Title: Alex Little (
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Map of OppiaMobile Users - 27/Jan/2014 15:08 - 3965 days ago
I just created a map of all the recent activity in OppiaMobile Android app based on the IP addresses our users are visiting from...
Map of OppiaMobile Users - 27/Jan/2014 15:08 - 3965 days ago
[Updated to show all users until 15 March 2014] I just created a map of all the recent activity in OppiaMobile Android app based...
OppiaMobile presentation at TelSpain - 02/Dec/2013 07:45 - 4021 days ago
On Friday I gave a presentation about OppiaMobile to the TelSpain conference in Madrid. At the conference I meet several colleag...
OppiaMobile presentation at TelSpain - 02/Dec/2013 07:45 - 4021 days ago
On Friday I gave a presentation about OppiaMobile to the TelSpain conference in Madrid. At the conference I meet several colleag...
New Research Paper on Mobile Technologies for Health Workers - 30/Oct/2013 11:57 - 4054 days ago
[Cross posting from the Digital Campus blog] We have just had a research paper accepted and published on “Meeting communit...
New Research Paper on Mobile Technologies for Health Workers - 30/Oct/2013 11:57 - 4054 days ago
[Cross posting from the Digital Campus blog] We have just had a research paper accepted and published on “Meeting communit...
DaeSav 2013– Presentation on OppiaMobile - 05/Oct/2013 15:51 - 4079 days ago
Presentation I’ve just given at DaeSav “Innovation through Cooperation” Conference in Berlin:...
DaeSav 2013– Presentation on OppiaMobile - 05/Oct/2013 15:51 - 4079 days ago
Presentation I’ve just given at DaeSav “Innovation through Cooperation” Conference in Berlin:...
Walking and Canyoning in Ordesa, Pyrenees - 20/Aug/2013 09:12 - 4125 days ago
Some photos from last weeks trip walking in Ordesa National Park and canyoning:...
Walking and Canyoning in Ordesa, Pyrenees - 20/Aug/2013 09:12 - 4125 days ago
Some photos from last weeks trip walking in Ordesa National Park and canyoning:...
Digital Content Developer for Primary Healthcare - 10/Aug/2013 10:39 - 4135 days ago
Cross posted from the Digital Campus website: Through our recent funding from DFID, we are looking to recruit a Digital Content ...
Digital Content Developer for Primary Healthcare - 10/Aug/2013 10:39 - 4135 days ago
Cross posted from the Digital Campus website: Through our recent funding from DFID, we are looking to recruit a Digital Content ...
Recruiting Volunteer Advisory Board Member (Finance) - 29/Jul/2013 10:11 - 4147 days ago
(Reposted from the Digital Campus website) To strengthen our financial and grant management, we are currently looking to recruit...
Recruiting Volunteer Advisory Board Member (Finance) - 29/Jul/2013 10:11 - 4147 days ago
(Reposted from the Digital Campus website) To strengthen our financial and grant management, we are currently looking to recruit...
Canyoning in Sierra de Guara - 22/Jul/2013 09:13 - 4154 days ago
Photos from this weekend canyoning in Sierra de Guara, Barranco d’Os Cochas on Saturday (took us just over 12 hours in all...
Canyoning in Sierra de Guara - 22/Jul/2013 09:13 - 4154 days ago
Photos from this weekend canyoning in Sierra de Guara, Barranco d’Os Cochas on Saturday (took us just over 12 hours in all...
Woodwork project– bookcase - 18/Jul/2013 11:11 - 4158 days ago
It’s been a long long time since I did any woodworking – bascially since before I first went to Ethiopia several yea...
Woodwork project– bookcase - 18/Jul/2013 11:11 - 4158 days ago
It’s been a long long time since I did any woodworking – bascially since before I first went to Ethiopia several yea...
Travesía Azpilicueta-Reñada - 15/Jul/2013 13:40 - 4161 days ago
This weekend I was back caving in Cantrabria, doing the Travesía Azpilicueta-Reñada. It was really good to do a traverse (ente...
Travesía Azpilicueta-Reñada - 15/Jul/2013 13:40 - 4161 days ago
This weekend I was back caving in Cantrabria, doing the Travesía Azpilicueta-Reñada. It was really good to do a traverse (ente...
Gredos mountains - 08/Jul/2013 08:34 - 4168 days ago
Have just spent the weekend up in the Gredos mountains (about 2.5 hours drive from Madrid), hoping to escape the heat of Madrid ...
Generating documentation for OppiaMobile - 25/Jun/2013 18:39 - 4181 days ago
This afternoon, I’ve been figuring out how to produce some nice documentation for the OppiaMobile Django server. I recentl...
Visit to Addis, Raspberry Pi and OppiaMobile - 20/Jun/2013 09:18 - 4186 days ago
I realise it’s been quite a while since I’ve posted anything up, over a month. Usually I like to post regularly, but...
Mallorca– Caving and Canyoning - 05/May/2013 09:50 - 4232 days ago
I just got back yesterday from a weeks trip to Mallorca with the caving club. We had a really great trip, 12 of us from the cavi...
Healthcare videos running on standard mobiles - 19/Apr/2013 16:10 - 4248 days ago
Many people have asked us about how to run the videos we’ve demonstrated in the OppiaMobile app on standard mobile phones ...
New OppiaMobile video - 18/Apr/2013 11:12 - 4249 days ago
I’ve just uploaded an updated OppiaMobile preview video, showing some of the changes we’ve made over the last couple...
Canyoning near Cuenca - 14/Apr/2013 10:47 - 4253 days ago
Photos from a days canyoning in Portillo near Cuenca…...
Caving in Cañon del Rio Lobos - 08/Apr/2013 10:48 - 4259 days ago
Photos from our weekend caving trip to Cañon del Rio Lobos (near Soria), visiting Sima de las Taínas, Sima MA-11 and Cueva de ...
Finally… a name for our mobile learning app: Oppia Mobile - 03/Apr/2013 12:18 - 4264 days ago
Since we’ve been working on our mobile learning app, we’ve not really had a good name for it, and have just been ref...
Semana Santa en Granada, Nerja y Malaga - 31/Mar/2013 13:23 - 4267 days ago
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Open Education course–offline mobile version - 12/Mar/2013 10:36 - 4286 days ago
This week one of my ex-colleagues from the OU, Martin Weller, started a MOOC about openness in education. I think it officially ...
Open Education course– offline mobile version - 12/Mar/2013 10:36 - 4286 days ago
This week one of my ex-colleagues from the OU, Martin Weller, started a MOOC about openness in education. I think it officially ...
I only visit 4 websites… - 27/Feb/2013 22:50 - 4299 days ago
I’ve noticed this for some time now, but a quick ctrl-h confirmed it for me…. basically I don’t actually visit...
I only visit 4 websites… - 27/Feb/2013 22:50 - 4299 days ago
I’ve noticed this for some time now, but a quick ctrl-h confirmed it for me…. basically I don’t actually visit...
