Category Archives: Writing

N+ Sonnet

Today’s Daily Create asks us to share a poem in celebration of National Poetry Day, with this year’s theme being counting. I chose a Shakespeare Sonnet: Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day? Thou art more lovely and more … Continue reading

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Vanishing thoughts

Where do some ideas go to? Yesterday I walked up the road to Uni, my head filled with an idea for a blog post. I remember that it was something I’d been thinking about for a while without having a … Continue reading

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Blog or die?

“Thesis word cloud” flickr photo by NomadWarMachine shared under a Creative Commons (BY-NC-SA) license I used to write here regularly, and at some point I stopped. Maybe it was the pandemic, maybe it was the pressure of writing up my … Continue reading

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From Icemeet to Runswick

A ChatGPT response for today’s Daily Create n the heart of winter, a tale unfolded—a journey from the frost-kissed village of Icemeet to the coastal haven of Runswick. A trio of travelers set forth on this expedition: Elara, a young … Continue reading

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Postcards as an antidote to AI

It’s been far too long since I got out my supplies and decided on a theme for a round of postcards, but this week we’ve set things in motion. Inspired by a MOOC type thing that some of us are … Continue reading

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Speculative Futures on ChatGPT and Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI): A Collective Reflection from the Educational Landscape

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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Writer’s Silence

I am reduced to silence Promising ideas dance at the edge of my mind Quietly vanishing when caught on paper Inky moths, stilled by a lepidopterist’s pin Dying, dissolving, leaving me bereft Exhausted by the effort of achieving nothing, I … Continue reading

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Getting back into the habit

I haven’t written much here recently. I used to write at least one post a month, but once I started posting my Silent Sunday photo posts time has passed my by without me noticing that has been all I’ve been … Continue reading

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Goodbye to 2022

Some people walk around talking to themselves, the world at large, or anyone who might listen. Others of us blog. I often use this space to work out what I am thinking by writing out my thoughts – as Laurel … Continue reading

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Researcher Visibility

In my last post I shared a quote from Joanne McNeil introducing the idea of researcher as lurker. Since then I have been thinking at some reasons for researchers to show or hide themselves from their participants, and the related … Continue reading

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