Author Archives: NomadWarMachine

Vicarious learning

Posted on 24th August 2015 by NomadWarMachine

If we think that tutorials and seminars are an important part of the campus based learning experience, then how to we replace these when we are designing and delivering online courses? One way might be to use virtual classroom software … Continue reading →

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WYSIWYG

Posted on 17th August 2015 by NomadWarMachine

There’s a new challenge going around – watch a short video and write a bog post tying what you have seen into something about education. So Whitney sent me this one about the Landfill Harmonic, who make musical instruments out … Continue reading →

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Don’t “check your ego at the door” please

Posted on 7th August 2015 by NomadWarMachine

I do a lot of collaborative writing, both at work and for fun. Often, particularly at work, this means that we’ll have a quick chat and then I will throw some rough words onto paper to get a sense of … Continue reading →

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Where is home?

Posted on 29th July 2015 by NomadWarMachine

I never know what to answer when folk ask where I am from. I’m from Scotland, of course – I’ve lived here for the last 17 years, and that’s my usual answer. But sometimes folk want to know where I … Continue reading →

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Ranger yourself

Posted on 28th July 2015 by NomadWarMachine

Apparently this week we are all to be park rangers. Well, sort of. We’ve been told to: … grab your sneakers or walking shoes, and head on out into the Great Outdoors and continue to explore the public spaces that … Continue reading →

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Cultivated wild flowers

Posted on 24th July 2015 by NomadWarMachine

As I was wandering around Uni today I noticed this flower bed at the side of the road. Up until this year, these beds have contained cultivated flowers, but this year they also contain a fair amount of “wild” flowers … Continue reading →

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An apple+ for the teacher

Posted on 21st July 2015 by NomadWarMachine

  An apple for the teacher is just not enough today. Another #blimage post

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Learning Technology Cats

Posted on 21st July 2015 by NomadWarMachine

The problem with learning technology as a specialism is that there are not enough cats involved. Oh, sure, some of us have cats and most of us enjoy watching them on the interwebz, but we don’t get them involved enough … Continue reading →

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A puzzle

Posted on 19th July 2015 by NomadWarMachine

I’ve no idea what I am meant to be doing. Not that there’s anything new about that, but for this task in particular I feel as if I have come in at the middle of a conversation and there’s a … Continue reading →

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Piles of tyres

Posted on 14th July 2015 by NomadWarMachine

According to the CLMOOC week 4 Make Cycle 4 email a pile of tyres is just a pile of tyres and nothing more. Really?   This is a pile of tyres waiting to be recycled. The mountain in the background … Continue reading →

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