Can anyone do DIY tech? - 16/Feb/2013 10:04 - 4310 days ago
New clip from the BBC Click programme about hackspaces, visiting the Nottingham Hackspace where my brother spends a lot of time ...
Can anyone do DIY tech? - 16/Feb/2013 10:04 - 4310 days ago
New clip from the BBC Click programme about hackspaces, visiting the Nottingham Hackspace where my brother spends a lot of time ...
New Mums for Mums website - 15/Feb/2013 17:23 - 4311 days ago
Today Mums for Mums launched their new website, they are a local charity in Mekelle – see their new website for mor...
New Mums for Mums website - 15/Feb/2013 17:23 - 4311 days ago
Today Mums for Mums launched their new website, they are a local charity in Mekelle – see their new website for mor...
Relatively musical - 13/Feb/2013 19:01 - 4313 days ago
Here are a couple of videos from some of my more musically talented relatives: Seafret – my cousin, Jack is the singer: mo...
Relatively musical - 13/Feb/2013 19:01 - 4313 days ago
Here are a couple of videos from some of my more musically talented relatives: Seafret – my cousin, Jack is the singer: mo...
Using Android Text to Speech - 06/Feb/2013 08:59 - 4320 days ago
To help some of the health workers use the mobile learning application – especially those who may have trouble reading Eng...
Using Android Text to Speech - 06/Feb/2013 08:59 - 4320 days ago
To help some of the health workers use the mobile learning application – especially those who may have trouble reading Eng...
Raspberry Pi and Gertboard - 04/Feb/2013 12:51 - 4322 days ago
As well as playing around with building a media server on my Raspberry Pi, I’ve also just been soldering together my GertB...
Raspberry Pi and Gertboard - 04/Feb/2013 12:51 - 4322 days ago
As well as playing around with building a media server on my Raspberry Pi, I’ve also just been soldering together my GertB...
Cueva del Orón – Murcia - 28/Jan/2013 10:59 - 4329 days ago
In contrast to last weekend in the snow, this weekend I was on a caving trip to Cueva del Orón in Murcia – sleeping in th...
Cueva del Orón–Murcia - 28/Jan/2013 10:59 - 4329 days ago
In contrast to last weekend in the snow, this weekend I was on a caving trip to Cueva del Orón in Murcia – sleeping in th...
Snow in Riaza and La Penilla - 21/Jan/2013 11:19 - 4336 days ago
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Snow in Riaza and La Penilla - 21/Jan/2013 11:19 - 4336 days ago
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Snow in Riaza and La Pinilla - 21/Jan/2013 11:19 - 4336 days ago
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Snow in Riaza and La Pinilla - 21/Jan/2013 11:19 - 4336 days ago
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Experiences setting up Raspberry Pi as media server - 17/Jan/2013 18:41 - 4340 days ago
I’ve just been playing with setting up my Raspberry Ri as a media server, using Raspbmc. All was very easy to install and ...
Experiences setting up Raspberry Pi as media server - 17/Jan/2013 18:41 - 4340 days ago
I’ve just been playing with setting up my Raspberry Ri as a media server, using Raspbmc. All was very easy to install and ...
Siete Picos - 15/Jan/2013 12:11 - 4342 days ago
At the weekend I was backup in the Sierra de Guadarrama for a walk up to Siete Picos – although this was the first time I&...
Siete Picos - 15/Jan/2013 12:11 - 4342 days ago
At the weekend I was backup in the Sierra de Guadarrama for a walk up to Siete Picos – although this was the first time I&...
New Year trip to Lisbon - 08/Jan/2013 15:03 - 4349 days ago
Just got back from a few days away in Lisbon…...
New Year trip to Lisbon - 08/Jan/2013 15:03 - 4349 days ago
Just got back from a few days away in Lisbon…...
Adding gamification to quizzes and mobile learning - 14/Dec/2012 14:28 - 4374 days ago
I’ve just begun to add some gamification into mQuiz and our mobile learning application. We’ve been thinking quite a...
Adding gamification to quizzes and mobile learning - 14/Dec/2012 14:28 - 4374 days ago
I’ve just begun to add some gamification into mQuiz and our mobile learning application. We’ve been thinking quite a...
New mQuiz and mobile learning app released - 11/Dec/2012 11:02 - 4377 days ago
I’ve just released the new version of mQuiz. For those of you who have previously signed up to mQuiz and/or the mobile lea...
New mQuiz and mobile learning app released - 11/Dec/2012 11:02 - 4377 days ago
I’ve just released the new version of mQuiz. For those of you who have previously signed up to mQuiz and/or the mobile lea...
Updated mobile learning app–sneak preview… - 03/Dec/2012 14:34 - 4385 days ago
Alongside updating mQuiz into Django, I’ve also been updating the Digital Campus mobile learning app. Rewriting mQuiz into...
Updated mobile learning app– sneak preview… - 03/Dec/2012 14:34 - 4385 days ago
Alongside updating mQuiz into Django, I’ve also been updating the Digital Campus mobile learning app. Rewriting mQuiz into...
New research paper: Knowledge and performance of the Ethiopian health extension workers - 26/Nov/2012 13:27 - 4392 days ago
Araya has just had his second paper published: “Knowledge and performance of the Ethiopian health extension workers on ant...
New research paper: Knowledge and performance of the Ethiopian health extension workers - 26/Nov/2012 13:27 - 4392 days ago
Araya has just had his second paper published: “Knowledge and performance of the Ethiopian health extension workers on ant...
mHealth: Patient Identification Issues - 18/Nov/2012 08:02 - 4400 days ago
Patient identification is still proving to be quite an issue with the records that Health Workers are submitting, making it diff...
mHealth: Patient Identification Issues - 18/Nov/2012 08:02 - 4400 days ago
Patient identification is still proving to be quite an issue with the records that Health Workers are submitting, making it diff...
Update on Ethiopia Visit - 18/Nov/2012 07:59 - 4400 days ago
Have just returned from another visit back to Ethiopia, a week in Mekelle to see how the Health Workers are getting on, followed...
Update on Ethiopia Visit - 18/Nov/2012 07:59 - 4400 days ago
Have just returned from another visit back to Ethiopia, a week in Mekelle to see how the Health Workers are getting on, followed...
Demo site for patient management tools - 29/Oct/2012 10:02 - 4420 days ago
We’ve just set up a demonstration site of our analytics and mobile site for the patient management tools. Previously if so...
Demo site for patient management tools - 29/Oct/2012 10:02 - 4420 days ago
We’ve just set up a demonstration site of our analytics and mobile site for the patient management tools. Previously if so...
Curso de autosocorro - 28/Oct/2012 10:36 - 4421 days ago
This weekend we had a self rescue (autosocorro) course, to know what to do if someone injured whilst on a rope and needs to be b...
