Tag Archives: Bricolage

13 years of the Daily Create

Posted on 8th January 2025 by NomadWarMachine

Today marks the 13th anniversary of the Daily Create I’ve been participating in this since around 2016, often uploading my responses to a Flickr album. Here they are as a slideshow. Here’s to the next 13 years!  You can participate … 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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Calendar Connections

Posted on 5th December 2022 by NomadWarMachine

Over the last few months Wendy and I have been doing some thinking about the calendars we’ve collaborated over in CLMooc for 2021 and 2022. We’ve written a short report which is published as part of the ASCILITE conference proceedings, … Continue reading →

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Aletheia

Posted on 28th May 2022 by NomadWarMachine

Aletheia was a Greek Goddess. The word is often translated into English as truth – and Aletheia’s Roman counterpart is called Veritas. However, as Heidegger and others say, truth is really insufficient as a translation. Truth is a noun in … Continue reading →

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Start copying

Posted on 25th May 2022 by NomadWarMachine

I think I’ve always been a bricoleur – it’s a family trait. But it’s not without danger. When I read this page by Austin Kleon, I remembered happy times messing around with my brother. We were big fans of seeing … Continue reading →

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Heidegger and Bricolage Part 2

Posted on 21st May 2022 by NomadWarMachine

In my earlier post I suggested that Heidegger thought of understanding as being an uncovering of meaning, and I further suggested that this is one of the things that we bricoleurs do when we mix and remix. In this post … Continue reading →

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Heidegger and Bricolage, Part 1

Posted on 9th May 2022 by NomadWarMachine

I’ve been thinking about Heidegger recently. I know that some people find him problematic because of his links with the Nazi party, but I think that it is possible to bracket this off (phenomenological reference intended) and talk about his … 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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