So much noise. I’ve been on Twitter for 8 years but decided, after I flew back to the UK on Monday, to stay off Twitter for a few days. My incredibly wise partner suggested that it might be sensible; I was online during the holiday and appreciated the connection with my community while I was… Read More Timeout
8 years ago yesterday, I set up my Twitter account and it has, without any hint of exaggeration, changed my life. I’ve made new friends I’ve met new people I’ve experienced activities I’d never had before I’ve extended my professional network I’ve discovered new ideas I’ve been privileged to connect with and listen to people… Read More 8
I remember seeing this image by Matt Ballantine a few years ago: It went viral and he wrote a blog post which I remember reading at the time and thinking what it might be like to go viral. A few weeks ago I found an image on the imgur website which I thought was funny… Read More Viral
If you haven’t seen Jane Hart’s top 100 tools for learning, where have you been for the last 9 years? Now in its tenth year, Jane asks people to add their top 10 tools for learning and list the software, tools, and services that people use for learning for themselves and others. The vote is… Read More Top 10 Tools 2016
I had to pause and bite my tongue this week. In my haste to deliver I’d forgotten how to debate effectively and broke one of these rules. Reading Donald Taylor’s succinct post recently made me realise that these rules need to be more well known. 1. Thou shall not attack a person’s character but the… Read More The Ten Commandments of Rational Debate