Curso de autosocorro - 28/Oct/2012 10:36 - 4421 days ago
This weekend we had a self rescue (autosocorro) course, to know what to do if someone injured whilst on a rope and needs to be b...
Caving Discovery Day - 22/Oct/2012 14:26 - 4427 days ago
On Saturday we had a day trip out to Cueva del Asno, near Los Rábanos (just south of Soria), to take some potential new caving ...
Caving Discovery Day - 22/Oct/2012 14:26 - 4427 days ago
On Saturday we had a day trip out to Cueva del Asno, near Los Rábanos (just south of Soria), to take some potential new caving ...
Learning Django (and Python) and OpenBadges - 16/Oct/2012 16:03 - 4433 days ago
Although I’ve played around a little with Django since I got my Raspberry Pi set up as a web server, I haven’t reall...
Learning Django (and Python) and OpenBadges - 16/Oct/2012 16:03 - 4433 days ago
Although I’ve played around a little with Django since I got my Raspberry Pi set up as a web server, I haven’t reall...
Research article published on role of HEWs - 10/Oct/2012 15:27 - 4439 days ago
Araya, one of the PhD students from Ethiopia we have been working with for the last few years, has just this week had his first ...
Research article published on role of HEWs - 10/Oct/2012 15:27 - 4439 days ago
Araya, one of the PhD students from Ethiopia we have been working with for the last few years, has just this week had his first ...
Updated mobile learning app on Google Play - 08/Oct/2012 17:36 - 4441 days ago
I’ve just made the updated training application available on Google Play, you can get it from here: https://play.google.co...
Updated mobile learning app on Google Play - 08/Oct/2012 17:36 - 4441 days ago
I’ve just made the updated training application available on Google Play, you can get it from here: https://play.google.co...
Solar Decathlon 2012 - 22/Sep/2012 17:36 - 4457 days ago
Spent the afternoon at the Solar Decathlon Exhibition in Casa de Campo. The final few photos a band playing using pedal powered ...
Solar Decathlon 2012 - 22/Sep/2012 17:36 - 4457 days ago
Spent the afternoon at the Solar Decathlon Exhibition in Casa de Campo. The final few photos a band playing using pedal powered ...
Looking at replacement smartphones… - 09/Sep/2012 21:06 - 4470 days ago
I’ve just bought myself a new smartphone. Well, not so new as I got it secondhand on ebay (although it’s in perfect ...
Looking at replacement smartphones… - 09/Sep/2012 21:06 - 4470 days ago
I’ve just bought myself a new smartphone. Well, not so new as I got it secondhand on ebay (although it’s in perfect ...
Sistema de la Cubada Grande - 02/Sep/2012 21:35 - 4477 days ago
It’s been a couple of months since I was last caving, as I was away most of July and during August there was only the expl...
Sistema de la Cubada Grande - 02/Sep/2012 21:35 - 4477 days ago
It’s been a couple of months since I was last caving, as I was away most of July and during August there was only the expl...
Rascafria&La Najarra - 27/Aug/2012 09:12 - 4483 days ago
Yesterday’s walk … Few photos:...
Rascafria&La Najarra - 27/Aug/2012 09:12 - 4483 days ago
Yesterday’s walk … Few photos:...
Video of updated training content app - 23/Aug/2012 13:20 - 4487 days ago
Over the last few days I’ve made quite a few updates to the app. The key difference has been to add the functionality to s...
Video of updated training content app - 23/Aug/2012 13:20 - 4487 days ago
Over the last few days I’ve made quite a few updates to the app. The key difference has been to add the functionality to s...
Peñalba de la Sierra&La Cebosa - 20/Aug/2012 22:01 - 4490 days ago
Track from Sunday walk … (probably wouldn’t advise you follow our track, since we lost the path for much of the way!...
Peñalba de la Sierra&La Cebosa - 20/Aug/2012 22:01 - 4490 days ago
Track from Sunday walk … (probably wouldn’t advise you follow our track, since we lost the path for much of the way!...
New mobile HEAT application - 17/Aug/2012 12:05 - 4493 days ago
As I mentioned in my last post, I’ve recently been rewriting the mobile HEAT application and I now have a first version re...
New mobile HEAT application - 17/Aug/2012 12:05 - 4493 days ago
As I mentioned in my last post, I’ve recently been rewriting the mobile HEAT application and I now have a first version re...
Rewriting Mobile HEAT application - 11/Aug/2012 10:06 - 4499 days ago
I’ve spent the last few days starting to rewrite the mobile HEAT application. The two main reasons for doing this are: To ...
Rewriting Mobile HEAT application - 11/Aug/2012 10:06 - 4499 days ago
I’ve spent the last few days starting to rewrite the mobile HEAT application. The two main reasons for doing this are: To ...
Extending my home solar system - 01/Aug/2012 15:11 - 4509 days ago
I’ve just added a new solar panel to my solar system at home and have also added a socket splitter so I can run my wireles...
Extending my home solar system - 01/Aug/2012 15:11 - 4509 days ago
I’ve just added a new solar panel to my solar system at home and have also added a socket splitter so I can run my wireles...
Ilosaari Rock&Herajärven Kierros trail–Finland - 25/Jul/2012 09:17 - 4516 days ago
Have just got back from holiday to Finland. Firstly to the Ilosaari music festival in Joensuu and then on to do a 60km+ walk ...
Ilosaari Rock&Herajärven Kierros trail – Finland - 25/Jul/2012 09:17 - 4516 days ago
Have just got back from holiday to Finland. Firstly to the Ilosaari music festival in Joensuu and then on to do a 60km+ walk ...
Raspberry Pi as Python/Django webserver - 08/Jul/2012 15:36 - 4533 days ago
Since I’ve had my Raspberry Pi, I’ve not really done much with it and have been thinking about what I should use if ...
Raspberry Pi as Python/Django webserver - 08/Jul/2012 15:36 - 4533 days ago
Since I’ve had my Raspberry Pi, I’ve not really done much with it and have been thinking about what I should use if ...
Providing alternative translations - 02/Jul/2012 11:13 - 4539 days ago
With the HEAT Mobile content I’ve been looking at ways in which we can allow users to switch between different translation...
Providing alternative translations - 02/Jul/2012 11:13 - 4539 days ago
With the HEAT Mobile content I’ve been looking at ways in which we can allow users to switch between different translation...
Updated mobile HEAT content - 26/Jun/2012 10:20 - 4545 days ago
I’ve just uploaded the updated mobile HEAT Android app (you can get it from: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id...
Updated mobile HEAT content - 26/Jun/2012 10:20 - 4545 days ago
I’ve just uploaded the updated mobile HEAT Android app (you can get it from: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id...
Cueva del Cobre, Palencia - 25/Jun/2012 11:44 - 4546 days ago
Some photos from this weekend’s caving trip up to Cueva del Cobre in Palencia. If anyone can identify the (headless) anima...
