Author Archives: NomadWarMachine

On the difference between philosophy and dishwater

Posted on 13th October 2012 by NomadWarMachine

I’ve been chasing a half-remembered quote of Wittgenstein’s for a while now.  As ever, when  I found the text it was not saying exactly what I thought it was saying, but something even better. Here it is: Wittgenstein wrote to … Continue reading →

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Appropriate love

Posted on 11th October 2012 by NomadWarMachine

Niall and I decided recently that we want to be married, and I am gradually realising just what this means.  We saw the Minister today, and we have a date for the wedding – eek!  So I’ve started thinking about … Continue reading →

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ALT-C 2012 – a confrontation with reality

Posted on 19th September 2012 by NomadWarMachine

I spent most of last week down in Manchester at the ALT-C 2012 – a confrontation with reality conference.  Unusually for me I was not presenting (I had not submitted anything for consideration), so this was a chance for me to … Continue reading →

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Finding one’s voice

Posted on 8th September 2012 by NomadWarMachine

I’ve been experiencing a wee bit of writer’s block recently (well, don’t we all?) and a sentence floated into my mind, and has been repeating itself to me over and over this week.  I tracked it down (yeah, Google) and … Continue reading →

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eAssessment Scotland Conference 2012: “Feeding Back, Forming the Future”

Posted on 4th September 2012 by NomadWarMachine

Last Friday I attended the eAssessment Scotland conference at the University of Dundee: “Feeding Back, Forming the Future”.  Now in its fourth year, this was the second time I had attended. Last year Steve Draper and I were invited to … Continue reading →

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2012 International Computer Assisted Assessment (CAA) Conference: 10-11th July, Southampton

Posted on 19th July 2012 by NomadWarMachine

This year I attended the 2012 International Computer Assisted Assessment (CAA) Conference for the first time as both a delegate and as a presenter (I’d had a co-authored paper accepted last year, but had not been able to attend).   It … Continue reading →

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Learning the ropes

Posted on 17th July 2012 by NomadWarMachine

I’ve been wanting a place to set up a work-related blog for a while now.  As there is no official one at work  I have decided to set up my own (well, there is a facility to blog within Mahara, … Continue reading →

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