Thing 11: Copyright
Week 8 of 23 Things – Thing 16: OneNote
I used to be a very big user of Evernote, but recently due to Evernote changes, I migrated my notes to OneNote. For a ‘free’ tool, it’s very good, I use it every day in meetings and at my desk at work, on my PC at home, on my phone and tablet as an App. […]
Week 8 of 23 Things – Thing 15: Storify
This week is a case of ‘money for old rope’ as the saying goes. I first used Storify in June, when I created my first one for the 8th Learning at City Conference (City University’s Annual Learning and Teaching Conference). I found it very easy to use, it’s a quick way to tell the story […]
OneNote on 23 things
It is now Week Eight of 23 things and the topic is Digital Curation, OneNote and ClassNote Thing 15 is tumblr. I’ve been using tumblr for a few years now for all sorts of different projects, but I though I’d skip by that to the next thing, OneNote. Try using OneNote on your pc/laptop/device. Create […]
Thing 12: Open Educational Resources
This is a cross-post between WordPress and Medium. Open Educational Resources (OERs) are online or digital resources that are available for others to use to support learning. So says the definition on 23 Things. That makes OER interpretable in many different ways, as ‘resources’ are essentially any form of distributed digital media, which become OER as a result of … Continue reading “Thing 12: Open Educational Resources”
Podcast resurgence?
As with many folks around the U.S. it seems, I have been slowly listening to podcasts with greater frequency. I was looking through some of the podcasters that I follow to share for Thing 14, and came across this wonky episode from Fresh Air: the mashup of Downton Abbey and Walking Dead initially drew me […]
Thing 16: OneNote
I have tried a few times to use OneNote but I still don’t see the point to it. I tend to just use a Word document and insert items I think I will find useful. I don’t really feel the need to use a separate programme to do this for me. It looks like it […]