Cueva del Cobre, Palencia - 25/Jun/2012 11:44 - 4546 days ago
Some photos from this weekend’s caving trip up to Cueva del Cobre in Palencia. If anyone can identify the (headless) anima...
Automatically exporting mobile learning content - 21/Jun/2012 10:37 - 4550 days ago
Over the last couple of weeks I’ve been looking at how we can export content directly from Moodle into the format needed t...
Automatically exporting mobile learning content - 21/Jun/2012 10:37 - 4550 days ago
Over the last couple of weeks I’ve been looking at how we can export content directly from Moodle into the format needed t...
VSO lecturer placements - 11/Jun/2012 08:25 - 4560 days ago
VSO currently has many placements available in Ethiopia, especially in the Technology/Engineering departments of large universit...
VSO lecturer placements - 11/Jun/2012 08:25 - 4560 days ago
VSO currently has many placements available in Ethiopia, especially in the Technology/Engineering departments of large universit...
Raspberry Pi Running - 08/Jun/2012 14:45 - 4563 days ago
Now up and running: The monitor will run on 12v power supply so I should be able to run the whole system off my solar system ...
Raspberry Pi Running - 08/Jun/2012 14:45 - 4563 days ago
Now up and running: The monitor will run on 12v power supply so I should be able to run the whole system off my solar system ...
GPRS Speeds - 08/Jun/2012 08:00 - 4563 days ago
Whilst back in Ethiopia I tested out the GPRS speed – previously we’d only really tested that a connection was avail...
GPRS Speeds - 08/Jun/2012 08:00 - 4563 days ago
Whilst back in Ethiopia I tested out the GPRS speed – previously we’d only really tested that a connection was avail...
Raspberry Pi arrived! - 07/Jun/2012 14:19 - 4564 days ago
Whilst I was back in Ethiopia, my Raspberry Pi arrived (next to a 1 birr coin for size comparison): As I’ve only been back...
Raspberry Pi arrived! - 07/Jun/2012 14:19 - 4564 days ago
Whilst I was back in Ethiopia, my Raspberry Pi arrived (next to a 1 birr coin for size comparison): As I’ve only been back...
Ethiopia Visit Update - 07/Jun/2012 08:31 - 4564 days ago
I’ve just come back from a 10 day visit back to Ethiopia, spending a week back in Mekelle visiting our phd students’...
Ethiopia Visit Update - 07/Jun/2012 08:31 - 4564 days ago
I’ve just come back from a 10 day visit back to Ethiopia, spending a week back in Mekelle visiting our phd students’...
Patient Management Tools Video - 21/May/2012 11:29 - 4581 days ago
Just posted on the Digital Campus blog: Video demo of the patient management tools currently being used by Health Extension Work...
Patient Management Tools Video - 21/May/2012 11:29 - 4581 days ago
Just posted on the Digital Campus blog: Video demo of the patient management tools currently being used by Health Extension Work...
Caving in Cantabria - 17/May/2012 20:05 - 4585 days ago
Last weekend I went up to Cantabria with the caving club to do part of Sistema del Gándara, it’s one of the longest caves...
Caving in Cantabria - 17/May/2012 20:05 - 4585 days ago
Last weekend I went up to Cantabria with the caving club to do part of Sistema del Gándara, it’s one of the longest caves...
HEAT Mobile demo app on Google Play - 09/May/2012 12:50 - 4593 days ago
For info I’ve just published the HEAT demo app up on Google Play for anyone who is interested in having a look. Couple of ...
HEAT Mobile demo app on Google Play - 09/May/2012 12:50 - 4593 days ago
For info I’ve just published the HEAT demo app up on Google Play for anyone who is interested in having a look. Couple of ...
Español/English Caving Dictionary - 06/May/2012 09:57 - 4596 days ago
Now that I’ve been caving in Spain a few times (also went canyoning yesterday in Poyatos, Cuenca), I’ve learned quit...
Español/English Caving Dictionary - 06/May/2012 09:57 - 4596 days ago
Now that I’ve been caving in Spain a few times (also went canyoning yesterday in Poyatos, Cuenca), I’ve learned quit...
OpenLearn content on mobiles - 03/May/2012 08:39 - 4599 days ago
Here is a brief overview of how I created the Android application with the HEAT content. It is very much a demo/prototype applic...
OpenLearn content on mobiles - 03/May/2012 08:39 - 4599 days ago
Here is a brief overview of how I created the Android application with the HEAT content. It is very much a demo/prototype applic...
Embedding mQuiz - 28/Apr/2012 16:17 - 4604 days ago
Have just added some new functionality to mQuiz so you are able to embed a quiz on your webpage. Here’s an example: After ...
Embedding mQuiz - 28/Apr/2012 16:17 - 4604 days ago
Have just added some new functionality to mQuiz so you are able to embed a quiz on your webpage. Here’s an example: After ...
HEAT content on smartphone and tablet - 26/Apr/2012 13:35 - 4606 days ago
Here’s an updated video showing the OU HEAT content running on an Android smartphone and tablet showing embedding video co...
HEAT content on smartphone and tablet - 26/Apr/2012 13:35 - 4606 days ago
Here’s an updated video showing the OU HEAT content running on an Android smartphone and tablet showing embedding video co...
Mobile training course content and quizzes - 20/Apr/2012 13:37 - 4612 days ago
Posting from Digital Campus blog: We’ve recently been looking at how we can embed some of the Open University HEAT trainin...
Mobile training course content and quizzes - 20/Apr/2012 13:37 - 4612 days ago
Posting from Digital Campus blog: We’ve recently been looking at how we can embed some of the Open University HEAT trainin...
New mQuiz demo video - 19/Apr/2012 07:39 - 4613 days ago
I’ve just uploaded a new video to demonstrate the changes I’ve been making recently to mQuiz: In addition to using e...
New mQuiz demo video - 19/Apr/2012 07:39 - 4613 days ago
I’ve just uploaded a new video to demonstrate the changes I’ve been making recently to mQuiz: In addition to using e...
mQuiz Updates - 11/Apr/2012 08:52 - 4621 days ago
Looking back at my recent blog postings I realise that most seem to be just holiday/travel photos, so to show I have really been...
mQuiz Updates - 11/Apr/2012 08:52 - 4621 days ago
Looking back at my recent blog postings I realise that most seem to be just holiday/travel photos, so to show I have really been...
Semana Santa in Cádiz, Arcos de la Frontera&Tarfia - 10/Apr/2012 08:20 - 4622 days ago
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Semana Santa in Cádiz, Arcos de la Frontera&Tarfia - 10/Apr/2012 08:20 - 4622 days ago
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Caving in Cañon del Rio Lobos - 02/Apr/2012 07:42 - 4630 days ago
This weekend I visited my first caves in Spain (and also my first time using SRT in a cave). On Saturday we went down Sima del C...
