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Old books I would not want to be without
The Daily Create yesterday was bizarre: There are only 3 tweets with this hashtag on Twitter. We found it via @mr45144 and we would love to add some #ds106 love to #OldBooksIDareNotPartWith today. Find a book you dare not part … Continue reading
Posted in D&G, DailyCreate, DS106, Philosophy, Reading, Wittgenstein
Tagged #TDC1727 #DS106 Daily Create, Books, D&G, knitting, Philosophy, Wittgenstein
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RSPB Scotland Loch Lomond
We had a day off today, and the weather was at least dry (in the morning), so N and I decided to head out to the RSPB Nature Reserve at Gartocharn – a fairly new reserve that we pass on the … Continue reading
5 Secrets about DS106
Today’s Daily Create is to: Use the Portent Title Generator to randomly generate a title about DS106…then WRITE THAT POST! So here’s mine: 5 Secrets about DS106 the government is hiding: It’s free. Take that, government capitalist pig dogs. It’s fun. … Continue reading
Blah
It’s been a fairly awful week. It should have been a restful week’s holiday around the house forgetting about work, but instead it was a stressful period that’s still not over. So Kim’s weekly challenge this week is particularly apt: Fighting the … Continue reading
Swans
Down at the pond earlier I was taking a picture of this beautiful swan preening itself: when I noticed another swan heading towards it: Oh, hello: Getting closer: I’m off then: Uh oh: And then the attack: At which all … Continue reading
Posted in Photos, Scotland
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Looking closely
Kim’s photo challenge this week is to look closely, and – like Kim – I find that getting into the habit of carrying my camera with me is encouraging me to do just that. I’ve been fascinated (even maybe borderline … Continue reading
Posted in #CLMOOC, Photos, Scotland, University
Tagged #clmooc, #lookclosely, feather, fish, Glasgow University, moorhen, windows
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ALT-C 2016
On Monday I travelled to Warwick Uni for the ALT-C 16 conference, which was taking place in the Warwick Arts Centre: The main purpose of the visit was to present some thoughts that Maha, Kevin and I had put together: Developing … Continue reading
Posted in #CLMOOC, #DigiWriMo, #rhizo14, #rhizo15, Conferences, MOOC, Online learning, Photos, Social Media, Teaching
Tagged #clmooc, #DigiWriMo, #rhizo14, #rhizo16, ALT-C, sculpture, Warwick University
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Fossil Grove
Today we drove down to Victoria Park to visit Fossil Grove, some fossilised Lepidodendron trees discovered in 1887 and preserved in a museum. Inside was very dark, and it was really hard taking any pics. Here’s the model showing where the … Continue reading
Evening walk
It’s been a dreich weekend, but yesterday evening it was dry enough that Niall and I headed out for a walk. We walked up the road behind our house and I was pleased to see a gull posing nicely for … Continue reading
The CLMooc Community
Over the last year or so I’ve been part of Karen’s postcard project. It’s a lovely feeling coming home after a long day in the office and finding bright rectangles of card on the mat. I’ve covered one board thoroughly, … Continue reading
