Your own Twitter infographic with Angry Birds knock down
Get an infographic of your twitter stats, then knock it down Angry Birds style! Can you beat my 10,902 pts?
Vizify Yourself!
Do you have an active online presence? Are you looking for a quick and stylish way to present a bio online? Then go ahead, Vizify yourself! You’ll be surprised what it picks up. I only had to customise a tiny amount of my page. You can view it here. This is what it looks like… Have [...]
A cold beer and a curry-spiced shepperd’s pie. Mmmm.
Another great, warming recipe to share with you. A lovely golden brown picture of this Curry-spiced Shepherds’ Pie caught my eye in the latest Delicious magazine. Lucky we had most of the ingredients. So simple, so delicious, all the bowls were licked clean!
Connect-a-gogy
In a world of hyperconnectivity, are we really connecting with learners? Can Moodle help us connect? Here’s an overview of what I got out of Moodle Moot 2012. Click the title of this post to watch my presentation.
Infographic Overload? Here’s another one…
Recently, I have been collating useful infographics. In fact, I think I’m slightly addicted. You can view my collection here at Pinterest. Some are related to teaching and learning and some are a bit more random, like 20 Awesome Free Fonts, ePortfolio’s and the Psychology of Colour. Here’s a great one I came across today. [...]
More Tweets than you can say “hashtag”
OK, so I was wrong! In my communications so far I have suggested tools like Twitter will reduce email overload… Now I’m wondering why I even suggested that. Do they really, or are we just spreading the information overload? Perhaps we are, perhaps we are all searching for ways to filter the masses of information out [...]
Why are we still using email at work?
The workplace challenge At my current workplace there has been a challenge issued by our Institute Director to reduce our current ‘Email Overload’. It’s a really good idea and was cleverly kicked off with a challenge set out in a video message (not email). I think this method of promotion and communication has seen a [...]
mix, mix, mix…
Well, we may have a little chef on our hands. Either that or a brick layer, or renderer… he’s obsessed with mixing. This morning we had to walk the development to see all the builders, the cement trucks and men laying driveways. He loves being in the kitchen, “look, see, mummy?” So cute. This evening we made [...]
Where’s my phone? Where’s the nearest toilet?
All important questions when you’ve just had a baby, I’ll spare you the details. This is where location enable services/ geo-tagging can help! Personally, I use location enabled technology on my iPhone now more than I actually talk to people. I use it to help me find my friends, my phone (my toddler keeps hiding it), [...]
Tech trends don’t trickle down to students, it’s the other way around!
I was just reading an interesting article about QR codes, which fail to engage young consumers. The findings below (from 500 students across 24 colleges across the US) interestingly show that only 21% of students could cope with the technology, they thought the process just took too long, they lost interest 81% of students owned a [...]
How much fun is Prezi?
I recently attended the Strategic Regional Leadership for Innovation Conference in Port Macquarie. The conference attracted more than 300 delegates, was opened by North Coast TAFE’s institute director, Elizabeth McGregor and featured many speakers, including the Hon Simon Crean MP, the Hon Andrew Stoner, MP, Rob Oakeshott MP and many more, including the engaging and “17th [...]
Creating more inclusive learning opportunities with the iPad
I recently worked with group of disabilities consultants at North Coast TAFE in some ‘Mobile Equipment Trials’. We were exploring how the iPad can creative better learning experiences for learners with disabilities. The project was called, IncludeMe! You can visit our project site here. Here’s a summary of how the project worked out! Tip: roll [...]
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