Caving in Cañon del Rio Lobos - 02/Apr/2012 07:42 - 4630 days ago
This weekend I visited my first caves in Spain (and also my first time using SRT in a cave). On Saturday we went down Sima del C...
Photo update… - 26/Mar/2012 19:58 - 4637 days ago
Some photos from Holi Madrid festival last weekend: And some pictures from walk up Yelmo in February: Plus the GPS track:...
Photo update… - 26/Mar/2012 19:58 - 4637 days ago
Some photos from Holi Madrid festival last weekend: And some pictures from walk up Yelmo in February: Plus the GPS track:...
Australia Photos… - 20/Mar/2012 07:20 - 4643 days ago
Arrived back in Madrid over the weekend, so have just uploaded my photos from Australia…...
Australia Photos… - 20/Mar/2012 07:20 - 4643 days ago
Arrived back in Madrid over the weekend, so have just uploaded my photos from Australia…...
In Sydney - 27/Feb/2012 21:59 - 4665 days ago
On Sunday morning I arrived in Sydney for few weeks holiday here in Oz. Fortunately I’ve not been to jet-lagged after mana...
In Sydney - 27/Feb/2012 21:59 - 4665 days ago
On Sunday morning I arrived in Sydney for few weeks holiday here in Oz. Fortunately I’ve not been to jet-lagged after mana...
Caving course video - 23/Feb/2012 09:20 - 4669 days ago
Video from last weekend’s SRT course: Untitled from michael fernandez on Vimeo....
Caving course video - 23/Feb/2012 09:20 - 4669 days ago
Video from last weekend’s SRT course: Untitled from michael fernandez on Vimeo....
Mobile Developer Challenge…the winner is… - 22/Feb/2012 12:27 - 4670 days ago
From Digital Campus blog: Thanks to all of you who took part in our Mobile Developer Challenge, we’ve spent that last coup...
Mobile Developer Challenge… the winner is… - 22/Feb/2012 12:27 - 4670 days ago
From Digital Campus blog: Thanks to all of you who took part in our Mobile Developer Challenge, we’ve spent that last coup...
Caving/Espeleología–Curso de iniciación - 20/Feb/2012 10:21 - 4672 days ago
I recently joined the caving club here in Madrid (Grupo de Espeleología de Geológicas) and last weekend I went on my first tri...
Caving/Espeleología – Curso de iniciación - 20/Feb/2012 10:21 - 4672 days ago
I recently joined the caving club here in Madrid (Grupo de Espeleología de Geológicas) and last weekend I went on my first tri...
Mobile Developer Challenge–a week to go - 09/Feb/2012 10:34 - 4683 days ago
There’s only until next Friday (18th February) to get your entries in for our mobile developer challenge. More details on ...
Mobile Developer Challenge– a week to go - 09/Feb/2012 10:34 - 4683 days ago
There’s only until next Friday (18th February) to get your entries in for our mobile developer challenge. More details on ...
Interesting links for the month… - 01/Feb/2012 17:46 - 4691 days ago
Interesting links I’ve found in the last month or so (in no specific order or grouping)… xkcd – Sustainable In...
Interesting links for the month… - 01/Feb/2012 17:46 - 4691 days ago
Interesting links I’ve found in the last month or so (in no specific order or grouping)… xkcd – Sustainable In...
Solar power system - 31/Jan/2012 19:39 - 4692 days ago
Thanks to the Christmas present from my brother, I’m now the owner of a small solar power system. It’s a 20Wp panel ...
Solar power system - 31/Jan/2012 19:39 - 4692 days ago
Thanks to the Christmas present from my brother, I’m now the owner of a small solar power system. It’s a 20Wp panel ...
Field Report: Our recent experiences - 31/Jan/2012 08:51 - 4692 days ago
Posting I made yesterday on the Digital Campus blog: The Health Extension Workers (HEWs) in our maternal healthcare project have...
Field Report: Our recent experiences - 31/Jan/2012 08:51 - 4692 days ago
Posting I made yesterday on the Digital Campus blog: The Health Extension Workers (HEWs) in our maternal healthcare project have...
Rascafría - 15/Jan/2012 13:44 - 4708 days ago
Photos: GPS Track:...
Rascafría - 15/Jan/2012 13:44 - 4708 days ago
Photos: GPS Track:...
Developing an Analytics Dashboard for Maternal Care - 13/Jan/2012 09:47 - 4710 days ago
Copy of a posting I made on the Digital Campus blog yesterday: Over the last few months, alongside the protocol forms the Health...
Developing an Analytics Dashboard for Maternal Care - 13/Jan/2012 09:47 - 4710 days ago
Copy of a posting I made on the Digital Campus blog yesterday: Over the last few months, alongside the protocol forms the Health...
Sending unicode SMS - 09/Jan/2012 12:01 - 4714 days ago
Following a few comments regarding being unable to send SMSs in Amharic with the Ge’ez keyboard installed I thought I̵...
Sending unicode SMS - 09/Jan/2012 12:01 - 4714 days ago
Following a few comments regarding being unable to send SMSs in Amharic with the Ge’ez keyboard installed I thought I̵...
Siete Picos - 08/Jan/2012 12:55 - 4715 days ago
Photos:...
Siete Picos - 08/Jan/2012 12:55 - 4715 days ago
Photos:...
g|Ethiopia event 7-8 Feb, Addis - 06/Jan/2012 12:36 - 4717 days ago
from: https://sites.google.com/site/gethiopia2012/Home The Google team is thrilled to announce our first g|Ethiopia, happen...
g|Ethiopia event 7-8 Feb, Addis - 06/Jan/2012 12:36 - 4717 days ago
from: https://sites.google.com/site/gethiopia2012/Home The Google team is thrilled to announce our first g|Ethiopia, happen...
Moodle upgrade and new version of COE course - 04/Jan/2012 13:37 - 4719 days ago
The other day I tidied up my Moodle server installs, I had got a Moodle 1.9 and a Moodle 2.0 running, then a couple of months ag...
Moodle upgrade and new version of COE course - 04/Jan/2012 13:37 - 4719 days ago
The other day I tidied up my Moodle server installs, I had got a Moodle 1.9 and a Moodle 2.0 running, then a couple of months ag...
Code releases - 02/Jan/2012 09:40 - 4721 days ago
I’ve just posted up 3 new repositories onto GitHub: Digital-Campus-Protocols: These are the protocols (forms) we’re ...
Code releases - 02/Jan/2012 09:40 - 4721 days ago
I’ve just posted up 3 new repositories onto GitHub: Digital-Campus-Protocols: These are the protocols (forms) we’re ...
Reading list… - 01/Jan/2012 19:01 - 4722 days ago
Like last year, thought I’d post up the books I’ve read this year – those I would recommend are in bold: Surve...
Reading list… - 01/Jan/2012 19:01 - 4722 days ago
Like last year, thought I’d post up the books I’ve read this year – those I would recommend are in bold: Surve...
