Open Participants 2021, The Network
Silent Sunday
205/365 Apples flickr photo by NomadWarMachine shared under a Creative Commons (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0) license
16 Posts from July 2025
Open Participants 2021, The Network
Listening AND doing
Image from Wikimedia Recently I’ve been over-exposed to the picture above. I’ve been to a slew of talks and presentations where well-meaning people have used this picture on slide and told me that lectures are outdated and all the best teachers nowadays engage their students in active learning. But, of course, it’s not as clear cut as that. In a paper that, in my opinion, is one of the most important pieces of writing about teaching and learning, Anna Sfard […]
#TDC4938, Found poem, Open Participants 2021, The Network
How to tell a story
How to tell a story flickr photo by NomadWarMachine shared under a Creative Commons (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0) license How to tell a story Who am I to tell you how to tell your story? You might start at the beginning Or in the middle, or at the end If the story wants to be told, it will leap from your mind onto the page And then, from those pages, it will jump into mine. A poem for today’s Daily […]
Crane, Open Participants 2021, The Network
Silent Sunday
197/365 Barclay Curle Crane flickr photo by NomadWarMachine shared under a Creative Commons (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0) license
Barclay Curle Crane, Clyde, cranes, Open Participants 2021, Partick, The Network
Walking around Glasgow
I know that people have strong opinions about all of the building that is happening at UofG, but personally I love the juxtaposition of old and new buildings, and views like this one, with the tower behind the crane for the Keystone building: The old and the new flickr photo by NomadWarMachine shared under a Creative Commons (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0) license I had a meeting with a friend this morning, and after that I decided to walk down to Partick, […]
Barclay Curle Crane, Clyde, cranes, Govan Old Church, Open Participants 2021, Partick, The Network
Walking around Glasgow
I know that people have strong opinions about all of the building that is happening at UofG, but personally I love the juxtaposition of old and new buildings, and views like this one, with the tower behind the crane for the Keystone building: The old and the new flickr photo by NomadWarMachine shared under a Creative Commons (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0) license I had a meeting with a friend this morning, and after that I decided to walk down to Partick, […]
Open Participants 2021, St Mungo, The Network
Dear Green Shawl
194/365 Dear Green Shawl flickr photo by NomadWarMachine shared under a Creative Commons (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0) license I’ve been meaning to knit this shawl for many years now – it’s been sitting in my Ravelry queue awaiting the right yarn. Luckily I’d downloaded the pattern, as it’s no longer available. ‘Dear Green Place’ is Glasgow’s nickname – a translation of the Scots Gaelic Glas Chu. TilmannR, CC BY-SA 4.0 , via Wikimedia Commons Glasgow’s coat of arms is composed of […]
Croe Water, Open Participants 2021, The Network
Silent Sunday
Ardgartan Forest flickr photo by NomadWarMachine shared under a Creative Commons (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0) license
Ardgartan, Open Participants 2021, The Network, Thoreau, walk, woods
Thoreau
Thoreau flickr photo by NomadWarMachine shared under a Creative Commons (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0) license Today was a very hot day, so we decided to head out to the woods with a packed lunch. Despite the inevitable traffic jams around Balloch it was a lovely drive in an air conditioned car up to Ardgartan. We arrived shortly after 1pm and had an hour’s walk through the woods along Croe Water. Today’s Daily Create asks us to make a motivational poster based […]
Open Participants 2021, The Network
Blogging as an academic practice
Percolating ideas flickr photo by NomadWarMachine shared under a Creative Commons (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0) license I’ve been enjoying dipping in and out of the “On Writing” series that Jim Groom’s been hosting on Reclaim TV, although I’ve not been able to watch them live as they usually stream at 5pm on a Friday, by which time I am off line and off to the pub to meet friends. However, luckily they are also recorded, so I can catch up at […]
academic publishing, Open Participants 2021, The Network
Academic Book Chapters
Every time I have an academic book chapter published I promise myself that I will never do it again, because it takes so long from first submitting an expression of interest to finally seeing it published. But then I forget, and see a call for chapters that interests me, and before I realise what I am doing I’ve committed myself to the process again. But, on the other hand, there’s something really fulfilling about seeing the final publication and reading […]
Durkheim, Mimi Ito, Open Participants 2021, The Network
HOMAGO
Today’s Daily Create asks us to reflect on what make a community. That’s quite a big question for an an activity that typically takes 15-20 minutes to complete. I didn’t check before replying to it today, but last time this challenge was set I put together a quick video and shared it to the playlist. This time I looked up at my notice board and took a picture of an image that’s been there since I was writing my PhD […]
Open Participants 2021, The Network
Silent Sunday
Swan flickr photo by NomadWarMachine shared under a Creative Commons (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0) license
Open Participants 2021, The Network
Silent Sunday
Swan flickr photo by NomadWarMachine shared under a Creative Commons (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0) license
Open Participants 2021, The Network
Dogs of war – or peace?
Today’s Daily Create asks us to Try this site that gives you a bit of control over world maps. It allows you to re-orientate the world map to specific countries (so you change the common perspective found in so many maps). You have a few different map types to play with, too. Maybe you make a political statement? Or maybe you just make some art! I clicked on the UK, and the resulting map reminded me of two big, friendly dogs saying […]