nicola

nicola

  • Joined: 25 September 2007
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Second life in real life

Thanks to Lawrie for pointing out this video to me, to add into my first ever keynote talk (and for doing an excellent job of calming me down beforehand). I think this is a great way of highlighting some of…

Oi! Centaur, no!

Okay, this isn’t directly related to games and education, but it made me laugh. When I’m travelling I like to take photos of funny street signs, and was quite pleased with my Cuba haul, but managed to be well and…

Time for some inspiration

This is the first of several postings that have been sitting in my drafts folder from before I went on holiday… It’s been a mad couple of weeks, with very little time to sit down between meetings, never mind think…

Embracing web 2.0

Last week I attended an e-learning symposium at De Montfort University, focusing on the use of web 2.0 technologies. I was very impressed with the level of staff enthusiasm and innovation and the way in which new technologies are being…

Running away with myself

I’ve just got back from my final training run before the Great Manchester Run on Sunday, which inspired me to write this post. Never a great fan of exercise, I started running in the New Year and am amazed to…

Muses on museums

Apologies for the lack of postings recently, I have just returned from two weeks travelling around Cuba, which was a really amazing experience, a bit like going back in a time warp. Spending time in a developing country really makes…