Category Archives: Learning

Open Education Remixers

Posted on 5th March 2025 by NomadWarMachine

This week, as part of Open Education Week 2025, I’m joining in with all of the remixes thanks to the wonderful Bryan Mathers and his remix machine and OEGlobal. First a ‘hello‘ activity, to make a badge. I made two … Continue reading →

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Easy Writing

Posted on 1st February 2025 by NomadWarMachine

Nearly there flickr photo by NomadWarMachine shared under a Creative Commons (BY-NC-SA) license People often tell me that they wished they found it as easy to write as I do – because, they think, it’s obvious that writing comes naturally … Continue reading →

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Creative Pedagogy

Posted on 11th January 2025 by NomadWarMachine

“Creativity” flickr photo by Melissa W Edwards shared under a Creative Commons (BY-NC) license What do people mean when they talk about creative pedagogies? Are they talking about pedagogies that support creativity, and produce creative learners, or are they talking … Continue reading →

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Collaborative Creativity

Posted on 9th December 2024 by NomadWarMachine

During the month of November we (Alka, Deb, Mary and Sarah) asked ourselves four questions: Where do I come from? Where am I going? Why am I here? Who am I? First of all, each of us took some time … 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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Purrfect Harmony: Finding Zen with Cats, Knitting, and Ukuleles

Posted on 19th March 2024 by NomadWarMachine

I’m in a webinar for a course I am doing, and there was a suggestion to ask GenAI for a possible blog topic. Here’s what it gave me for the prompt “please suggest a blog topic about cats, knitting and … Continue reading →

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#Rhizo24: the reunion

Posted on 14th January 2024 by NomadWarMachine

What were you doing 10 years ago? On January 14th, 2014, #rhizo14 – or Rhizomatic Learning – The community is the curriculum as it was officially called, began. As fellow rhizonauts will remember, this was the brainchild of Dave Cormier, … Continue reading →

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Bricolage

Posted on 31st December 2023 by NomadWarMachine

My One Little Word for 2024 is bricolage. Bricolage is a French word which roughly translates as ‘do it yourself’. It is a practice of taking what is available (what is ready to hand, as Heidegger says) and reusing it … Continue reading →

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So long, and thanks for all the TAGS

Posted on 29th April 2023 by NomadWarMachine

For almost ten years now, whenever I’ve been involved in an activity that involves Twitter conversations I’ve headed over to TAGS and set up a copy to collate tweets and produce visualisations like the one above. So earlier this month, … Continue reading →

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Engagement

Posted on 17th April 2023 by NomadWarMachine

During a twitter conversation, I turned to AI and asked what is ‘student engagement’? Here’s the reply. Student engagement refers to the level of interest, enthusiasm, and involvement that students have in their learning experiences. Engaged students are actively involved … Continue reading →

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