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March 2006
too many/not enough words
Friday, 31 March 2006 9:59 P GMT+01
Strange. I've had half a dozen things on my mind all week I'd have blogged about if I'd had my pc in front of me at the right time and time to do it. Unfortunately I didn't, and now I've had two minutes to rub together, I'm not quote in the mood to s
Category: general
testimonial
Saturday, 25 March 2006 11:54 A GMT+01
AWESOME! I've managed to get tickets for Alan Shearer's testimonial after all. Blackboard European Conference, pah... And Bryan Adams is playing St James' Park in June. If I knew anyone with as sad tastes in music as me to come with me, I'd buying ti
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It's Spring...
Tuesday, 21 March 2006 8:03 P GMT+01
...apparently! Though noone told the weather round here. When I made a cup of tea and got in the shower this morning, it was cold frosty and sunny, when I got out it was snowing a blizzard. Hmm. Spring ain't sprung here. However, frankly, I'm tempted
Category: general
Saturday, 18 March 2006 12:05 A GMT+01
OK, here's scary. From someone: "are you on facebook?" Innocuous enough. ok, from someone who I would class as having an interest in technology fractionally too to the nerdy side (sorry, hon, but I class myself there too). It rings a bell,
Category: play
warm at last
Friday, 17 March 2006 11:36 P GMT+01
Well temporarily! I'm at Jane & Ell's babysitting so's they can celebrate his promotion with a rare night out. Which makes me feel nice & warm inside. And of course this is only half self-less, because they have heating, so I'm warm on the ou
Category: general
fy fan!
Wednesday, 15 March 2006 1:36 A GMT+01
"[...] Bugger". Earlier this evening I had a classic Huge Grant moment from the start of Four Weddings and An Ordination Funeral. My pitifully infrequent collection of College post (notwithstanding the very excellent excuse of all the time
Category: general
paper feedback
Monday, 13 March 2006 7:14 P GMT+01
How nice:
"I attended two of the best sessions of the entire conference today. [...] it may have been the accent that made her stand out..or her fun use of PowerPoint. I think there are a few tips I would like to use that she used. There was
Category: confs blackboard
another new job?
Sunday, 12 March 2006 10:37 P GMT+01
I meant to say this before I went to the States, and didn't quite get chance, but someone just reminded me. What is it about nice jobs and buses? This time last (indeed, almost to the day) year I was struggling to choose between two interviews, for q
Category: general
snow stoicism
Sunday, 12 March 2006 9:53 P GMT+01
I think I've become soft since I moved away from home. Yesterday I agonised for ages about whether to drive to Mum & Dad's in case the threatened weather turned up and the promised snow and treacherous driving conditions materialised. The trip do
Category: general
US citizenship
Friday, 10 March 2006 1:30 A GMT+01
Now I'm safely out of the country, I can say this. I think I'm ashamed that while helping with revision for a US citizenship interview, I managed this week to learn and more worryingly recall the answers to the 100 questions they ask you, I am sure I
Category: general
brr. grr.
Thursday, 9 March 2006 10:33 P GMT+01
Ho hum. Back to reality. <!--StartFragment --> Home safe, all in one piece, not too many delays (San Francisco, crew held up downtown behind a road accident; Heathrow, rainstorms meant too dangerous to take off!) all luggage intact, car st
Category: general
Missions and more
Wednesday, 8 March 2006 5:51 A GMT+01
Haven't done all my homework on places I've been yet, but there are lots of these california missions - this one was San Juan Bautista, but I couldn't get in as they were in the middle of a service in Spanish and the place was packed. We did the beau
Category: play
keynote: Malcolm Gladwell.
Wednesday, 8 March 2006 2:53 A GMT+01
I have notes on this I'm going to get around to including, because I found it quite fascinating. Maybe that's a task for the airport drag tomorrow. In the meantime, Paul Erickson has a great summary.
Category: confs blackboard
session notes: Tuesday
Tuesday, 7 March 2006 4:18 A GMT+01
What Do 21st Century Learners Need to be Successful?Rudi Aksim, Manager, Teaching Services, Algonquin CollegeGlenn MacDougall, Director, Learning and Teaching Services, Algonquin CollegeAlthough many faculty use Blackboard to replace existing practic
Category: confs blackboard
beach bunny
Friday, 3 March 2006 9:49 A GMT+01
Well, what a day. I was doing the slow-motion thing this morning trying to get up, which was a shame, because I missed the session I'd, meant to hear. But it did mean I got to put a few finishing touches to my paper, do a final freebie swing (great -
Category: confs blackboard
session notes: wednesday
Wednesday, 1 March 2006 11:18 P GMT+01
Competence-based Learning with BlackboardSpeakers:Wilco Foppen, ROC Midden NederlandHenk van. Rijssen, ROC Midden NederlandGer Roelen, ROC Midden NederlandDutch vocational education has undergone a transformation from supply-driven to demand-oriented
gone to bed!
Wednesday, 1 March 2006 7:16 A GMT+01
For the first time in Blackboard conference history, I've bummed out of the party early and come back to the hotel. It was very loud and active round the gaslamp, and having been awake at 5 trying not to hear the woman next door's now very irrit
Category: confs
Hello Machoo ;-)
Wednesday, 1 March 2006 3:25 A GMT+01
See, now he's asked if I'm still blogging, and I said yes, aren't you still reading, I figure he'll swing by sometime soon, so, you know, I like to keep my punters happy. Maybe I should have asked permission of him to use a photo in my presentat
Blackboard "acquisition"
Wednesday, 1 March 2006 3:19 A GMT+01
Ok, I know, I'm behind already, but I was hard at work networking last night However I've bought a cool laptop rucksack today, so my laptop will be coming with me tomorrow to catch up via the wireless connection. Promise. And tonight is Mardi G
Category: confs blackboard