Tag: Microcast

Microcast #015 – Co-Learning Spaces()


I still find Twitter useful but I have to be more careful on it now, especially so I don’t get mired in some toxic thread. Being able to read the threads (comments) of people you do not follow is a feature that only produces more outrage, but that is what engages people and sells advertising.

Harold Jarche

I submitted my response to Greg McVerry’s questions on Flipgrid:

  • Where do you get your Open Pedagopy Fix?
  • How do you define-co-learning?
  • How does co-learning occur in your space?

I just felt that it was a little short, therefore decided to add a longer response here:

https://collect.readwriterespond.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Microcast-014.mp3

A reflection on the question as to what makes me happy. An interesting question in regards to stoicism.

https://collect.readwriterespond.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Microcast-013.mp3

The good news for both advertising and publishing is that neither needs adtech. What’s more, people can signal what they want out of the sites they visit—and from the whole marketplace. In fact the Internet itself was designed for exactly that. The GDPR just made the market a lot more willing to start hearing clues from customers that have been laying in plain sight for almost twenty years.

Doc Searls

A reflection on looking at cars and sharing data.

https://collect.readwriterespond.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Microcast-012.mp3

I myself, have taught a class of 230 children and I had to teach under a tree because there was no classroom.
Esnart Chapomba

I was recently challenged on the place of space in regards to learning.

Microcast 011()

You don’t have to be “protech” or “anti-tech.” Indeed, it’s hard to imagine how someone could realistically be said to be “anti-tech” – your future is going to have more technology in it, so the question isn’t, “Should we use technology?” but rather, “Which technology should we use?” – Cory Doctorow

I attended a ‘cyber-safety’ session that suggested joining students in online social spaces. Beyond concerns with taking away another space for young people, I wonder if the solution is not saying no to technology and social media, but to provide a compelling alternative?

Microcast 010()

I have been thinking a bit about technology lately and how we define it. This short reflection is inspired in part by Audrey Watters, Marten Koomen and Ben Williamson. In the end, technology comes in many shapes and sizes.

Read Write Microcast #009()

Sometimes it pays off to think small. Think next door, down the hall, at the next meeting. Act large in small spaces. Notice who’s speaking and who isn’t. Practice not knowing and being curious. Be kind. Welcome warmly and mean it.

Sherri Spelic

This microcast is my response to the pop-up MOOC, Engagement in a Time of Polarization, currently running. I have been following proceedings, but have struggled to contribute. After trying to write a more comprehensive reflection, but not knowing where to start, I decided to ‘think small’ and just share a short microcast. For so long I thought ‘engagement’ involved measuring the number of tweets etc, but I have come to respect lurking more and more as a legitimate (in)action.

Microcast #008 Limits of Automation()

Confident – the connecting of the dots and capitalising on different possibilities.

Essential Elements of Digital Literacies

In this microcast, I reflect on automating technology and wonder if there is a limit to how far we should go.

Further reading:

Liked #AudienceMatters Part IV: My First Microcast (#HamstraHighlights)

I read about microcasting in Bill Ferriter’s latest blog: Microcast #001: Publish > Polish. In his blog, Bill credits Aaron Davis for the idea of reflecting thru these brief, audio segments. Bill’s first microcasted topic was about blogging.Thanks to Bill and Aaron, I’m trying something new (to me). This strategy captured my reflection over lunchtime, as opposed to it being part of a written blog spanning 3-5 hours over the course of a week. In my first microcast, I share two blogging lessons I learned–and am still learning–the hard way.

Listened Microcast #001: Publish > Polish by Bill Ferriter from Tempered Radical

Have we gotten to the point where “blogging” no longer means messy reflection in the minds of most people? Is there now an expectation that blogs have to be filled with content that has been carefully created and “spit-shined?”And if so, does that discourage new bloggers from ever getting started?

Microcast #007()

Write everyday for 28 minutes for 28 days. #28daysofwriting
via Tom Barrett

Tom Barrett has started up #28daysofwriting again. This is my reflection on the idea of a habit and a sustainable blogging practice.

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Microcast #006()

Can you remember the route by which you came to use Twitter to support your professional learning?

In a recent response to Ian Guest, I spoke about a beginning to getting onto Twitter. After reading Ian’s reply, I realised I may have been ignoring the wild goose chase …

Read Write Microcast #005 – A Reflection on Blogging()

For more than ten years I have been publishing blog posts on at least 360 of the 365 days in a year. The “secret” has been to just make it a priority every day. There have been stretches where for it’s a struggle and there have been stretches when it’s “easy.” The “easier” stretches always come when I get up early in the morning. I don’t like getting up at 4am, but it makes the writing come easier and then I don’t have to worry about it for the rest of the day.
Richard Byrne

A reflection about what goes into writing a blog …

Microcast #004 – Costly Convenience()

Imagine a technology world that’s more intrusive, more prone to failure, and more powerful.  We access the internet in ways that compromise our privacy, make us vulnerable to threats, and divide us from each other. Bryan Alexander

I was recently offered a voucher for free parking in the city, all I had to do was sign up. This led me to think about why we take up technology and at what cost.

Microcast #002 – Taking Pause()

Rather than a write a ‘year in review’, reflecting and gathering what’s already happened, I starting thinking about what kind of ‘productive interruptions’ and pauses might come our way in 2018. I don’t intend this to be a list of predictions, as if we can wrangle education into  knowability though forecasts, but as some thoughts about who and what should give us pause in the coming year. When and why should we take pause?

Benjamin Doxtdator recently wrote a reflection of taking pause. He closed the post with a request for anyone willing to provide an audio contribution for a collective podcast. Although short and maybe a little rough, here are my thoughts. I actually think think that I misread it as taking pause over the break …

Further Reading:

Read Write Microcast #002 – Davis Dollars()

We’re so confident in our pricing and service,
that if you complete a quote, but don’t switch, we’ll
give you 100 YouiDollars®. sourse

A reflection on collection of data, with a particular focus on Youi and Youi Dollars.

Apologies for the quality, still experimenting with different workflows.

Microcast #001()

Inspired by John Johnston and Chris Aldrich, here is my first attempt at a Microcast. A short reflection on social media.

I like the idea of a ‘slow chat’, but you need to start somewhere …

Listened Microcast 12: Podcatching Thoughts by john john from John’s World Wide Wall Display

A few thought about my listening habits. Some microcasts mentioned:
– percolator
– fragmentum
– Henrik Carlsson
– Colin Walker
– Colin Devroe

I am really enjoying listening to your Microcasts John. Chris Aldrich is right, I need to look into Huffduffer. It is something that I see mentioned here and there, but have never got around to exploring.

I think that I should also explore recording my own short casts. I have always been interested in podcasting, but never seemed to find the time and space. Maybe Microcasts offers an entry point.