Data Analytics
The R1 form
I’m currently doing a PhD at the University of Bolton; part of the process is fill in what the University calls Mansubs. Mansubs are basically there to make you think about what it is you are doing and to give Read more…
General Chatter
SANIC THE GAEM 2
Finally managed to hook my Meag Drove up to my recording software: Here is the compulsory gif and the know your meme page Sanic.
Data Analytics
Budget 2014. Conservative and Labour on Twitter
I’ve been playing with the Twitter API to see how easy it is to take stats about event backchat on Twitter. While playing with the API I noticed it was very easy to get data out which at first made Read more…
Data Analytics
NOTES: Higher Education and Twitter. 10th -17th March
Recently I have been playing with the Twitter API, to get my head around how it works and what is/isn’t possible. Just to get my head going I have been looking at the ways in which UK Universities pimp themselves Read more…
Data Analytics
ggplot notes: Line Graph
Quite often I have a dataframe in R with lots of columns with one of the columns being the year. I then want to pick another column and make averages for each year and plot it to show how things Read more…
Computer Games
Awesome games remade or tweaked: Dune 2
Old games can be really awesome. What I like about many old games is just how different they are. Perhaps in a way similar to indie games now they tried something new and weren’t afraid to fail. Often I find Read more…
Technology
The most pathetic tweet of all time hits. Internet explodes
Yesterday I was having a little worry around communication methods and the effect of such controlling society and education. While I was worrying about being trapped in the games I play with technology; one person seriously lost their game, and Read more…
Education
Open education, open communication and open critique
Next week is open education week. I can see signs of people gearing up do things in the spirit of open education and in the spirit of openness I’m going to post in the wrong week. A friend of mine Read more…
Computer Games
Stuff I hope education doesn’t learn from Candy Crush Saga
If you play games on your Android device or iPhone you may have noticed that most of the games are pitched as “free to play”. While they might be free to start playing, they still make a lot of money. Read more…
Computer Games
Twitch plays what?
Over the last few days a social experiment took place. Tech blogger Andy Baio called it the “most wonderful thing online now”, it shot to the top of BBC and The Guardians most read articles, there is even an XKCD Read more…
