I must admit that although I spend a huge amount of time using technology, I have had little interest or engagement in Facebook or other social networking sites over the years. I am someone who thrives on real life, face to face contact and there was a level of falsity (i.e. that is not a … Continue reading Thing 20 (Anti-)Social Networks →

It was fascinating to see how many articles I chose in the area of ePortfolios had no altmetrics on at all. The first 48 I selected had no data at all, then number 49 mentioned there was no sharing activity on that article and it took another 30 until I found an article with data … Continue reading Thing 19 Altmetrics →

So what happened over those first few weeks in Saratok. The journey to Saratok had been very wet indeed and that first week was the worst. Saratok was flooded and I imagined I would be perpetually trapped by floods and would not be able to eat properly because food would be hard to come by. … Continue reading Settling into Saratok: January 1979 →

So initially I was supposed to write about experience of learning about the digital world but I lost the will to live. I cant imagine anyone wants to hear about that so I decided to be totally selfish and start to write about bits of my life that I would like to remember and relish. … Continue reading My memories →

The 23 Things for Digital Knowledge program has been a great adventure. My favourite sections were: Thing 3 – Digital Footprint, Thing 4 – Digital Security and Thing 10 – Wikimedia. Wikimedia was perhaps the most helpful section. I had taken a Wikipedia workshop for UofE staff before, but the Wikipedia Adventure gave me a more in-depth understanding … Continue reading Thing 23: Reflection →

  I used Snapchat to remix some art. I thought these portraits could use some more colour! Please excuse the screenshots, I cannot upload the video to WordPress. I had not used the app in a couple of years, but it was easy enough. I mostly like the option to edit photos after with stickers … Continue reading Thing 22: Fun, Play, and Create →

                I really like the simplicity of Kahoots. It looks like it would be a great resource for teachers because of its ease of use and GeoGebra would have been very helpful when I was studying maths! I was really impressed with the variety of games on the … Continue reading Thing 21: Online Games and Learning →

I have used LinkedIn, Academia.edu and ResearchGate before. Academia.edu was very helpful when I was in school. I could use it to find more articles on a particular subject, read work by my professors and even look at what topics within my interests were already being researched. LinkedIn has been very helpful in my professional life. … Continue reading Thing 20: Professional Social Networks →

I like how easy it is to read the altmetrics bookmarklet and the fact that the summary can be viewed in the corner of the article. However, I would not rely on the altmetrics. I find it quite untrustworthy and more than anything, something fun to satisfy curiosity or to lead you to more resources. … Continue reading Thing 19: Altmetrics →