My final blog post as part of TW6082 Learning and Collaborative Technologies was to recap on the year (or for me, two years) gone by since we started our masters. Due to the word count of this assignment and other personal commitments, I could only cover the skills I gained and motivations I had throughout... Continue Reading →
When looking through lecture notes from a module I studied in my undergraduate degree, I found a slide reminding students that education was once a privilege. This lecture on technology and education informed students about Sophia Jex-Blake and the Edinburgh Seven . This poses a question, is education still a privilege today, and if so,... Continue Reading →
Introduction What is Autism “AsIAm is Ireland’s National Autism Charity” (“What is Autism”, AsIAm.ie.) They define autism as: “a complex, invisible condition which a person is born with.” (AsIAm.ie). They describe it as “a neurodevelopmental condition which means that the way a person communicates, interacts and understands other people and the world, is different to... Continue Reading →
One of my fellow Christians form college;s Christian Union Jeff gives free poems out in hopes of being people to God. This is a poem he made for me. Final assessment time for me so I felt this was a fitting feature image for this post. Poem: Jeff P Stanford. Photo: Charlie Mullowney As part... Continue Reading →
"Detail of the Peace sign, Hippie Memorial" by Timewinder is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 Hi Guys, Last week I introduced you to Alan Ginsberg as well as the musicals Hair (Rado and Ragni 1968) and Rent (Larson 1996). Now that I provided you with an understanding to both these musicals and Ginsberg, I am going... Continue Reading →
"Boutique Hippie à IBIZA Las Dalias" by eral951 is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 (Eral 2014) Last week I talked about Peggy Schyler and shared some of my favourite quotes about her with you. This week I decided to expand on an idea for a post inspired by the works of Alan Ginsberg whose poem were part of my... Continue Reading →
Peggy Schuyler, daughter of General Philip Schuyler and wife of Stephen Van Rensselaer III. Coursey of Wiki Media Commons via Archive.org (Baxter and Schuler, 1987) ____________________________________________________________________________________________ Last week I told the story of Roy Oliver Disney, whom I feel was often under shadowed by his younger brother Walt. I have also dedicated to two posts... Continue Reading →
This is a famous quote from Walt Disney, yet his brother who financed and helped with a large amount in establishing this company. Yet this business only receives about half the amount of fame. Photo: Quotes Everlasting on Flickr Last week, I wrote about some of the facts about Walt Disney Studios and the connections... Continue Reading →
"Disneyland with the Scotts" by trevorgerzen is licensed under CC PDM 1.0 The Walt Disney Company is one of the biggest names in the media industry(Marvel Entertainment 2020), it was voted the 5th most visible company in the United States (Axios and The Harris Poll 2019). The company is one of “The Big 6” media conglomerates of the 21st... Continue Reading →
Edmund Blair Leighton - The New Governess. Photo: Edmund Leighton (Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons) ______________________________________________________________________________________________ As a writer, I often struggle to come up with new ideas. Normally the hectic nature of college hinders my creativity. However, I have made a habit of using my assignments to express my own view and improve my writing.... Continue Reading →
The Voice in the Darkness 