Author: Tim O’Riordan A few weeks ago the Future Photonics Hub requested our help. The Hub is based at the Zepler Institute at the University of Southampton. As their name implies, they act as a focal point for photonics and optics research and work with partners in industry. As I learned when I met[…]
Read moreAuthor: Tim O'Riordan
Media producer and digital media adviser, currently studying and researching for a PhD in Web Science at the University of Southampton.
Up Periscope! Live broadcast supports learning
Author: Tim O’Riordan Working with new Digichamp Hannah Watts, and FutureLearn Digital Marketing MOOC educator Dr Lisa Harris I helped run probably the first video broadcast using Periscope to support an online course in the UK. The Digital Marketing MOOC (Massive Open Online Course), asks learners to try out new social tools[…]
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New SEPnet website
Author: Tim O’Riordan Yesterday myself and fellow Digichamp, Sylvian Patrick, moved our new design for the SEPnet website to the clients’ live server. This project came about as the result of a request from James West, Executive Director of the South East Physics network (SEPnet), who was looking for help developing his organisations’ website and social[…]
Read moreHappy birthday Web Science Institute!
Author: Tim O’Riordan The University of Southampton’s Web Science Institute (WSI) celebrated its first anniversary at a special event at London’s Digital Catapult Centre on Monday – and the Digichamps were there providing social media support. In advance of the event we provided lists of speaker Twitter feeds, relevant hashtags and[…]
Read moreOutreach with the Hampshire Cultural Trust
Author: Tim O’Riordan Earlier this year we were approached by Lorna Franklin from the Hampshire Cultural Trust. The Trust had received Heritage Lottery funding to engage teenagers in developing an exhibition on how technology has impacted our lives since the 1970s. Managed by the Ashcroft Arts Centre, the exhibition is to[…]
Read moreTechnology-Enhanced Learning Conference 2015
Author: Tim O’Riordan Today’s beautifully organised Technology Enhanced Learning Conference set a benchmark for future technology enhanced conferences. The event, organised by Fiona Harvey and the team at the Institute for Learning Innovation and Development (ILIaD) employed many established and emerging digital tools, all of which worked well – demonstrating the strong role innovation plays[…]
Read moreWSI Distinguished Lecture by Prof. Evelyn Ruppert
Author: Tim O’Riordan By Digichamps Sylvian Jesudoss and Elena Tsarkova. On the 22nd January at the University of Southampton, there was a fantastic opportunity to attend the first WSI distinguished lecture of the year by Evelyn Ruppert, Professor at Goldsmiths University of London. She is also editor-in-chief of a new journal[…]
Read moreGetting Started with WordPress
Author: Tim O’Riordan Found Blur Motion/ilouque ©2011/CC BY 2.0 Earlier this month, Dr Lisa Bernasek, Academic Coordinator for Languages, Linguistics and Area Studies approached us with a request for assistance. Like many academics who recognise the benefits blogging in support of learning, Lisa had included a blog post writing requirement as[…]
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