Author Archives: NomadWarMachine

On Blogging

Posted on 1st August 2013 by NomadWarMachine

I’ve been ill recently and not getting around to doing anything – even blogging was too much to cope with.  I say even, but actually it is hard to get into the habit of blogging regularly (finding anything to say, … Continue reading →

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Intrinsic interest

Posted on 16th March 2013 by NomadWarMachine

I’ve been asked to think about what intrinsic interest is for my PhD cluster* and I thought the best way to stop this topic annoying me and stopping me from getting on with what I am meant to be doing … Continue reading →

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Faith, Howp, Luve

Posted on 20th October 2012 by NomadWarMachine

Still on the search for that perfect wedding reading, and out with Scots Lit pals last night.  I’d been adamant about not wanting owt trite at our wedding, such as 1 Corinthians 13 1-13, when Andrew suggested a reading from … Continue reading →

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Being Wittgensteinian

Posted on 14th October 2012 by NomadWarMachine

When I did my first degree I also worked in a factory for a couple of days of the week.  This meant that I could guarantee spending 2 hours at a stretch sitting at a machine with nothing to occupy … Continue reading →

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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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