I have never been big on the use of emojis. It is probably a generation thing for me. I have always considered them an informal part of the communication, used to impart humour or affection with family and friends The … Continue reading →
Category: thing 5
Assumption makes an Ass out of U and Me
Emoji… well… I never assumed the original emoji colour was some sort of generic basis of White Anglo Saxon tradition nor as any other tradition. I was aware of its origin in Japan and put no weight to it other than as a limited avatar for human communication. How things change well here is myContinue reading “Assumption makes an Ass out of U and Me”
Variety, apparently it’s the spice of life
Reading Time: 6 minutes For all the folk out there in the blogosphere who also work in higher education, let me just say, we made it! It’s Friday of week 1 and all that work over the summer months and the craziness of welcome week / freshers wee…
Diversity
I got this message from my wife today. Mmmmm……….what have I done? I’m sure I emptied the dishwasher this morning. Maybe I didn’t. This doesn’t look good. Where’s the nearest garage? Some emergency flowers may be in order. Han…
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 →
Thing 5, Diversity.
Luckily for me, diversity includes making allowances for all people including those too busy to keep up with the 23 things timetable. Already hopelessly behind, I have been totally snagged on not being able to coax an avatar out of bitmoji and have now given up until I get myself a better phone. To make up… Continue reading Thing 5, Diversity.
23 Things – Thing 5 Diversity
There you have it, my Bitmoji avatar created as part of Thing 5. It looks more like me than any of the other emoji/emoticons that are available but it’s still just an approximation to who I actually am, and I’m not sure it was worth the effort as I now have to work out how … Continue reading →
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 […]
Diversity
I have to admit I do like using emojis on a daily basis through texts/Facebook posts as it’s a fun way to express myself-friends and family know they will always have at least one emoji in my replies in conversation even if it just the occasional smiley face. However after reading the two articles on … Continue reading Diversity
Week 3- Things 5 and 6
I really enjoyed making a Bitmoji, here she is, I sent it to friend via Whatsapp who thought it looked a lot like me!I think it is very important that it allows people to accurately represent themselves in terms of gender, colour, ethnicity etc.&n…
Week 3- Things 5 and 6
I really enjoyed making a Bitmoji, here she is, I sent it to friend via Whatsapp who thought it looked a lot like me!I think it is very important that it allows people to accurately represent themselves in terms of gender, colour, ethnicity etc.&n…