Freelancing websites can be a quick way to find your first jobs as a freelancer, but it’s a race to the bottom. Are they a waste of time, or a response to a changing market? I’ve been a freelancer now for just short of two years, and while I wouldn’t say my business is completely… read more»
Journal
It’s that time of year again. The pavements are covered with dead leaves, nightclub flyers and patches of vomit. It must be the start of the academic year. Brighton and Sheffield are very different places over summer; the former is busy with tourists, the latter almost seems to fall asleep. But over one weekend in… read more»
Moving to a new city is hard. Starting life all over again in another place means rebuilding a lot of the things you take for granted. This is my story, all of the mistakes I made, and my advice for anyone planning to make the same kind of journey. A year ago yesterday, I packed… read more»
Just over a year and a half ago I took redundancy at a well paid, very comfortable job where I was surrounded by good people and sustained by a regular supply of cake. I did so because I knew that I needed to develop my skills for my career to progress, but wouldn’t be able… read more»
I often put it down to my Mancunian roots, but for whatever reason I’ve always been more comfortable on rainy days than sunny ones. Pretty much anything over 20ºC and I’m uncomfortable; 30ºC and I’m straight up panicking. But give me clouds and a cooling rain shower and I’m at peace. I’m sure as a… read more»
Having set myself the task of learning After Effects expressions, I of course got distracted and started learning Unity again, and probably some other things too. But for once, I managed to pull myself back and focus on After Effects again when I ran into a problem that forced me to learn something new (by… read more»
The more work I do, the more things I discover, the more skills I want to learn. I’m constantly finding out about new ways to do the things I love, and the end result is a growing list of things to learn, and a severe case of analysis paralysis. Right now my learning list includes:… read more»
As I discussed in my last post, one of my more recent Masters modules focused on technology enhanced learning environments. Our assignment was to develop a prototype for a learning environment that was supported by theories of learning and motivation. Having previously worked in media production within an educational institution, I was genuinely quite excited… read more»
Learning is a long time interest I never realised I had. Not just a desire to learn things myself, but a curiosity about how learning and education works. I guess it makes sense; after spending 18 years in education myself, I worked for The University of Sheffield for four years, then left to study a… read more»
Before I even start writing I’m worried that this will turn into a sarcastic rant, so I apologise in advance. I’ve just completed the second semester of my MSc, which included one really great module on technology enhanced learning environments, and one really disappointing module on interactive 3D programming. I’ll tell you all about the… read more»
