A favour….. I’m doing an MA at Teesside University. One of our modules is on ‘digital storytelling’ and we have decided to build a website on recycling (a big issue in this part of the world). As part of our website I’d like to pull together an international recycling picture gallery….with people from across the [...]
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Help Needed To Build Global Recycling Picture Gallery
Posted in recycling, university, tagged appeal, comment, gallery, global, photograph, recycling on February 8, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Caught In The Web
Posted in journalism, middle aged despair, technology, university, tagged 1982, Dreamweaver, internet, Teesside University on October 29, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
There have been several mind-boggling technological leaps of faith in my 27 years as a journalist. When I started as a spotty cub reporter for a weekly newspaper group in 1982 (Jimmy Connors won Wimbledon; ET was the movie to see and Duran Duran dominated the charts) it was a much simpler world. No computers; [...]
A Virtual Fresher
Posted in Books, computer, middle aged despair, technology, university, tagged computers, fresher, study, technology, teesside, university on October 2, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
In what I suspect will be a recurring theme as the Vole adjust to life on a University campus after a 24 year hiatus I have more shock news to impart. In the old days fifteen rather pleasant trees in Sweden had your name on them as they were ultimately destined to become study aids, books, journals and [...]
Mine’s A ….. Cranberry Juice With Ice
Posted in fashion, middle aged despair, pub, university, youth of today, tagged drinking, fashion, pubs, teesside, university on October 1, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
So I’ve taken the plunge and after 24 years am returning to the classroom to expand the mind and get a degree. The first big decision was what to wear. Style is very important at seats of learning. It says sooooo much about you. What it usually says about me is ‘must try harder’. I was acutely [...]
Peace In a Pod
Posted in journalism, Media, sunderland, university, youth of today, tagged journalism, Media, pod, sunderland, university on September 29, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Started life today as a part time ‘academic tutor’ in the media department of that pleasant and ambitious seat of learning the University of Sunderland. All talk among the students was of the former canteen, now a very modern and sleek study area. Taking pride of place is a pod where individuals or small cabals of students, [...]
Just Another Brick In The Wall
Posted in children, university, tagged comment, Florida, Homer Simpson, lecture, universal studios on June 1, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
The youngest child, when not reading wrestling magazines, drawing iguanas (his current obsession), falling off the trampoline onto his head or bad mouthing his elder brother is occasionally prone to announcements which can be hilarious. Or profound. Or potentially life changing. Last night was such a moment. He announced that when he was older he wanted [...]
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