Escape Games in Moodle – free download
In 2020 and 2021 one of my projects was exploring how I could create online escape games for learning and teaching, including for online induction of students. It’s so important that students are...
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The January Challenge #2 and #3
#2 Why I love… I posted on Instagram but not here yesterday. Why I love Nottingham. Nottingham has been my home for decades. It wasn’t deliberately chosen, just where I ended up when my job relocated....
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The January Challenge #4 Nature Investigator
The challenge I was offered today by #thejanuarychallenge2022 from #64millionartists was Nature Investigator. To go outside and breathe deeply and think about nature in winter. It was very chilly, a...
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The Language of Love: The January Challenge #11
On Day 11 of the January Challenge, Pratiksha asks us to think about the word “love” in many languages, and sharing the love. I’ve used the elements of a pastime I love – papercrafting – to create the...
View ArticleShow me the way to go home – enhanced edition
I have been re-reading the Witches books from Terry Pratchett’s Discworld series, and am currently reading Maskerade. There’s a point in it where the witches hear the opera singer in the room next...
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Highly cool haiku (Writing prompt)
I like writing haiku. It’s not that they are easy, but that they can be used to respond to so many things, and they take long enough but not too long so they fit into a busy day. A friend used to write...
View ArticleSix daily mindfulness practices
One of the habits I am trying to develop is to do something mindful every day. Sometimes these overlap with other habits such as creativity or movement. So what are the kinds of mindful activities or...
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Blue mind – the joy of outdoor swimming
I was reminded by her recent Facebook post of Sue Thomas’ article “Blue mind charts our link with water” from 2014. “Water makes you happier, more connected and better at what you do,” Wallace J...
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Surprise Attack!
It was years ago when I was at University in Newcastle that I first heard of Vindolanda, a Roman fort and community just a mile or so south of Hadrian’s Wall. It was just getting going as a destination...
View ArticleUniversity drop-off
A small figure waves goodbye Freedom beckons As I drive away He turns to start a new life I weep, sobbing all the way home...
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