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Does your avatar matter?
We all have an avatar on our social network accounts. Some of us took a while before changing the default, others selected one and have stuck to it over the years. But what does your avatar say about...
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Gearing up for #ALTC 2015
So, with only two weeks to go before this years ALT conference (ALTC) it’s time to start making sense of the programme and sessions, see what’s happening and when, and then trying to work out how to be...
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Don’t give it to me unless I can customise it
My first car was a 1993 Rover Mini Cooper 1.3i, in British Racing Green (obviously). I bought it second hand in ’97 from John Cooper Garages (JCG) in West Sussex, and the legendary John Cooper himself...
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Is LinkedIn still relevant?
I have a LinkedIn account and profile – here it is: https://uk.linkedin.com/in/davidmhopkins I think it’s OK – nothing special, nothing outstanding. I’ve put a little effort into making it what it is,...
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Where would I be without Twitter?
[Read this next bit as though it’s a well known Sinead O’Conner song] It’s been 5 years, 30 days, and 53 minutes since my first tweet. Here is it: In that 5 years, 30 days, etc. I’ve made nearly 25,000...
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How to: Display Open Badges on your LinkedIn profile
Here’s a short ‘how to’ guide on displaying your Open Badges, or a Mozilla backpack, on your LinkedIn profile. There’s the simple way, which is not very visual or appealing, which is to edit your...
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Terms and Conditions May Apply
If you’ve not heard about the film ‘Terms and Conditions May Apply’ then you ought to go look it up. Better still, go watch it (it’s currently on Netflix, and probably elsewhere on the web in full...
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#BYOD4L Day 2: Communicating, networking, and noise
Communication is big news. Unless you’re in the same room as the person you’re talking to you will be using some form of technology, whether it’s a home phone, mobile phone, computer (Skype, Instant...
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#BYOD4L Day 3: Curating, preserving, and adding value
Day three of the Bring Your Own Device for Learning #BYOD4L learning ‘architecture’ (I’m trying out some other terms for the course / module) was all about our curation of digital content. The list of...
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Social Media for Staff: Legal Checklist
This is a great reference guide, from JISC Legal, for universities, colleges and learning providers to consider in relation to social media use by staff. The aim of the checklist is to ensure risks...
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