This is a cross-post between WordPress and Medium. As a kid, I consistently struggled to commit myself to the rigors of learning a musical instrument. I took piano lessons for a while, and gave them up not long after realising that I couldn’t play like Little Richard straight away. I bought a bass guitar from … Continue reading “Thing 14: Audio”
Category: digital literacy
Thing 13: Video
This is a cross-post between WordPress and Medium. I’m making crawlingly slow progress through 23 Things as I have a) been a bit blindsided by the US election results as well as b) trying to make sure I make the most of this course as an opportunity to properly reflect on the topics raised here. … Continue reading “Thing 13: Video”
Thing 10: Wikipedia
This is a cross-post between WordPress and Medium. Egypt’s Library of Alexandria was one of the largest and most significant libraries of the ancient world, best known perhaps for having been burned down and thus symbolising a widescale loss of cultural knowledge. I imagine that, for all its tomes, scrolls and wisdoms, it was probably … Continue reading “Thing 10: Wikipedia”
Thing 5: Diversity
My goodness – almost into Week Four and already I’ve got a bit of keeping up to do to stay on top of this. All recoverable at this stage though, so will keep on keeping on. Being a white, middle-aged, straight, able-bodied male, the society I live in has tended to be fashioned in favour … Continue reading “Thing 5: Diversity”