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Re: Today In Digital Education (TIDE) — Episode 23: Incompetent Edtech

Aaron Davis — Wed, 23 Sep 2015 23:04:15 -0000

Another great episode. Couple of links of domains. I like Dai really wonder if there is a place for students actively owning a space of their own from a young age. A few links that might be worth checking out are from Robert Schultz, a teacher in the US (http://rtschuetz.blogspot.c... and Adrian Camm who is attempting to role out blogs for the whole school (http://adriancamm.com/2015/... Although Adrian seems to have set up using Edublogs. They are both interesting reads and I feel continue that conversation about presence.

Re: Today In Digital Education (TIDE) — Episode 18: Agile addictions

Doug Belshaw — Thu, 16 Jul 2015 09:46:29 -0000

Nicely done! I'm off to play with gifyoutube.com now...

Re: Today In Digital Education (TIDE) — Episode 18: Agile addictions

Aaron Davis — Thu, 16 Jul 2015 09:31:12 -0000

Another great podcast. I love how after an hour and a half I am again sobered up with the discussion of open society and security. If you were just another 20 minute podcast, there would never be time for such gold.
Also, thank you Doug so much for sharing Chilly in your newsletter. I thought you might appreciate the gif I made from his Get Lucky video: http://gifyoutube.com/gif/m...

Re: Today In Digital Education (TIDE) — Episode 15: Gizoogle ya data

Doug Belshaw — Tue, 07 Jul 2015 10:32:48 -0000

Thanks Aaron - useful info/links! :)

Re: Today In Digital Education (TIDE) — Episode 15: Gizoogle ya data

Aaron Davis — Tue, 07 Jul 2015 05:25:29 -0000

In relation to listening and reading at the same time, I've recently taken to listening to books on my iPhone 4 (not even Siri) via the VoiceOver setting in Accessibility. It does not work for PDFs, works for Kindle. Must admit, the computerised voice is not for everyone and nothing compared to an Audible reading, but beggars can't be choosers.

Steve Brophy also wrote a great post (https://stevebrophy.wordpre... talking about his journey to find different applications which play things out loud in order to improve his productivity.

Re: Thought Shrapnel: Free stock photos · Pexels

Doug Belshaw — Thu, 28 May 2015 07:11:07 -0000

Thanks Chris!

Re: Thought Shrapnel: Free stock photos · Pexels

Chris Thomson — Thu, 28 May 2015 07:08:02 -0000

Less searchable and extensive but some lovely CC-0 images in http://unsplash.com

Re: Thought Shrapnel: Privacy is at a crossroads. Choose wisely.

paulmartin42 — Tue, 03 Mar 2015 03:22:11 -0000

Hmmm pre-sucked jelly babies. Can I have both

Re: Thought Shrapnel: Before these technological advancements, workers...

Roger Stone — Thu, 15 Jan 2015 05:40:16 -0000

This also means that workers are more flexible and can apply for new jobs more easily which helps in a rapidly changing work environment. However the driving down of labour costs for all (starting at the low end but moving inexorably upwards) is a problem that society will have to address and solve over the next decade

Re: Thought Shrapnel: Social Barriers Faced by Newcomers Placing Their First Contribution in Open Source Software Projects | Igor Steinmacher - Academia.edu

Igor Steinmacher — Mon, 20 Oct 2014 18:13:29 -0000

Hi Doug,

I am the author of this paper and would be glad to hear about the impact/influence and what is being discussed about it in Mozilla.

Best

Re: Mozilla Web Literacy — Ankit Gadgil is a web developer and Mozilla Rep...

Mayur — Tue, 30 Sep 2014 06:32:16 -0000

Ankit is Awesome!! Good work Ankit :)

Re: Thought Shrapnel: Man Takes a Selfie Every Day for Eight Years &...

Emmadw — Mon, 22 Sep 2014 10:13:59 -0000

Love the way he's planned it & is walking though different parts of his house etc.

Re: Thought Shrapnel: 4 alternatives to Google products and services | PC World

annacow — Wed, 10 Sep 2014 12:52:05 -0000

and use ixquick as a search engine

Re: Thought Shrapnel: I’ve just had a look at my Twitter analytics. I...

