Category Archives: University

Silent Sunday

Posted on 20th April 2025 by NomadWarMachine

106/365 Through the round window (view from the Senate Room) flickr photo by NomadWarMachine shared under a Creative Commons (BY-NC-SA) license

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Boundaries

Posted on 29th March 2025 by NomadWarMachine

Yesterday’s Daily Create was about boundaries, and I was thinking about what my response would be as I was walking up to a Uni meeting yesterday morning. First, as I got off the bus and started walking up the path, … Continue reading →

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Malicious links

Posted on 19th March 2025 by NomadWarMachine

20190425_Elephant at the Metal Zoo flickr photo by Damien Walmsley shared under a Creative Commons (BY-NC) license A couple of weeks ago I had a feeling that my emails weren’t working properly. I couldn’t work out what was happening, but … Continue reading →

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Silent Sunday

Posted on 2nd March 2025 by NomadWarMachine

56/365 Glasgow Uni Library flickr photo by NomadWarMachine shared under a Creative Commons (BY-NC-SA) license

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Reflection on an ongoing collaboration

Posted on 13th November 2024 by NomadWarMachine

“Postcards on Pedagogy” flickr photo by NomadWarMachine shared under a Creative Commons (BY-NC-SA) license It’s a couple of weeks into the UW/UofG collaboration, and I thought I’d take a few minutes to reflect on my experiences so far. It started … Continue reading →

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Use more cats!

Posted on 22nd October 2024 by NomadWarMachine

“Bribery” flickr photo by NomadWarMachine shared under a Creative Commons (BY-NC-SA) license Today in the Active Learning Network CPD session Isobel asks us to reflect on the sessions. The activity that I enjoyed the most was the session by Mark … Continue reading →

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Silent Sunday

Posted on 6th October 2024 by NomadWarMachine

“Main Building” flickr photo by NomadWarMachine shared under a Creative Commons (BY-NC-SA) license

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My Values

Posted on 2nd October 2024 by NomadWarMachine

I’ve been asked to contribute to a collective statement about our teams values. Sigh. I know how these things go. First everybody takes time to come up with a set of values they believe in, then everybody talks as a group … Continue reading →

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The story of a loser

Posted on 30th August 2024 by NomadWarMachine

I was contacted this week by a professor in my old Philosophy department (where I spent many happy years as a PhD student and graduate teaching assistant), wanting to know how I made the move from philosophy into learning and … Continue reading →

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Silent Sunday

Posted on 14th April 2024 by NomadWarMachine

“102 Mask” flickr photo by NomadWarMachine shared under a Creative Commons (BY-NC-SA) license

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