Been a right busy week, but I’ve finally got a moment to jot down some thoughts. Sometimes it’s the little victories and small pleasures that make all the difference, isn’t it?
The Easter break is always a welcome pause come teaching before the final dash and marking madness which follows.
Congratulations to Leo Laporte and TWIT on achieving 20 years of This Week in Tech. I have always enjoyed watching TWIT and it would be inappropriate for me not to acknowledge the influence that a weekly tech podcast had on my own projects.
This week an AI wrote me a bash script that did exactly what I wanted, it should have been an opportunity to learn but instead I just accepted the soloution. What does this say about me? What does this say about discovery based learning?
Have enjoyed some time in the north east this week as the end of term for teaching has got a week closer.
This week, one of the most exciting things that’s happened recently is an unexpected collaboration focused on professional development for educators. It’s amazing how sometimes the most fruitful partnerships come from the most unexpected places. Even submitted an abstract to a conference.
A new collaboration commenced this week and proved to be a success. I am hopeful that it will pave the way for further opportunities in the future even if I can say little more about it for now.
Firstly, I must confess that I’ve been a little under the weather. Nothing too serious, thankfully, but enough to remind me of the importance of taking care of one’s health. It’s in these moments of slight discomfort that we often appreciate the simple joy of feeling well and the resilience of our bodies. A gentle nudge to slow down and listen to what our bodies need.
Something that has puzzled me for a while how to pass variables into a where_exp in liquid,
Dawson’s Creek is back on Amazon. I have viewed it many, many times but perhaps this time round I am on team Pacey/Joey. We shall see still early in season one this time through so looking forward to seeing some old friends as the show goes on. I remember watching the first four seasons as they came out, well actually recording them on VCR to watch later. I am certain I will remain a fan.
The mountain of Everest has always fascinated me. In my younger years I enjoyed hill walking in the Lake district and perhaps would have ambitions to ascend it however, I do not believe that is the case now, but maybe I would still like to go see it?
You know that peculiar January slowness? The one where everything feels like it’s moving through treacle, and your inbox becomes a wasteland of “let’s catch up in the new year” promises? Well, I’ve finally shaken off that particular fog. There’s something deeply satisfying about watching the calendar pages turn and feeling the familiar hum of activity return. Projects that were dormerly hibernating have suddenly sprung back to life, and my diary is filling up with the kind of meetings I actually want to attend. The best part? This feels natural and sustainable, I’m genuinely looking forward to being busy again.
The darling of the moment is Deepseek and while the work looks impressive it is intrinsically removed from reality and hence less useful then it could be. This method of implementation will be further refined and prove to be yet more useful in the coming months.
Someting I learned this week is that you can set a user wide git ignore file.
It has been horrifying watching the LA fires these past few weeks. I did this of course via YouTube.
January always seems to take a while to get going, and this year is no different. It’s been a slow start, but I’m gradually getting back into the routine. The festive season feels like a distant memory now, and it’s time to focus on the year ahead.
The turning of the calendar year always feels like a peculiar moment in academia. While much of the world celebrates endings and beginnings in December, those of us in education find ourselves firmly in the middle of our journey. January isn’t our fresh start–it’s our midpoint, a time for reflection.