There are still some questions floating around about dealing with the EOI form that I want to address. In last night’s class, I talked about how to fill out the form (right at the beginning, so you don’t need to watch the whole thing to find the information). I recommend you watch the recording, but I’m […]
You can do a product review instead of service or program review
Some of you are still having some difficulty finding a program or service to review to fit in with the remaining weeks. So I’m going to give you the option to do a product review instead of either your program or service review. But also, think a bit laterally. As we discussed at the beginning of […]
More ideas for program reviews
A couple of days ago, Clare posted some ideas for makerspace-type programs you could attend for your program review. Here are a few other ideas for finding programs to review. Review a program plan or program resources instead of a program While my preference would be for you to attend a program, I’m open to […]
A single feed for all student forum posts
In Monday night’s class, you guys requested the ability to access all of the student forum posts from one place. I’ve mashed all the RSS feeds for your individual forums into a single feed so you can subscribe in your RSS reader. (Looking for an RSS reader? I use and recommend Feedly.) Subscribing to the […]
Makerspaces and other activities to inspire your blogs
A couple of folk have reported difficulties finding makerspace activities and the like. As school holidays are approaching, it’s a good time to plan ahead and also look for childrens, teens and pop culture events. Here’s a few suggestions: The Edge at SLQ: http://edgeqld.org.au/. There’s a variety of events, workshops, inductions you could try. Most […]
How to add images to your forum posts
Since the ‘add media’ button just doesn’t want to display in the forums, I’ve come up with a workaround to allow you to add images to your posts. I’ve installed a plugin that allows you to add attachments to your post, so this workaround uses that functionality to allow you to upload an image, which […]
5 tips to get better marks for your posts and make my life easier
I’ve had a look at the blog posts on your forums so far and I’ve got a few suggestions to help you improve your marks and make my marking life easier. If you can’t be bothered reading this post, please read the assignment criteria, not just the assignment brief. I have to mark against the […]
Is your forum post AWOL?
If you post to a forum and your post disappears, don’t panic! I’ve just realised this happens if your post is marked as spam. If you do post and your post goes missing, please get in touch and I’ll dig it out for you. The quickest way to get me is by pinging me on Twitter – […]
Tips for writing and posting your weekly posts
Since you’re about to start posting content to your personal forums, I thought I’d share some tips for writing and publishing your weekly posts. Write offline There’s always a risk that things can go wrong when you’re writing posts directly into a web interface. Some of the things that regularly go wrong for me are… I […]
Lessons from our first Twitter chat
I feel like I’m still recovering from our fast and frenetic Twitter chat on Monday night. It was my first time hosting a Twitter chat, and I know it was the first Twitter chat that many of you have participated in. I learnt some stuff from running that chat and I’ll be making some changes to […]
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