Category Archives: Conferences

Putting Fun in its Place: Workshop at Social Media in Higher Education conference.

I will be at SocMedHE17, in Sheffield, next week, to deliver a workshop. I have previously, with Dr Nicola Rivers, written about our scepticism of ‘fun’ language in HE, but the session next week will be more specific. I will blog about the participants’ response – but you can get a sense, in the outlineContinue reading “Putting Fun in its Place: Workshop at Social Media in Higher Education conference.”

Participatory Spontaneity: Talking to a Texas TeachMeet

This Friday, I am delighted to have been invited, by Dr Helen Teague, to contribute to a Teacher-Led Conference or TeachMeet* in South Texas, via Skype rather than intercontinental travel. I will be contributing a short input on the topic of Participatory Spontaneity. This is a topic I first discussed with Helen, at e-learn 16, andContinue reading “Participatory Spontaneity: Talking to a Texas TeachMeet”

You’re So Vain, You Probably Think This Blog is About You: Academic Conference Misbehaviour

[Note: conference bingo image is not mine- but not sure where online I originally found it] September is, for many academics, the conference season, but they occur all year, and this post is borne from decades of bad coffee, overstuffed powerpoint slides,  humble-brag introductions, and unspeakable ‘social event’ experiences. Much of the behaviour I discussContinue reading “You’re So Vain, You Probably Think This Blog is About You: Academic Conference Misbehaviour”