Strong opinions, loosely held, in and around Teaching, Technology, and AI’s impact on Higher Education.
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AE. 10 The ‘Moonswatch’: Analog Explorer x Zulu Time Podcast
Meet the plastic watch that aligned the planets of different kinds of enthusiasts all on the same morning around the world….
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Insta Step-by-Step Guides
For years, I and many of my fellow edtech colleagues used Clarify to create step-by-step guides to help teach clients how to navigate the rough seas that can be a new app. Especially with the pandemic, video has accelerated the use of video tutorials as training, but for some the simple (or dare I say…
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WordPress 5.9 and Full Site Editing (FSE) coming soon
With the new year, WordPress is gearing up to release the 2022 update to the opensource platform with a new feature highlight; Full Site Editing or FSE Slated now for release on 25 January, this update with evolve the Gutenberg interface and tools site wide. “Due to delays with one of the the most anticipated…
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Meta-nomics and EdTech
An ongoing updated post as new resources, and rabbit holes, come up current update; 5 January 2023 SIXTH TONE | Metaverse 101: What Will the Future of Chinese Education Look Like? https://www.sixthtone.com/news/1011978/metaverse-101-what-will-the-future-of-chinese-education-look-like%3F?source=channel_home Merging the Experience of Metaverse with Education https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/smallbusiness/merging-the-experience-of-metaverse-with-education/ar-AA15JWxH 27 December 2021 Always on VR If “Zoom fatigue” became a thing during the pandemic…
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Crypto-nomics and EdTech
An ongoing updated post as new resources, and rabbit holes, come up current update; 26 January 2022 17min video “Blockchain Expert Explains One Concept in 5 Levels of Difficulty” via WIRED 12 January 2021 Associated Press Launching NFT Marketplace for Its Photographs The NFTs are reported to be minted on the Polygon blockchain. “Each NFT…
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‘Be A Maker’ with the STC
As seen or read in Western Today, “Need a creative outlet? Like to come up with cool ideas and try to make them a reality? Well the folks at the Student Technology Center and the Engineering Department want to help you get your build on. 3-D printers, laser cutters, and access to all manner of tools, software and materials…
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“The Underwater Farmer” – Podcasting
Meet Graham Gannon, professional diver and co-owner of the Peninsula Kelp Co based out of Northern Ireland. Unlike past episodes, this time you’ll find two episodes in the Analog Explorer Podcast feed. The first, AE. 07, is produced in more of a storytelling narrative format. You’ll be diving [literally] into the backstory of Graham and the Gannon family,…
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Microsoft Bookings and using it in a Student Center
OK. So, you have discovered Microsoft Bookings. You might even be using it already to schedule your online or face-to-face office hours. But now, with everything being hyflex; let’s say you are also a manager of something like a student center or service desk. You might be to the point where you are asking yourself…
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Setting up WordPress Invite Code
More and more, WordPress for WWU is being used in courses as a way of encouraging students to create web based content- which is awesome. But for faculty with large classes, or now classes with a mix of students on and off campus, it still can be a grind for a faculty to setup a…
