This is a possible solution if you find Windows File Explorer going slow. It is less well known and does not show up in many of the lists of solutions to try when you experience this behaviour. I always find it annoying when my computer’s behaviour changes drastically enough to affect my work and a…
It was my delight to be the photographer at Sade and Lawrence’s wedding at the Mill House Hotel and be part of their day. From photography planning stages they expressed their desire to theme it to the Harry Potter books and it was obvious that they were going to have fun theming their wedding. I…
Sometimes opportunities just present themselves like when I was taking passport photos of this child. Being asked to keep a straight face and not smile is not always easy or desired (by the child), but offering to do a photo sequence of her pulling different expressions, play around a bit for the camera and of…
Helping make online text material accessible When you create any electronic textual work be it something like Word and/or publishing online (content for websites, or teaching materials on learning platforms like Moodle, Blackboard, etc). Do you use the inbuilt heading level styles to help organise work and show headings or do you format each heading…
ColorVeil (https://www.east-tec.com/colorveil/) is an assistive technology. It is a totally free software programme that allows the user to create the effect of placing a film of any colour or depth of shade over their screen. What’s the point of that? Well, many individuals with dyslexia, Scotopic Sensitivity Syndrome, as well as many who are neurodiverse…
H5P is a rapidly evolving modular suite of tools that can be easily configured to present information, single or short instructional units and even short courses within a single H5P module, including various interactive exercises and media. One big advantage of H5P is that it is easy to learn, can be used by anybody to…
H5P is fast becoming one of my favourite tools for developing rich online educational content. From simple quizzes, timelines and drag and drop to more complex branching scenarios, interactive videos and course presentations. Take for example the interactive video below based on a BBC presentation about the aurora borealis and legends surrounding it. So why…
‘Learning technologies’ refer to any technology that can be used to help with teaching and learning and/or the learning experience.
Although I have plenty of nice images of my children’s friends from when they come to play, it’s not often there’s an opportunity to do a bit of a photoshoot and some posing, albeit however briefly (it’s their playtime after all!). So it was great to get these moments in. The fun bit was only…
