Monthly Archives: April 2007

Lectures: Pro and Con

Posted on April 30, 2007 by Derek Chirnside

Today in a class of 200 plus physics students, the textbook was seen as the most useful source of learning for the last term. 60% plus. Lectures were second. There has been some writing on the topic of lectures recently. … Continue reading →

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Free tools

Posted on April 24, 2007 by Derek Chirnside

PDF writer. http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=57796&package_id=53473 Quite a nice little programme: automatically installed as a print driver in Word. Have created several PDF’s and they all seem very fine. Evernote This is like a personal receptacle for all your thoughts and ideas with … Continue reading →

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GTD (3)

Posted on April 4, 2007 by Derek Chirnside

Stuff is the problem What is stuff? All those things that are left unfinished, half through through, embarked on then dropped; Things that need fixing, replacing, maintaining, tidying, finding . . . Projects you may or may not do. Books … Continue reading →

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Thoughts on Communities, Blogs and Moodle

Posted on April 3, 2007 by Derek Chirnside

I’ve taken a bit of a break from the community aspect of my life. The change from the College to the University has accounted for most of this. However, things have moved on. First the West Coast visit and now … Continue reading →

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