Life is a Game
Over the past couple of months I’ve seen a variety of discussions taking place concerning the positives and negatives of using the term “gamification” in… Read More »Life is a Game
Laura Hilliger
Laura Hilliger is a writer, educator and technologist. She’s a multimedia designer and developer, a technical liaison, a project manager, a conceptual architect, an open advocate who is happiest in collaborative environments. In 2020, she was awarded the Women in IT Digital Leader of the Year award for her work bringing open principles to Greenpeace. She’s a co-founder of We Are Open Co-op, a collective that has spent 10 years helping organisations like Amnesty International UK, MIT, Friends of the Earth and the BBC with thoughtful technology, community and learning projects. She is also an Ambassador for the Open Org Project, and a Mozilla alum. Find her on Mastodon as @epilepticrabbit (https://social.coop/@epilepticrabbit)
10 Days til MOZFEST!
I’m volunteering at the Mozilla Festival in London on November 4th to the 6th. I’m pretty excited about it. I had a lot of fun… Read More »10 Days til MOZFEST!
Assessing Learning
I came across a study called “Effective Assessment in a Digital Age”, and it underlined some key points in how assessing learners has changed due… Read More »Assessing Learning
Unfocused, yet fully awesome blog post
It’s Tuesday, I usually blog on Tuesdays, so here is a blogpost about not writing a blogpost. A lot of stuff has been going on,… Read More »Unfocused, yet fully awesome blog post
What if Google is Just the Scribe of Time?
Strangely, when I read this article, I didn’t see the monolithic corporation vying for all our attention. I read between the lines a little and… Read More »What if Google is Just the Scribe of Time?
Adjustment of Perception (ie Learning)
Alright, here’s the deal: A while back I made a promise to myself that Zythepsary would be the home for “pure unedited thought, art, media,… Read More »Adjustment of Perception (ie Learning)
Cyberspace and the “Virtualitätslagerung”
In continuation of my attempt to commit to memory long, complicated phrases and words in German by understanding shorter words in English, here is Round… Read More »Cyberspace and the “Virtualitätslagerung”
Edutheories Round 1
This weekend I have two exams for my Masters program. The first is on educational theories and new media, and the second is on media… Read More »Edutheories Round 1
Response to Mozilla as teacher
Inspiration for this post is: Mozilla as teacher by Mark Surman When I read the first line of Mark’s post “We need to teach the… Read More »Response to Mozilla as teacher
Give us the Easy Ask!
Today I want to focus on the easy ask. What can you ask your users to contribute that is easy? It seems obvious, doesn’t it?… Read More »Give us the Easy Ask!