I will admit, I do not use Wikipedia very often. Within academia it is not seen as a valid source for information. However, day to day knowledge when I’m curious about something, I will use it to find out an artists history or where a food originated from. Thing 10 Read more…
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Konsisten BerkaryaMenjalani profesi dan berkarya membutuhkan konsistensi. Tidak peduli jelek atau bagus yang penting adalah konsisten.Menulis juga harus konsisten. Ada adagium apabila ingin bisa menjadi penulis menulislah.Sepertinya tulisan saya ini da…
Hari ini awal dari bulan terkahir 2018. Banyak hal yang saya alami tahun ini. Dan kebanyakan tidak tertuliskan. Sebagaimana tema beberapa tulisan-tulisan saya, saya jarang menulis.Seharusnya menulis menjadi kebutuhan saya. Banyak hal yang bisa saya tul…
Thing 9 for 23 Things is about digital communication tools. Specifically looking at Google Hangouts and Collaborate Ultra. Collaborate Ultra is part of the Blackboard learning management system (LMS). Unfortunately, my institution uses a different LMS, so I am not able to play around with this tool. However, Google Hangouts Read more…
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Thing 8 for 23 Things is about Facebook. Facebook is something that I have used for over a decade. It is one online platform that I use strictly for personal use, unlike Twitter and Instagram where I share publicly my research and work. Due to this, I’ve made my privacy Read more…
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I chose Student Getting Started with OneNote. Showed how to set up a page and how to insert information into it using the toolbar e.g. text, graphics etc.
I found a Tumbir Blog on Crafts UK. Was not very interesting. Advertised upcoming events and seemed to concentrate on one thing ceramics and Clay making.
I’ve used Twitter for six years. The goal in starting to use Twitter was to connect with the academic community, broadly and with those in my field. It has lead to some connections and countless learning opportunities. Since using it, I’ve played with a few tools such as Analytics and Read more…
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Thing 6 of the 23 Things course covers accessibility. While I thought I had a fairly good grip on ways in which to make my website and presentations accessible, I was overlooking quite a few things. I ran the Website Accessibility eValuation Tool (WAVE) on my website. The results were eye opening. Read more…
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Photograph: Douglas Robertson Photography It can be refreshing when someone calls a spade a spade. Paul Silvia does when he sums up in three words that ‘Writing is hard’ (How to Write a Lot. A Practical Guide to Academic Writing). He elaborates that writing about research is ‘frustrating, complicated, and un-fun’. I expect many researchers would agree … Continue reading Writing retreats and containment
As en educator of teacher candidates and researcher, I try to keep a critical eye out for issues surrounding diversity. Educating I often ask my students the following questions: Whose voices are being represented (age, gender, culture, ethnicity, etc.)? Are they represented authentically (are they speaking for themselves, or is Read more…
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I’m in a fairly small room on the first floor of the John Percival building with a group of strangers. I’ve come for a Welsh for Adults language class for beginners. I’m about to embark on something I’ve personally wanted to do for some time and which …