Zoo - 31/Dec/2011 18:05 - 4723 days ago
Photos from visit to Madrid Zoo and Aquarium the other day…....
Zoo - 31/Dec/2011 18:05 - 4723 days ago
Photos from visit to Madrid Zoo and Aquarium the other day…....
Mobile Development Challenge - 20/Dec/2011 19:00 - 4734 days ago
We just launched the Digital Campus Mobile Development Challenge, for you to win a smartphone for building an Android applicatio...
Mobile Development Challenge - 20/Dec/2011 19:00 - 4734 days ago
We just launched the Digital Campus Mobile Development Challenge, for you to win a smartphone for building an Android applicatio...
Bilbao - 19/Dec/2011 09:41 - 4735 days ago
A few photos from trip to Bilbao this weekend (taken during the 4 seconds it stopped raining!)…...
Bilbao - 19/Dec/2011 09:41 - 4735 days ago
A few photos from trip to Bilbao this weekend (taken during the 4 seconds it stopped raining!)…...
La Pedriza and Sigüenza - 15/Dec/2011 17:47 - 4739 days ago
Few photos and GPS track from visits to La Pedriza and Sigüenza last week: La Pedriza: Sigüenza: GPS Track from La Pedriza:...
La Pedriza and Sigüenza - 15/Dec/2011 17:47 - 4739 days ago
Few photos and GPS track from visits to La Pedriza and Sigüenza last week: La Pedriza: Sigüenza: GPS Track from La Pedriza:...
Españoles en el Mundo…. - 14/Dec/2011 18:54 - 4740 days ago
Have now been in Spain for a little over a year, my Spanish is slowly improving (should probably attempt to write a blog post in...
Españoles en el Mundo…. - 14/Dec/2011 18:54 - 4740 days ago
Have now been in Spain for a little over a year, my Spanish is slowly improving (should probably attempt to write a blog post in...
mQuiz: Importing from Moodle quizzes&GIFT format - 04/Dec/2011 14:42 - 4750 days ago
I’ve just put up a new version of the mQuiz website and mQuiz Android app. The key update is that you can now import quizz...
mQuiz: Importing from Moodle quizzes&GIFT format - 04/Dec/2011 14:42 - 4750 days ago
I’ve just put up a new version of the mQuiz website and mQuiz Android app. The key update is that you can now import quizz...
mQuiz: lots of updates…. - 27/Nov/2011 17:20 - 4757 days ago
Over the last few days I’ve made quite a lot of updates to the mQuiz server and Android application… mQuiz server up...
mQuiz: lots of updates…. - 27/Nov/2011 17:20 - 4757 days ago
Over the last few days I’ve made quite a lot of updates to the mQuiz server and Android application… mQuiz server up...
mQuiz: running quizzes on your mobile - 21/Nov/2011 14:53 - 4763 days ago
Once again, I’ve been getting a bit slack with posting to my blog, seem to have got a bit distracted with writing project ...
mQuiz: running quizzes on your mobile - 21/Nov/2011 14:53 - 4763 days ago
Once again, I’ve been getting a bit slack with posting to my blog, seem to have got a bit distracted with writing project ...
Recent posting on OpenDataKit Blog - 26/Oct/2011 12:12 - 4789 days ago
Recent posting on the OpenDataKit blog about our use of ODK to improve maternal care in Ethiopia: Digital Campus is a not for pr...
Recent posting on OpenDataKit Blog - 26/Oct/2011 12:12 - 4789 days ago
Recent posting on the OpenDataKit blog about our use of ODK to improve maternal care in Ethiopia: Digital Campus is a not for pr...
Videos from HEW training - 17/Oct/2011 11:01 - 4798 days ago
Couple of short videos from our recent HEW training sessions:...
Videos from HEW training - 17/Oct/2011 11:01 - 4798 days ago
Couple of short videos from our recent HEW training sessions:...
Health Extension Worker technical training - 10/Oct/2011 06:49 - 4805 days ago
Last week I spent several days visiting the training Araya and Florida are running to show the groups of Health Extension Worker...
Health Extension Worker technical training - 10/Oct/2011 06:49 - 4805 days ago
Last week I spent several days visiting the training Araya and Florida are running to show the groups of Health Extension Worker...
BarCamp Ethiopia 2011–Photos - 26/Sep/2011 13:57 - 4819 days ago
A few photos from BarCamp Ethiopia… for our demonstration of the pregnancy calculator, we managed to encourage my friend S...
BarCamp Ethiopia 2011– Photos - 26/Sep/2011 13:57 - 4819 days ago
A few photos from BarCamp Ethiopia… for our demonstration of the pregnancy calculator, we managed to encourage my friend S...
Using Mobile Technologies to Improve Maternal Health - 24/Sep/2011 13:55 - 4821 days ago
Just gave my presentation at BarCamp…. Using Mobile Technologies to Improve Maternal Health View more presentations from A...
Using Mobile Technologies to Improve Maternal Health - 24/Sep/2011 13:55 - 4821 days ago
Just gave my presentation at BarCamp…. Using Mobile Technologies to Improve Maternal Health View more presentations from A...
BarCamp Ethiopia 2011 Day 1 - 23/Sep/2011 20:05 - 4822 days ago
Am back in Ethiopia for the next couple of weeks – whilst writing this, I’m listening to a presentation about bloggi...
BarCamp Ethiopia 2011 Day 1 - 23/Sep/2011 20:05 - 4822 days ago
Am back in Ethiopia for the next couple of weeks – whilst writing this, I’m listening to a presentation about bloggi...
Ethiopian Pregnancy Calculator Android Application - 19/Sep/2011 16:45 - 4826 days ago
As I’ve mentioned before many of the Health Extension Workers (HEWs) we’re working with have trouble using the Grego...
Ethiopian Pregnancy Calculator Android Application - 19/Sep/2011 16:45 - 4826 days ago
As I’ve mentioned before many of the Health Extension Workers (HEWs) we’re working with have trouble using the Grego...
Laptop Case Review - 17/Sep/2011 10:47 - 4828 days ago
Recently GearZap sent me a laptop case to review. Usually I just throw my laptop into my bag without really thinking too much &#...
Laptop Case Review - 17/Sep/2011 10:47 - 4828 days ago
Recently GearZap sent me a laptop case to review. Usually I just throw my laptop into my bag without really thinking too much &#...
BarCamp Ethiopia 2011 - 15/Sep/2011 21:11 - 4830 days ago
Friday and Saturday next week (23 & 24th Sept) is the second BarCamp Ethiopia. Following the success of last years event (s...
BarCamp Ethiopia 2011 - 15/Sep/2011 21:11 - 4830 days ago
Friday and Saturday next week (23 & 24th Sept) is the second BarCamp Ethiopia. Following the success of last years event (s...
