Category Archives: Online learning

McLuhan’s Tetrad

Posted on 6th May 2023 by NomadWarMachine

I’m keeping half an eye on #ETMooc2 at the moment, and one of this week’s suggested activities caught my interest. Activity #1 – Marshall McLuhan Tetrad of Effects for Generative AI: What are the opportunities and challenges presented by the … 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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Speculative Futures on ChatGPT and Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI): A Collective Reflection from the Educational Landscape

Posted on 14th March 2023 by NomadWarMachine

On 22nd January an invite appeared in my inbox I am writing to invite you for a collaborative paper on ChatGPT and AI…The planned paper will adopt a speculative future design methodology. Each of us was invited to write two … Continue reading →

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Researchers as lurkers

Posted on 21st August 2022 by NomadWarMachine

An interesting paragraph in a book I am reading at the moment (Lurking, by Joanne McNeil). We are used to talking about learners as lurkers, but here’s another perspective. What images do we invoke when we think about the researcher … Continue reading →

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An anti-climax

Posted on 16th August 2022 by NomadWarMachine

I didn’t have high hopes for GISH – I didn’t know what to expect. But I had hoped for some sort of collaborative creating and remixing with some like minded people. So I paid my $25.01 (why the .01, I … Continue reading →

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The DS106 Daily Create is 10 years old

Posted on 8th January 2022 by NomadWarMachine

So here’s 10 reasons why you should join us in the Daily Create Teacher owl says Daily Creates are better than apples You too can become a leader Anyone can be a Daily Create Influencer It’s free, and open to … Continue reading →

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Digital Detritus

Posted on 18th August 2021 by NomadWarMachine

Do you tidy up at the end of a beach party? Are you happy to walk away from the embers of a beach barbeque, ignoring the empty drink cans and food wrappers, or do you carefully collect any rubbish that … Continue reading →

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The emergence of participatory learning: authenticity, serendipity and creative playfulness

Posted on 3rd August 2021 by NomadWarMachine

Today I got the final confirmation that I have been awarded my PhD in Education, with the title The emergence of participatory learning: authenticity, serendipity and creative playfulness. The thesis is now uploaded to my Uni library repository, and anyone … Continue reading →

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Collective Hope

Posted on 26th April 2021 by NomadWarMachine

Some collaborations keep giving and giving, making me smile and giving me hope. Last year some of us put together a calendar on the theme of hope – pictures we had drawn, photos we had taken, words we had written. … Continue reading →

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What would Wittgenstein think of remix?

Posted on 15th February 2021 by NomadWarMachine

We were playing a game at the weekend, which Kevin started. We answered by making an acrostic of the word we guessed until we got it right Then Wendy put her twist on it. Different game, different rules. Obviously related … Continue reading →

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