Author Archives: NomadWarMachine

St Andrew’s Day

Posted on 30th November 2021 by NomadWarMachine

Today is St Andrew’s Day, Scottish feast day of Andrew the Apostle. no day off for me, as although it’s a Bank Holiday, institutions are not obliged to honour it (boo!). The Daily Create today asks us to use an … Continue reading →

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5 in 1 story

Posted on 25th October 2021 by NomadWarMachine

Grab the 5 nearest books around you. (Novels or textbooks, whatever story you’re wanting to make.) Create a story from the following: The first sentence on p. 1 of the first book.The seventh sentence on p. 5 of the second … Continue reading →

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We’re tired of trees

Posted on 26th September 2021 by NomadWarMachine

We’re tired of trees. We should stop believing in trees, roots, and radicles. They’ve made us suffer too much. D&G A Thousand Plateaus. p 15 Of course I’m not really tired of trees – but here’s some from Mugdock that … Continue reading →

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Talk Like a Pirate Day

Posted on 19th September 2021 by NomadWarMachine
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Lines of Thought for ALT21

Posted on 13th September 2021 by NomadWarMachine

Last week Wendy and I gave a presentation about the collaborative poem written for a DS106 Daily Create and some of the remixes that came from it. Here’s the recording and a link to the slides.

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Bob Ross Godzilla

Posted on 12th September 2021 by NomadWarMachine

Sometimes I see a Daily Create that makes me wish I had a lot of time to spend on it. Friday was one of those days. The prompt was to make a Bob Ross style voice over. I only had … Continue reading →

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Visible darning

Posted on 5th September 2021 by NomadWarMachine

Many years ago mum made me a blanket for my bed. It’s made from woollen garments left at the end of a jumble sale, all in my favourite pinks. I put it on my bed when we first got the … Continue reading →

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Mull, again

Posted on 31st August 2021 by NomadWarMachine

A week away on Mull, one of my favourite places in the world. We had a beautiful lodge – big, top quality, nestling in the middle of nowhere. The neighbours were … Not all that friendly – tolerating us, at … Continue reading →

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Digital Detritus

Posted on 18th August 2021 by NomadWarMachine

Do you tidy up at the end of a beach party? Are you happy to walk away from the embers of a beach barbeque, ignoring the empty drink cans and food wrappers, or do you carefully collect any rubbish that … Continue reading →

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The emergence of participatory learning: authenticity, serendipity and creative playfulness

Posted on 3rd August 2021 by NomadWarMachine

Today I got the final confirmation that I have been awarded my PhD in Education, with the title The emergence of participatory learning: authenticity, serendipity and creative playfulness. The thesis is now uploaded to my Uni library repository, and anyone … Continue reading →

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