Thing 15 asked us to “locate a Tumblr blog in your field or hobby of interest and share this on your blog” – here are some of the Tumblr blogs I found: Oxford Academic (Oxford University Press) – http://oupacademic.tumblr.com/ – a very active blog! Northwestern University Press – http://northwesternup.tumblr.com/ Duke University Press – http://dukeupress.tumblr.com/ – appears … Continue reading →
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Thing 15: Tumblr
I found this site on Tumblr. What a brilliant idea it is and a wonderful resource. Definitely one for the family historians to browse. Sadly I don’t know anyone listed. It’s also a shame that some of the people will forever remain ‘unknown’. http://knownstrangerphotos.tumblr.com/ 
Exploring OER with Thing 12
For Thing 12, we are exploring Open Educational Resources. Great timing, as I’m writing this just prior to the 2016 OpenEd conference, which will kick off tomorrow in Richmond, VA. More specifically, we are looking at the amazing work that’s taking place at the University of Edinburgh in the areas of open educational resources and open […]
Thing 4 – smartphone security
The way to secure a smartphone is to be aware that you lend it to a small child! No in-app purchases, access to location (well, other than on the satnav and bbc radio iplayer) or many apps enabled to push notifications (phone buzzing all day asking you to water a virtual flower “planted” by your … Continue reading Thing 4 – smartphone security
Copyright
Having attended a workshop this afternoon on the topic of copyright I feel I should be pretty clued up on copyright now-however after quite a bit of digging it seems a bit of a minefield. Copyright is something which I have to be aware of in my day to day job as an elearning content developer, … Continue reading Copyright
Week 7 of 23 Things – Thing 14: Audio – Podcasts and SoundCloud
We have had sound since Radio back in the 1920s, the podcast is the modern equivalent of this, with the ability to listen in your own time to topics of interest to you. Something I have been listening to on and off is the EdTech Podcast by Sophie Bailey, this is one of the podcasts (on the […]
Week 7 of 23 Things – Thing 13: Video – YouTube, Vimeo, and Media Hopper
Looking at YouTube, there’s many great videos in my field of Learning Technology, but this video that is one of my favourites is entitled ‘RSA ANIMATE: Changing Education Paradigms’. The video has a standard video licence which I did not know about in terms of reuse, which links to previous topics. The platform continues to […]
Remix this post: Thing 11
Our topic for Thing 11 provided an overview of copyright in various countries and introduced us to Creative Commons. I have a baseline understanding of how copyright in the U.S. works, but less of an understanding once it moves past the country’s borders. It’s amazing how much it can differ between countries, particularly in the […]
Thing 5: Diversity
I installed the Bitmoji app in my phone and I quite like it. The app make my messages more personalised. Even though this app also give me…
Thing 14: Audio – Podcasts and SoundCloud
I have iTunes on my various devices and an account on Soundcloud. I rarely listen to podcasts and only venture onto SoundCloud when an artist I’m following circulates a link to their new music. I guess I’m a podcasting lightweight! The BBC produces lots of podcasts and a quick search on its website led me […]
Wikimedia
I would have liked to take the Wikipedia adventure but i’m currently working on an iPad so restricted to reading through the wikimedia projects site. I’ve never heard about any of the projects on the wikimedia site apart from Wikipedia so was completely taken by surprise at all the available resources. Some of these projects … Continue reading Wikimedia
23 Things – Thing 14 Audio: Podcasts and SoundCloud
The task for Thing 14 was to: Find a podcast or a SoundCloud track (which could be music, a podcast, an interview, a reading, etc.) and share this on your blog with a short post about how podcasts or SoundCloud could be useful to you. Combining the two aspects of the task, I decided to go looking … Continue reading →