Thinking of an activity

Mood:  chilling
Now Playing: Martin Weller’s presentation
Well, here I’m at the TEL conference and I’m trying to think up some activity for distance and on-line learning but I can’t figure out what … I have no activity whatsoever to think about …. right now looking at Martin Weller’s presentation on edupunk but that certainly ain’t giving me any [...]

BSRLM Conference

Mood:  special
Now Playing: Ghost (Bananarama)
Topic: Seminars
Well, I went to the Cambridge seminar on Tuesday – which was fun getting the students’ feedback – I think the things I’ve gained from that has mostly been in the preparation of the materials and doing some preliminary qualitative analysis. Fatin suggested that I probably could let students who [...]

PME Conference

Mood:  a-ok
Now Playing: PME president talking
Topic: Seminars
I’m at the PME conference at the moment and so far it is going well … although the lunches could be better . My presentation is this afternoon … hopefully it will go well but not sure … bit nervous about getting hard questions and I’m [...]

Kaleidoscope conference

Mood:  a-ok
Now Playing: Loote Koi Man Ka Nagar (Abhimaar)
Topic: Seminars
Well, went to the Kaleidoscope conference in Cambridge with Gill on Friday. It was quite good, although I think the attendance was less this year. I was mainly in the maths/technology stream – well I didn’t go anywhere else because the rest of the papers didn’t [...]

CAL paper writing

Mood:  cool
Now Playing: Radha Kaise Na Jale (Lagaan)
Topic: Thesis writing
(Technically not thesis writing)
Well I’m back again from vacation and I’m hurriedly trying to put together my paper for the Computers and education journal and it seems to be taking forever, because I don’t know how to write a methodology paper it was so much easier [...]

CAL conference

Mood:  a-ok
Now Playing: Tujh Pe Gagan Se (Chalte Chalte)
Topic: Seminars
Well, I’m back from Dublin after the CAL conference. Dublin was great – the CAL conference was OK. Well, not so great for me because there weren’t a lot of seminars on my area. There were quite a lot on development (which I found myself going [...]

Back at the OU/ PME paper/ pilot study analysis

Mood:  a-ok
Now Playing: La Bamba (Los Lobos)
Topic: Data Analysis
I’m back at the OU trying to get into the swing of things. I still have no clue about my main research study … and I need to firm that up quickly, because think I need to get that started by March.
Whilst I was on holiday I [...]

Video data analysis and eye tracking

Mood:  a-ok
Now Playing: Memories of You (Association)
Topic: Seminars
So, went to Jonathan’s demonstration of the video data analysis and eye tracking devices. I thought it was quite useful but he got me really scared when he started talking about trying to synchronizing videos (he told me this prior to the session). I don’t know what I’m [...]

TELMA workshop

Mood:  a-ok
Now Playing: Invisible Touch (Genesis)
Topic: Seminars
So, I oft to the TELMA workshop on Sunday and back on Wednesday … hope it all goes well. Hopefully, get to meet some interesting people and I think Luc Trouche is going to be there – so hopefully can meet him as

CAL ‘07 Conference Abstract

Mood:  a-ok
Now Playing: I want you so bad (Heart)
Topic: Seminars
On Friday, submitted the CAL abstract and it is looking pretty good. James sent me some comments and did it up quite nicely, and got Rebecca and Gill to look at my abstract also (and in turn looked at theirs!). Now go to get the work [...]