The most important space of all

The most important space of all

by amiddlet50

| Syndicated
November 10, 2015

While much of my work at the moment focuses on the formal learning space (that which is timetabled for teacher-facilitated learning) my fascination is and always has been with adjacent space. I talk about adjacent space, adjacency, and proximate space … Continue reading →
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Managing my learning ecology

by amiddlet50

| Syndicated
November 7, 2015

I developed the My Ecology tool for a discussion workshop I ran at ALT-C 2015 titled The ways we share our innovative thinking and practice. The tool was presented as a quadrant diagram incorporating two axis: the active-passive continuum and the … Continue reading →
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Open learning spaces for scholarship and self-exploitation

by amiddlet50

| Syndicated
November 7, 2015

I reflect on a conversation I had in a week full of conferences at the beginning of September and the development of a tool to help us, as educational developers, monitor the extent of our scholarly engagement. A conversation I … Continue reading →
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Inflection point – ready for New Spaces?

by amiddlet50

| Syndicated
June 1, 2015

I like this idea of the ‘inflection point’ in this EDUCAUSE video -it seems to be saying somethings similar to my #OER15 presentation where I talked about ‘convergence’ – how things are coming together as a perfect storm. Smart Social … Continue reading →
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Media Enhanced Everything

by amiddlet50

| Syndicated
May 27, 2015

It’s amazing the difference a bank holiday or some time off ill can make. Or a request to write a short article about what you are doing when actually you realise that some of the great ideas you had six … Continue reading →
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Progress and successes with media-enhanced learning

by amiddlet50

| Syndicated
January 24, 2015

Reflecting on progress with media-enhanced learning Continue reading →
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Not Hanging Out

by amiddlet50

| Syndicated
January 15, 2015

The Sheffield Hallam #BYOD4L study group met again today intending to take part in @samillingworth’s Google Hangout this lunchtime. While we could see and hear Sam, Debbie and Isobel at MMU we couldn’t find any way to contribute in GOogle … Continue reading →
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Smart Learning Scenarios

by amiddlet50

| Syndicated
January 15, 2015

The new MELSIG book, Smart Learning: – teaching and learning with smartphones and tablets in post compulsory education, is nearing completion. Part of the book is composed of Smart Learning Scenarios. While I should be copy editing at the moment I … Continue reading →
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BYOD4L – a new perspective

by amiddlet50

| Syndicated
January 15, 2015

This week has seen the third iteration of Bring Your Own Devices for Learning. My role this time round has been somewhat different – and I think this is because I am not facilitating a TweetChat this time. In the … Continue reading →
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Relating Smart Learning to Mobile Learning

by amiddlet50

| Syndicated
August 18, 2014

I made this video to explain how the idea of Smart Learning has grown, in part, from mobile learning. This captures some of the ideas from the introductory chapter to the forthcoming Smart Learning book.
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BYOD4L: Blended and Open – extending our range

by amiddlet50

| Syndicated
July 18, 2014

Following on from my previous post, this is Creating day for #BYOD4L and it seems like a good time to capture and share some thoughts on the blended open approach to CPD I have tried to develop for Sheffield Hallam University … Continue reading →
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BYOD4L: Collaborative Writing

by amiddlet50

| Syndicated
July 18, 2014

It’s Collaborating day in #BYOD4L (when I started this) and this gives me an opportunity, albeit on my own, to reflect on a conversation some of us had in Liverpool in a MELSIG workshop led by Chrissi Nerantzi on Social … Continue reading →
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BYOD4L: Social Media for Learning Narratives

by amiddlet50

| Syndicated
July 15, 2014

How often is it said that learning is a journey! It is remarkable then that we, in educational development, do not talk more often about learning narratives. Today Bring Your Own Devices for Learning focuses on the topic of Communicating … Continue reading →
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