April 30, 2020
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The facts: 1969 made-for-TV film by Jean-Luc Godard. The voice-overs are largely adapted from the Communist Manifesto. Godard claimed that the “news presenter” text was adapted from speeches by contemporary politicians. The “feminist” text is written and recited by Sheila Rowbotham. … Continue reading
August 7, 2018
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Repeat these behaviour many times:
October 4, 2015
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The stated “mission and strategic goal” of my employer—University of Wales Trinity Saint David—is Transforming education, transforming lives. My default view on mission statements is to view them with some suspicion: however, I actually kind of like this one. Can … Continue reading
March 30, 2013
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This chilly Easter weekend I’m in Paris for the 3rd Conference of the European Narratology Network. Here’s some pics of the venue: a lovely and extremely varied campus, if a little run-down in places: The delegates gather. Brian Richardson delivers … Continue reading
March 11, 2012
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From last November’s surround recording sessions at SMU: Just recorded onto an iPhone 4S, topped and tailed, original audio track.
June 17, 2011
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Students should be taken to the edge of the precipice beyond which knowledge does not exist. Harold Innis
December 15, 2010
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Sir Ken Robinson is a sane, reasonable, and extremely funny man. You can find a previous post on him here. Today’s video is one of the excellent RSA Animate series: it covers some of the same ground as the TED … Continue reading
March 17, 2010
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On Tuesday 9th March I attended the Computational Turn conference at Swansea University. Very good it was too, with the wide range of speakers packed into a single day all having a diverse set of approaches to the main theme. … Continue reading
April 25, 2009
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This should give my students something to think about: So. What does it all mean? Well, for those currently studying in Higher Education it means things like these: The idea that your education will be finished when you leave University … Continue reading