Siete Picos - 29/Aug/2011 10:53 - 4847 days ago
Photos and tracks from 2 days walking in Cercedilla, Puerto de Navacerrada and Siete Picos…. Photos: Tracks (Saturday): Tr...
Siete Picos - 29/Aug/2011 10:53 - 4847 days ago
Photos and tracks from 2 days walking in Cercedilla, Puerto de Navacerrada and Siete Picos…. Photos: Tracks (Saturday): Tr...
OpenDataKit–entering dates in Ethiopian format - 18/Aug/2011 20:16 - 4858 days ago
Some of the feedback we had from the initial HEW training last week was that some of the HEWs had difficulty in using the Gregor...
OpenDataKit– entering dates in Ethiopian format - 18/Aug/2011 20:16 - 4858 days ago
Some of the feedback we had from the initial HEW training last week was that some of the HEWs had difficulty in using the Gregor...
Initial HEW training with smartphones - 11/Aug/2011 12:49 - 4865 days ago
I just posted this up on our Digital Campus blog: Last weekend Araya and Florida ran the first training course for Health Extens...
Initial HEW training with smartphones - 11/Aug/2011 12:49 - 4865 days ago
I just posted this up on our Digital Campus blog: Last weekend Araya and Florida ran the first training course for Health Extens...
Walk in Sierra de Guadarrama - 08/Aug/2011 06:53 - 4868 days ago
Photos and map of circular walk from Cercedilla in Valle de la Fuenfría: Photos: Track:...
Walk in Sierra de Guadarrama - 08/Aug/2011 06:53 - 4868 days ago
Photos and map of circular walk from Cercedilla in Valle de la Fuenfría: Photos: Track:...
Exporting Xforms from EpiSurveyor to OpenDataKit Aggregate - 01/Aug/2011 12:52 - 4875 days ago
I’ve been looking at some of the mobile data collection tools and applications available as we’re still undecided wh...
Mobile application development - 19/Jul/2011 07:35 - 4888 days ago
Over the last few weeks we’ve been working on the development and design of several mobile applications for data collectio...
Gredos Mountains - 19/Jul/2011 07:21 - 4888 days ago
I spent the last weekend up in the Gredos mountains – fantastic scenery and only couple of hours drive from Madrid. On Sat...
Laptop upgrade… - 09/Jul/2011 19:32 - 4898 days ago
As I predicted last year, my Asus Eee 1008HA has proven to be a little too fragile, although what failed wasn’t exactly as...
Night walk in Sierra Guadarrama - 20/Jun/2011 09:08 - 4917 days ago
At the weekend we went up to the Sierra Guadarrama mountains just outside Madrid for an overnight walk, about 18km staring at 1:...
eLearning Services Presentation - 17/Jun/2011 11:37 - 4920 days ago
An overview of our experiences and approach to providing elearning services, training and certification: Digital Campus eLearnin...
Installing Ge’ez Virtual Keyboard on other Android Devices - 03/Jun/2011 09:56 - 4934 days ago
A few weeks ago I posted up instructions on how to install the Ge’ez (Amharic/Tigrinyan) Virtual Keyboard using the ROM we...
eLearning Africa round up… - 02/Jun/2011 16:10 - 4935 days ago
Very brief notes on some the interesting projects and websites I found out about whilst at the eLearning Africa conference last ...
Ethiopia, eLearning Africa and Zanzibar - 02/Jun/2011 09:33 - 4935 days ago
After a couple of weeks away, here are some of my photos…. From Ethiopia: From eLearning Africa Conference in Tanzania: Fr...
eLearning Africa: Overcoming Challenges in Multimedia Delivery - 27/May/2011 13:53 - 4941 days ago
The presentation I gave about an hour ago at eLearning Africa 2011 in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania: eLearning Africa: Overcoming Chal...
In Tanzania for eLearning Africa - 25/May/2011 06:49 - 4943 days ago
After a productive few days in Addis, yesterday I arrived in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, for the eLearning Africa conference. In Ad...
Moodle 2 Multimedia Cookbook - 19/May/2011 15:12 - 4949 days ago
A couple of months ago I was asked to be a technical reviewer for a new book from Packt publishing: Moodle 2 Multimedia Cookbook...
Digital Campus company launched - 14/May/2011 18:54 - 4954 days ago
Last week we set up Digital Campus as a not-for-profit company to continue and expand the work we have been doing over the last ...
Valencia - 04/May/2011 09:36 - 4964 days ago
Photos from short visit to Valencia over the weekend…...
iceAddis launch event this weekend - 03/May/2011 13:15 - 4965 days ago
For those of you in Ethiopia, ICE Ethiopia has the official launch of their iceAddis innovation hub this coming Saturday (7th Ma...
Increasing use of elearning at Mekelle Uni - 27/Apr/2011 07:56 - 4971 days ago
I was just having a look at the statistics for the Mekelle Uni Moodle and am very pleased to see how much the site has increased...
Camino de Santiago - 26/Apr/2011 08:02 - 4972 days ago
Some photos from the Camino de Santiago walk. I did the last 5 days of this (from Sarria to Santiago), just before Easter …...
Bookmarking with Scuttle - 26/Apr/2011 07:36 - 4972 days ago
I’ve been using Delicious for several years now, but have only ever really used it as a repository for my storing links, r...
Instructions for installing and using Ge’ez Virtual Keyboard - 12/Apr/2011 09:16 - 4986 days ago
We’ve now had chance to put together the instructions for installing the Ge’ez Virtual Keyboard I mentioned a couple...
Segovia - 11/Apr/2011 08:33 - 4987 days ago
Photos from my day trip to Segovia on Saturday…....
Ge’ez Virtual Keyboard for Android - 06/Apr/2011 08:22 - 4992 days ago
Over the past few weeks, a group of graduate students at Alcalá University have been creating a virtual keyboard for Android to...
Improving ICT Support and Opportunities in Ethiopia - 22/Mar/2011 10:28 - 5007 days ago
Over the last few months, we have been looking at ways in which we can move Digital Campus away from being a one-off project and...
Lab developments - 20/Mar/2011 19:18 - 5009 days ago
Although the elearning training went very well, we still have some issues with the lab expansion and opening. Health Sciences is...
Ruby on Rails developers needed for Ethiopia - 14/Mar/2011 20:46 - 5015 days ago
Whilst I was in Mekelle Uni I met with a colleague from the Application Development Section. He’s looking for some experie...
Certifying another 20 elearning teachers - 12/Mar/2011 15:35 - 5017 days ago
Last night we presented the Certificate in Online Education to another 20 teachers from Technology Institute and Health Sciences...
More expensive beer and slower internet… - 02/Mar/2011 14:44 - 5027 days ago
Last weekend I arrived back in Mekelle after our training week in Addis. Only a few differences to note since I’ve been ba...
Elearning training at new ICE Addis - 25/Feb/2011 15:23 - 5032 days ago
This afternoon Jaime and I finished delivering our updated Certificate in Online Education to over 25 elearning team staff from ...
