I wrote a really long post about my reflections of the Summer School, but it’s not a quick read by any means so here’s a shorter version. I would like to imagine that people reading this are actually about to join the Horizon CDT and will be encouraged to go to the DEN Summer School…
Author: Kate
Risk Emotions in Uncertain Times
I have been thinking about Maha’s emotive post [1] for a couple of days now. For my PhD I have been doing a lot of reading recently around risk (as a requisite of trust) and how it often manifests irrationally. As someone who is quintessentially white privilege, it should be easy for me to say…
Towards Openness at OER17
If Christian thought that his reflections of Towards Openness following OER17 were “late” then I don’t know how late this is at all. Anyway, let’s just say that it has been a few weeks since Christian Friedrich, Markus Deimann and I facilitated a workshop at OER17 entitled Towards Openness: Safety in Open Online Learning. Towards…
Research presentation overview, April 2017
Read time ~8 mins At the Horizon CDT retreat last week I delivered a presentation about my research interests to some of my comrades as well as various academics who were either my supervisors, the CDT directors or, other people’s supervisors. Like with most of my presentations I just get stuck in with building some…
Hard retreat, retreat hard.
Last week I went to Eastwood Hall a little way out of Nottingham for a few days at the Horizon CDT retreat. Retreat: The act or process of moving back or away, especially from something hazardous, formidable, or unpleasant. (thefreedictionary.com) Now, I do have to chuckle at the thought that doing a PhD is hazardous,…
#PrivacyUG Presentation at #OER17 Conference
Last Wednesday I presented #PrivacyUG at #OER17 conference. I have told a lot of people about the class in one-to-one conversations but I hadn’t spoken publicly until this conference. The class was held almost a year ago and since then I have been riding a steep learning curve around surveillance technologies and how I think…
OER17 some thoughts
I wrote a heck of a lot of thoughts into my notepad of what I wanted to write about, but I think the read time could amount to ~10 hours… So here’s a snapshot of thoughts right now. They aren’t complete by any stretch, but I have to get something down now before a new…
5Right Youth Juries Summary
The 5Rights (formerly iRights) Youth Juries were developed by University of Leeds and University of Nottingham in the project “the Internet on Our Own Terms.” This project’s aim was to put young people at the heart of the debate around their online rights. The juries were designed around deliberation, giving young people the space to…
Free Health Apps
* Full Disclaimer: I am not a lawyer, but I am a healthy sceptic/critic of privacy policies. My PhD research focuses on notions of informed consent and data trade-offs. I recently read this post by Jen that reviews the Gut Health Storylines app. A mobile application by Self Care Catalysts (SCC) for people living with…
Juicing with Turmeric
After whining about not being able to find turmeric root (although I hadn’t exactly gone out my way to find it), a friend who regularly goes to her local market picked me up a couple of roots for me. Having read a lot about the anti-inflammatory properties of turmeric, I wanted to give it a…