emmadw.bsky.social
Ed Tech & Learning Designer, interested in Social Aspects of learning. Outside work love travelling, photography & Lego #EduSky #AcademicSky
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I think actually the Room 101 went better anyway :) So it was a handy misinterpretation.
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I agree with Sarah - it was fun both preparing for it, and seeing what came out of it. Several tools that I'd totally forgotten about being mentioned.
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Generally, a Doomsday box is something you'd want in an apocalyptic future, usually things like axe, clean water, matches, tarpaulin etc; but I think quite few people have made this their Ed Tech room 101 :) [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Room_101_(British_TV_series)]
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Yes, I used to use that when teaching web development (that, and then archive.org to look back at multiple different sites.
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And one that recognises that all teaching/students/courses differ, so the ability to meet multiple requirements, within an easy to use tool.
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And therefore employing local people who'll support the local economy.
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And, as well as the "more ed techs" that many have mentioned, more staff who can do all of the Data protection, accessibility / etc checking so you don't have to wait till get that done.
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What open source tools to you like for Menti alternatives? (those that do a range of question types, not just multiple choice/enter a word)
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Oh, that is vital. And, if it's an institutional move from A to 'does the same for less £ B', then they should be able to bulk/automate that move.
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I think for many of us "How much does it cost" is the top of the list. it's difficult when you know how much some use a particular tool, and you're trying to argue for it, but you also know the institution is trying to save millions. It's trying to locate the 'nice to have' rather than the 'must
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Do you get your colleagues and/or students to use that as well? I've got a couple of colleagues who use Notion, but they've not really suggested it for others, just that they like it.
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Agree - and, with Colleagues, if there are several tools that have similar functionality (and it's not confidential material or anything like that) - find what others like & adopt theirs, if I think that will get more using them.
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Jane's site is really useful, isn't it! And if many others are using it, it's a useful pointer that it should be possible to get it through Data protection, accessibility and so on, if you're wanting to get it for student use.
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And I guess that's why they stopped counting! When we were first using that site to get ideas, I was seeing it increase by about 1000 / month.
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Quite a few years ago, I'd looked at Evernote, Springpad & OneNote. Decided OneNote was good for work & picked Springpad for personal. Within a few months it'd died :( So, Evernote it was. Got a cheap renewal last year, but think I'll jump ship to Apple Notes now. Maybe.
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Loved Authorware in particular in that list - used all 3.
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Did you ever use Flash meeting? that was one that included Video, (and, as you might have guessed from its name) used Flash. After a recording you got a really nice graph underneath showing when different people were speaking. It also stopped playing video when you had slow connection
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Do you remember when ELESIG was in Ning? I think that was the biggest Ning I used?
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Intrigued by your unbanned activities :) (And, come to that, the banned ones ...) We'd also moved to Google by then at work, so getting students to work on a Google presentation was my approach for collaborative things.
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Of course it counts :) After all, 6 months ago this would be there. #LTHEchat
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A1 #LTHEchat - I was never that keen on Prezi, as I felt a bit nauseous with many presentations, so, though it wasn't so bad presenting, seemed unfair to the audience. However, I've just looked - the basic account is now pretty limited.
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Oh that was such a loss!
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Those examples are when www.linkedin.com/posts/andrea... is useful. In this case the example you suggested could end up as a submarine, not a house
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You can also buy decks of blank cards, which is useful if it's mostly text you need (& you have neat writing!)
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I also learnt a new word in the article … “voluntold”, it sounds like IBM is practicing that
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Were those they people behind the article on BBC News today? Coincidence, or well timed? #DragonsDen
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Forgot to add, it was the sea that was big
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2/2 I always remember that when trying to think what might surprise people, whatever you think of, something gets missed
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This reminds me of, when doing primary teacher training, a lecturer told us about a trip he’d planned to take the class (10 yr olds)from Exeter to some place on the coast. They’d talked about fishing, tourism etc. Off the bus, one boy turned to him “Cor, isn’t it big, Sir” 1/2
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Sometimes teachers might not even have articulated their #HiddenCurriculum to themselves. #TacitKnkwledge?
#LTHEchat
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Get the 2nd years to help design it!
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I think we have to reidentify it every year. Different students, changing contexts. EG there's lots of hidden curriculum around use of genAI... #LTHEchat
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I had the same question!
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A1. Things that we think students understand being explained. The demystifying of every aspect of Higher Education methods, processes and acronyms #LTHEchat
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A1 It is the aspects of the student experience that are not articulated cleary, unwriiten rules and potentially not shared verbally. The 'you don't know what you don't know' information. #LTHEchat
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A1 #LTHEchat Along with all the other answers I have seen, I’d add in the problem of Rumsfeld’s unknown unknowns. How can you start finding about them?
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I wonder if there’s a difference between students who’d expected to study on campus & were thrown into online (with all sorts of other restrictions) & those who’ve chosen to study online?
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Welcome! Has your train just driven over the border?
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For example, no need to answer (yet again) why I didn't have a husband/children & why I didn't go to church. (Started doing the latter, there was precious little else to do on a Sunday!)
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A2: Though I totally get the bubbles of familiarity. I spent 2.5 years working in Papua New Guinea. In the evenings it was so much easier to socialise with other UK/Australian/Canadian volunteers.