Blog
This is a list of all the posts in the site, in chronological order with most recent first
The impermanent landscape of now
Jan
11
2018
The problem is that what I see today is not what will be here tomorrow. Like watching a river, the water flowing by, it is not only the content of digital streams that is perpetually in beta (Garnett & Ecclesfield, 2011, p. 9), but the whole landscape…
/ Read MoreConnectivism, semantic web and sentiment data for smarter learning
Jun
17
2017
Some key quotes and papers on why thinking about a Connectivist inspired pedagogy for smart learning leads to thinking about the...
/ Read MoreData, learning and the architecture of understanding
Jan
04
2017
Possibly the most interesting and potentially the ‘newest knowledge’ aspect of the PhD project is how data and learning are ‘in...
/ Read MoreEvaluating Smart City Learning
Nov
22
2016
The early work into the thesis produced ideas around dialogism and communication evaluation methods to measure knowledge construction and identity forming. I’m now of an opinion that this is largely not a workable idea, but it did contribute to more…
/ Read MoreFirst look at network visualisation
Sep
15
2016
In scoping technical aspects of the project, I knew it would be a good idea to ‘look’ at data. It would trigger good thought processes as well as get me started on the track of understanding how to make solid visualisations of networks and communities,…
/ Read Morepresentation at icity malta 2016
Jul
11
2016
It was a fantastic experience to present at this conference (ICiTy Enhancing Places through Technology), and it went really, really well. I spoke for the correct amount of time, was coherent and got people engaged in the topic enough to ask good questions…
/ Read MoreDiscovering Phenomenography
Dec
11
2015
After receiving my copy of Laurillard’s Conversation Framework I picked up quickly on her praise of phenomenography as an approach to research that might translate into practice. Now phenomenography might well be the methodological underpinning for…
/ Read MoreI Was Here
Dec
10
2015
Two systems that basically do the same thing, track where we are and who might be around. One is the radar dome, the other is an Inukshuk, at Dingli Cliffs. I just thought that was so cool.
When we design digital application interfaces and experiences,…
/ Read MorePaul Pangaro
Nov
29
2015
I’ve come across Paul Pangaro. It’s been a while since I’ve felt a genuine excitement and complete engagement with a person for what they are talking about, where they are coming from. Not since…
/ Read MoreThe Past
Aug
14
2015
This is some of the last set of photos from Cambridge Road, taken a few days before I left. I hated that place when I arrived in 2006, for many reasons, but it kept me safe, it made me who I am now. The gallery isn't a complete set of photos but a…
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