Category Archives: #CLMOOC

Abstract, repeat, emote

Posted on 1st March 2018 by NomadWarMachine

This post is inspired by a phrase Amy Burvall said in the latest netnarr hangout : Abstraction Repetition Emotion I took one of Susan’s pictures and abstracted the star from it by using Paint: Then I used the star to create nine … Continue reading →

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Demystifying Doodles

Posted on 17th February 2018 by NomadWarMachine

I’ve been thinking a lot about creative processes recently – about how, if all one sees is the end product, it’s easy to assume that the creator produced it effortlessly. This morning, as I was doodling a happy birthday message … Continue reading →

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Free as a bird

Posted on 13th January 2018 by NomadWarMachine

I wanted to make a gif today. I’d been reading about how to do this in GIMP, and a cold, damp Saturday seemed like the perfect day to experiment. So I doodled a little bird and scanned it to my … Continue reading →

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Buttons

Posted on 6th January 2018 by NomadWarMachine

  I love buttons. This is the contents of my button tin, tipped out onto one of my favourite trays. I’ve been collecting these buttons for as long as I can remember – some were handed down by great grandmothers, … Continue reading →

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Zapp Map

Posted on 4th January 2018 by NomadWarMachine

Imagine you’d be making a trip of more than 15 years long. Get your babies on the way, each in a different continent. And do all that driving a 90 year old car. TDC2187 If I had the time, I’d … Continue reading →

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Cargo Cults

Posted on 31st December 2017 by NomadWarMachine

Arthur C. Clarke’s Third Law states that “any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic”. I think that’s probably true of many things and not just limited to technology – that many things that others do look like magic from the outside. … Continue reading →

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Hope

Posted on 27th December 2017 by NomadWarMachine

Twitter gets a lot of bad press, for many reasons. But, for me, it’s a place I find like-minded friends who are generous, caring and creative. So today’s #DecDoodle is a Twitter dove with an olive branch – symbolising my … Continue reading →

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Creative Playfulness and Convivial Interactions

Posted on 16th December 2017 by NomadWarMachine

I’m giving a paper at the SocMedHE conference at Sheffield Hallam this Tuesday called Creative Playfulness and Convivial Interactions in a Participatory Culture: recent findings and implications for Higher Education. It’s based on some of the findings from my PhD research … Continue reading →

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Learning and Meaning

Posted on 25th November 2017 by NomadWarMachine

I rewatched a superb TedX talk yesterday by Tesia Marshik called Learning styles & the importance of critical self-reflection. She talks about the myth of learning styles and the danger of believing in them, and it’s a powerful and persuasive critique. What … Continue reading →

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Cat Map

Posted on 2nd November 2017 by NomadWarMachine

No, not a map of cats, but a map for cats. Specifically, this is a map of the downstairs of our house and the back garden. Each X marks a spot that is owned by a cat or that a … Continue reading →

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