There is an e-learning environment strategy currently being formulated at University – I’m not part of the group creating it, but have been able to pass on some ideas. I almost ended up creating my own strategy document when I… Read moreSuggestions for a Digital Learning Environment Strategy
It’s almost a month since the end of the CLMOOC pop-up animation week, so possibly it’s time for some reflection. I’m not convinced we hit the necessary critical mass of participants to make a social media based event work well,… Read moreAnimation Week – postscript
One of the first activities for CLMOOC does #DigiWriMo is a re-run of the AltCV exercise. This time, inspired by Charlene Doland’s from last year, I decided to have a go with the free version of Animaker. Time was limited,… Read moreAltCV version 2
Most of my cast on set Today’s daily create is to “Create a video story with children’s toys and/or cut out drawings”. I’m glad I spotted this one early, because as well as being a fairly challenging one, it’s the… Read moreMy first stop motion animation
I just came across WebAssembly in a news post on The Register – this is quite an exciting development from the e-learning point of view. Simulations can be one of the most effective teaching tools, allowing student to investigate things… Read moreWebAssembly – a way to create educational simulations for the web?
Most of the videos I’ve created and put on-line so far have been basic screen casts: either demonstrations or how-to guides for pieces of software. I’m hoping to do some more varied and interesting videos in future, and I’ve been… Read moreMaking a video ident
All About Niall:The things I probably wouldn’t mention in my C.V. Niall, an Engineer. My first two degrees were both in Engineering, and I still consider myself to be an Engineer, although nothing resembling traditional engineering design has been… Read moreMy Alternative CV
In a couple of days the people of the U.K. will be voting on whether or not to remain part of the European Union. Or rather, a select group of the people of the U.K. will be voting – many… Read moreDemocracy?
The “away-day” happened, there were no major fights, and lots of people went to the pub… The morning consisted of us being split into cross team groups to discuss how our activities map onto the new department strategy – a… Read morePost “away-day” thoughts
Tomorrow we have a department ‘away day’… I’ve been fortunate enough to only be forced into taking part in three such events in the past, two planning/collaboration ones in conference rooms, and one team building one with paintball guns… From… Read morePre-away day thoughts