I’ve borrowed some space on my blog to explain why I’m not doing the ice bucket challenge I was nominated for. Despite the good-natured fun the whole thing makes me uneasy and any social trend that is difficult to opt out of should at leas make us wary.
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For a “reflective space” I’m not doing much in the way of reflecting here am I. 🙁
There is more than one way of creating digital stories. Prompted by a question during a conference presentation, here are some examples of interactive documentaries that show how powerful the web can be as a storytelling tool.
In the last week there has been quite a bit of interest on Twitter about Adobe’s latest mobile app, Voice, so I had a proper look at it. Here are my impressions.
Digital Storytelling for public engagement at #digifest14 This is a post from the Netskills Voices blog with a Storify’d breakdown of a presentation I delivered with my colleague Caroline Ingram at the Jisc Digital Festival in March.
I’m writing this as a contribution to BlappSnapp, a series of posts on mobile apps in the classroom for Julian Wood (@ideas_factory). You can see the previous post in the chain here. If you’ve done any work with digital video you’ll know that the results that learners achieve can be amazing. You’ll also know what […]
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Fine-tuning your storytelling
My latest post for Netskills on developing an approach to writing stories for educators and researchers.
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On yer bike! Cycling, tech & travel
We’re quite fond of our bikes at Netskills but it’s not often we get a chance to use them for work if you ignore the regular commuting. Recently, I took the plunge and brought my bike with me on a trip to a fieldwork showcase event in rural North Wales. True to Netskills’ principles, technology played a part in planning and recording the trip.
Bringing together some items on the web to ask a question about the possible environmental impact of the so-called “internet of things”.
Featured image: cc licensed ( BY ) flickr photo by James Cridland: http://flickr.com/photos/jamescridland/2769699053/
Recently, I found out I’d passed the final dissertation part of the MSc I’d been studying for at Sheffield Hallam University: Technology Enhanced Learning Innovation and Change.
What I learnt between 2009 and now can wait for another blog post (or two), but given my role at Netskills it makes sense to talk about how I used technology to help put my dissertation together.