I know that the days are longer when I can’t see all the daylight for one day on Broomhill Sky: Archive with out scrolling my iPad (baring tumbler api, internet or other problems).
Ian Guest: Exploring teachers’ professional development with Twitter
Audio from my conversation with Dr. Ian Guest, (@IaninSheffield), yesterday evening is now on Radio Edutalk:
Radio Edutalk 13-03-19 Ian Guest “Exploring teachers’ professional development with Twitter”.
Ian’s approach to research is really interesting and he makes you think more than once about things you take for granted. #EDUtalk.
Skype just asked me to rate my call with @IaninSheffield I didn’t notice any audio glitches but may have missed then as Ian was fascinating talking about his PHD research on twitter use by teachers. If you missed it catch the archive which will be on Radio #EDUtalk soon.
In the bin lane. Magnolia under streetlight.
Shadow Selfie
Created by Automattic and linked to by @manton who says:
I love this video from WordPress. Very similar in style to what I always imagined we could do for Micro.blog.
A hit of space to light out for the Territory at the end too.
Flickring Free
Big Flickr Announcement: All CC-licensed images will be protected – Creative Commons
I’m happy to share Flickr’s announcement today that all CC-licensed and public domain images on the platform will be protected and exempted from upload limits. This includes images uploaded in the past, as well as those yet to be shared. In effect, this means that CC-licensed images and public domain works will always be free on Flickr for any users to upload and share.
Via @clhendricksbc
This is really great news. From a selfish point of view it means my Flickr Stampr will still make it easy for my class to attribute images in their school work.
From a wider perspective the Creative Commons post above expands on both the benefits and costs of Flickr taking this step. As explained the cost for this huge archive of photos will have to be covered by the pro accounts and Flickr’s income. Personally I am delighted to pay for this. I am not a pro photographer but I get a lot of goodness from Flickr. The least of these is probably the storage of my photos. Access to a goldmine of Creative Commons images and an API that is not to complicated for an amateur to play with are the major benefits for me.
This model of providing a free service is hopefully a much better than the free services that lead to shut down that we see so often.
Featured image a screenshot of Random Flickr Blendr using:
Puy Mary, Cantal, France | Pom’ | Flickr (CC_BY license) and
Vergului | youtu.be/rTnXnib2iEA George Enescu – Romanian Poe… | Flickr (attribution license)
Listened: Wise by @mtimmonsmusic
Nice accompaniment to tonight’s commute.
Every Wednesday in March and April, Teaching Matters will examine a different aspect of blogging as part of the Academic Blogging mini-series.
Anne-Marie Scott Introduces a series of posts to support blogging at Edinburgh university. A lot of WordPress going on.
Read: Welcome to Lagos by Chibundu Onuzo ★★★★☆ Quite delightful set of characters giving a wee peek into life in Lagos at the top and bottom of the social ladder. Enjoyed.