I avoided Facebook for many years. I just wasn’t interested. Then, following a conversation with one of my many cousins (28 at the last count, and that’s the ones I know about – rumour has it there are others!), it transpired that I was the only cousin on that side of the family who wasn’t […]
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Thing 6 – Accessibility
The weeks seem to be picking up speed now! As I write this there is only one month to the US Presidential elections. I have read through the material provided for Thing 6 and have used the WAVE report on my blog site just to see what the outcome would be. I like the idea of … Continue reading Thing 6 – Accessibility
Thing 5: Emoji’s and Diversity
Thing 5 asks you to consider the impact of diverse representation via the emojis we all know and love. I wrote a blog about the impact of emoji’s taking over how we write things, certainly in a colloquial manner. I remember when it was in the news not so long ago, regarding the ability to […]
People, words, and images: Accessibility exploration through Thing 6
Rounding out the first block of 23 Things….next up: accessibility. This is a topic that’s on my mind most days, as I’m working on content for courses in higher education. With that in mind, I wanted to go in a different direction and explore the features of a smartphone. They were fairly easy to locate […]
23 Things: Thing 7 Twitter
I first signed up for twitter in April 2007 and I’ve been tweeting pretty much continually ever since; over 23,000 tweets and counting! It’s no exaggeration to say that, in terms of work, I would be lost without twitter. Twitter has become so fundamental to my work and my identity as an open educational practitioner that […]
23 Things
It’s been a while since my last post. Quite a while – over a year in fact! However I am hoping to get back on the horse with the 23 Things programme. I only recently heard about this through the University of Edinburgh (where I work). This is a fairly new job for me and … Continue reading 23 Things
Thing 7: Twitter & Bonus Thing B
For this thing I decided to look at Twitter analytics. I have had a Twitter account for several years, although I don’t use it often. I logged in at http://analytics.twitter.com/ and explored the data. The first… More
my poem for #nationalpoetryday
Internet of Things
Everything is digital
Except tampons
Which used to be
Well understood
But just sound scary now
Thing 7: Twitter & Bonus Thing B
Twitter has slowly grown on me! I first joined Twitter in April 2009, as far as I remember because everyone was talking about it! I really didn’t get the point of Twitter, at this time I was using FaceBook (and Bebo) and social media connecting friends made much more sense to me that short public messages on Twitter. … Continue reading Thing 7: Twitter & Bonus Thing B →
Exploring diversity with Thing 5
Diversity in online spaces is one component of the long-running debate about technology and neutrality. The resources for Thing 5 illustrated this idea in different ways. Paige Tutt described the use of multicultural emojis as a new means for individuals to spread racist messages online: The emoji are being used to make racist comments on social media and […]
23 Things – Thing 4 Digital Security
I went to Settings on my phone to have a look at what information some of my installed apps were using – I was pretty shocked with what I found. Some of the permissions that apps have been given To give an example, here is a list of some of the thing that one of … Continue reading 23 Things – Thing 4 Digital Security
Thing 7 and 8
Things 7 and 8 seem quite timely for me – I have recently restarted my twitter account! I opened an account about 4 years ago when I did a PGcert in digital education, and aside from an aborted attempt to restart it last summer I am trying to use it now…. At the moment mostly … Continue reading Thing 7 and 8