Just found some seemingly random notes from the ‘Jisc Digital Festival 2014’:”Being digital … What does it mean for us as human beings? Diana Oblinger, Educause, is the first keynote speaker #digifest14. “it is not man or machine” it’s “man and…
Category: 23 Things Syndicated
Thing 3
I think there must be a phrase for when your digital footprint has been well and truly overshadowed by someone with the same name but a far greater internet presence. Whatever it is – that is is what has happened to me. I’ve seen the results of googling myslef before, of course. Back in about […]
Things 4 Digital Security.
This activity was a real eye opener. The activity where I accessed the settings on my IPhone and examined the security settings was a learning curve. I can see that I will need to spend time to learn more and re set to a high level of security the setting I have on all my … Continue reading “Things 4 Digital Security.”
My examination of my digital footprint
In the step three of Edinburgh University 23 digital things I read the article on Digital footprints. The exercise required me to search for my name in Good and to examine the results. I share the similar name with the deceased Hollywood TV actor Michael Landon. His surname was without a G after Lan/. Google found many postings … Continue reading “My examination of my digital footprint”
Active Citizen course: recap
Notes from the Active Citizen course Three spheres of democracy Political sphere encompasses government, elections, and participation in political life political involvement is public information political life is a combination of voluntary and required actions Marketplace buying things investments marketplace participation is unavoidable: marketplace activism (ie, boycotting companies) is voluntary and mostly private Civil society nonprofit […]
23 Things – Thing 7 & Thing 8
Thing 7 – Twitter We’re going back to Twitter this week, and they start off giving us a couple of articles to read that are actually quite good reads and … Continue reading →
Thing 2 (and 1):
I came across the 23 Things programme whilst interning in the Educational Design and Engagement division of University of Edinburgh…
Thing 2 step 3
Alright step 3, got an email from Charlie (Stephanie Farley) from 23things and that was a really nice reminder of keeping up with the program. I met some library collegues from the southern region of Sweden the other day discussing a possible translation and launch of the 23 things in swedish. We discussed the importance … Fortsätt läsa Thing 2 step 3 →
23 Things – Thing 5 & Thing 6
Thing 5 – Diversity For me diversity is important because humans are diverse, and we need to live in a world that accepts and promotes that. It’s why every time … Continue reading →
23 Things – Thing 3 & Thing 4
Thing 3 – Digital Footprint A digital footprint is what you leave of yourself online which can include profiles, pictures, comments. Because these items are online, they can be found … Continue reading →
23 Things – Thing 1 & Thing 2
23 Things is a programme that I was introduced to via the module on Personal and Professional Development. The original programme was designed to introduce you to a series of … Continue reading →
Master’s Degree – Dissertation Progression
There has been a fair amount of progress on the dissertation since I last talked about it. We’ve handed in our final proposals and have now moved into what I … Continue reading