Doug Belshaw — Tue, 09 Sep 2014 09:12:37 -0000

Interestingly, there's a skew towards Twitter identifying people as male (they don't ask at sign-up). See here: http://boingboing.net/2014/...

(via @fourtonfish)

Re: Thought Shrapnel: I’ve just had a look at my Twitter analytics. I...

kimxtom — Tue, 09 Sep 2014 06:34:07 -0000

Just checked mine - I'm at 55% female and 45% male. Pew research says "A roughly equal proportion of men and women use Twitter and Tumblr, respectively" via http://www.pewresearch.org/....

Re: Mozilla Web Literacy — Stephen Downes is a Senior Researcher for the...

Stephen Downes — Mon, 08 Sep 2014 13:02:29 -0000

Yeah, I'd say that's accurate.

Re: Mozilla Web Literacy — A long-time contributor to the Web Literacy Map...

Doug Belshaw — Fri, 05 Sep 2014 02:06:19 -0000

Thanks for your time, Ian!

Re: Mozilla Web Literacy — A long-time contributor to the Web Literacy Map...

W. Ian O'Byrne — Thu, 04 Sep 2014 12:40:33 -0000

Thanks for the great interview...and for shepherding us through this process.

Re: Thought Shrapnel: The stability of personal identity in a digital age

Doug Belshaw — Mon, 01 Sep 2014 04:51:13 -0000

Agreed. Imagine someone making a looped animated gif of something spectacularly embarrassing. Awkward times.

Re: Thought Shrapnel: The stability of personal identity in a digital age

Tim Jefferis — Sun, 31 Aug 2014 18:19:42 -0000

I pity the poor kids I teach who can't make the mistakes all young people do without their every blooper being documented.

Re: Battening down the hatches (again)

Doug Belshaw — Tue, 26 Aug 2014 05:49:27 -0000

Hi Natalie, thanks for sharing this! I hadn't considered a low-GI diet before, so perhaps I'll give that a try.

Really glad that you're seeking professional help. We're collectively too reticent to do that when it can aid us so much. :-)

Re: Battening down the hatches (again)

Natalie Adams — Tue, 26 Aug 2014 04:34:31 -0000

Opening up my laptop back at work this morning with a sense of impending doom I can't put my finger on. Nothing to do with work, I love my job. Nothing to do with family or friends, I'm very lucky.

To read a blog that puts this into words has been a 'day saver' this morning.

Thank you for writing this.

I've felt the same darkness creeping in since last week. I too can recognise a pattern and off I went to speak to my GP on Friday to discuss it, knowing that I need to action sooner rather than when I've become sloth like, moody and difficult to live with.

Things that help me:

Joining an exercise class. I've been going to a cardio boxing class for the last couple of months, the endorphins coupled with the fact that I'm part of a group help me from retreating too far back into myself.

Eating good. Low GI has been a saviour for me in the past.

Meditation-in the evenings to calm my mind. Using the Headspace app.

Reading literature. Escaping into a fictional space-the anxiety reducing technique of distraction, when things seem too black. I think American Female Novelists saved my life in my one of my worst bouts of depression.

Doing something kind for someone. I find my moods become quite self indulgent so scheduling a time to visit an elderly relative I don't often see, doing some volunteering or giving something away to others helps me to refocus.

Thanks for sharing about the light and alarm clock. I think this could be really good for me.

Re: Open Badges: 3D printing for credentials?

Doug Belshaw — Wed, 20 Aug 2014 13:40:05 -0000

Thanks Don! Great find with the 3D printed badges. Love it. :-)

Re: Open Badges: 3D printing for credentials?

Don Presant — Wed, 20 Aug 2014 13:09:26 -0000

Hey Doug, great meta thinking. I was looking examples or hints of how to make Open Badges physical a few months back and found this: "Gamifying the Workplace: Badges IRL with 3D Printing" http://use-cases.org/2014/0...

Re: Open Badges: 3D printing for credentials?

Doug Belshaw — Wed, 20 Aug 2014 04:53:20 -0000

Yes - good point, Craig! I think, though, that as 3D printing becomes mainstream (probably before Open Badges, to be honest) it might become a bit more homely. :-)