Creative Commons COE: download now available - 17/Feb/2011 15:06 - 5040 days ago
As I mentioned in my previous posting, we’ve been spending some time recently developing a Creative Commons Certificate in...
Development of Creative Commons Certificate in Online Education - 15/Feb/2011 11:50 - 5042 days ago
Our original plan for delivering the elearning training in Mekelle was to develop our own Moodle training content, maybe not all...
Update to Online Users Map - 11/Feb/2011 15:51 - 5046 days ago
I’ve just updated the version of my Online Users Map block for Moodle 1.9 so you have the option of using OpenStreetMap fo...
Spain 1–Colombia 0 - 10/Feb/2011 10:05 - 5047 days ago
Last night we went to watch Spain play Colombia at the Bernabeu. Quite different atmosphere to the rugby match we saw at the wee...
Development of Creative Commons Certificate in Online Education - 07/Feb/2011 11:50 - 5050 days ago
Our original plan for delivering the elearning training in Mekelle was to develop our own Moodle training content, maybe not all...
Spain 24–Russia 28 - 07/Feb/2011 10:04 - 5050 days ago
On Saturday we went out to see Spain v Russia in the B league of the Six Nations rugby. I was completely unaware there was a B l...
Am I an international development worker? - 05/Feb/2011 13:07 - 5052 days ago
Over the past week or so I’ve read a few blog postings and articles about how to get a job in international development or...
Jobs available - 01/Feb/2011 10:38 - 5056 days ago
In the last couple of days I’ve received couple of emails about web/IT jobs which may be of interest to people reading thi...
Computer lab break-in - 31/Jan/2011 10:33 - 5057 days ago
Last week we received the unfortunate news that one of the computer labs we helped set up in Mekelle in Nov 2009 was broken into...
Rapid developments in Mekelle - 25/Jan/2011 13:53 - 5063 days ago
We’re still in the process of planning out our training programme for our next visit to Ethiopia in a few weeks time. At o...
Rollercoaster ride… - 25/Jan/2011 13:12 - 5063 days ago
This weekend I went out to one of the theme parks on the edge of Madrid, I’ve not been on a rollercoaster for years and al...
Last years reading list… - 09/Jan/2011 15:00 - 5079 days ago
Seems to be the time of year when everyone puts retrospectives of last year on their blogs, so here’s my contribution̷...
Video Content Management and Streaming with Kaltura and Moodle - 06/Jan/2011 10:43 - 5082 days ago
Through the elearning training we are trying to encourage teachers to make more use of video and other multimedia content in the...
Updates to Online Users Map - 29/Dec/2010 11:21 - 5090 days ago
I’ve finally had a bit of time to work on the online users map block I wrote a while ago – the recent release of Moo...
Course content management and synchronisation in Moodle - 16/Dec/2010 20:41 - 5103 days ago
Over the last couple of weeks I’ve been working on writing some more training materials in Moodle for use in Mekelle Uni, ...
The price of yet more sim cards and dongles - 16/Dec/2010 20:36 - 5103 days ago
I’ve now added to my growing collection of mobile voice and internet sim cards, dongles and pay as you go (prepago in Span...
On the move - 13/Dec/2010 08:00 - 5106 days ago
Just moved into my 7th different house/flat for this year, so an average of less than 2 months per ‘home’. I’m...
Photos from Toledo - 04/Dec/2010 22:23 - 5115 days ago
Yesterday, Araya, Selamawit, Tsegay and I had a day trip out to Toledo, so here are the photos: I’m also testing a out a W...
Testing alternative thin-client server solutions - 02/Dec/2010 08:53 - 5117 days ago
The thin client solution we currently have running in Mekelle is based on using OpenSolaris and we have a variety of terminals &...
Settling in Spain - 01/Dec/2010 17:01 - 5118 days ago
Has now been a couple of weeks since I arrived in Spain and started to get settled in properly. Although it’s been a relat...
en Español - 17/Nov/2010 08:08 - 5132 days ago
For those of you who didn’t already know, I’m working in Spain for the next few months. I have a visiting scholar fe...
en España - 17/Nov/2010 08:08 - 5132 days ago
For those of you who didn’t already know, I’m working in Spain for the next few months. I have a visiting scholar fe...
Pop star - 15/Nov/2010 20:22 - 5134 days ago
A friend in Mekelle sent me this video of Hoye Hoye by Gizachew Solomon, you may recognise one of two of the people who appear j...
Student Inductions - 06/Nov/2010 08:46 - 5143 days ago
I spent my final week in Mekelle helping to run student induction sessions for the Health Sciences college. We now have around 6...
A is far Axe - 23/Oct/2010 06:26 - 5157 days ago
This week has been extremely varied and busy. On Monday I started off by helping with the student induction sessions for the Tec...
A is for Axe - 23/Oct/2010 06:26 - 5157 days ago
This week has been extremely varied and busy. On Monday I started off by helping with the student induction sessions for the Tec...
Visiting Rural Health Posts - 17/Oct/2010 15:02 - 5163 days ago
I have spent the past 4 days visiting rural Health Posts with my colleague Araya. His phd is looking at the gaps of the Health E...
Using smart phones for health research in rural areas - 12/Oct/2010 05:00 - 5168 days ago
I recently became the owner of an unlocked HTC Dream smartphone (running Android 1.6). Smart phones are still quite a rarity in ...
Abi Adi&Abba Yohanni Church - 11/Oct/2010 15:42 - 5169 days ago
This weekend, Martin, Jaime, Stefan (French engineer from the wind farm project) and I went over to stay at the new lodge in Abi...
Training our second group of elearning tutors - 08/Oct/2010 14:21 - 5172 days ago
Today Jaime and I finished the introductory face to face training week for our second cohort of candidates for our Basic Certifi...
Electrical Storm - 08/Oct/2010 14:10 - 5172 days ago
A couple of nights ago there was an electrical storm just on the other side of the city. Well, we assumed it was an electrical s...
Project Expansion - 02/Oct/2010 13:45 - 5178 days ago
Over the last week, as well as preparing for next weeks delivery of our Basic Certificate in Online Education to nearly 50 new s...
Year Three - 24/Sep/2010 07:50 - 5186 days ago
Once again I’m back in Mekelle, I arrived on Monday afternoon, good to be back again and although it’s only a couple...
Ethiopia Bans Distance Education - 22/Sep/2010 13:35 - 5188 days ago
The Ministry of Education has stopped universities (both public and private) for being allowed to provide courses via distance e...
BarCampEthiopia: Day 2 - 19/Sep/2010 15:07 - 5191 days ago
Another good day at the conference, today things seemed a little more organised, it seems that people had got used to the idea o...
Risky Behaviour? - 19/Sep/2010 14:34 - 5191 days ago
I saw this poster on the campus where the Bar Camp is being held. I’ve not yet worked out whether basketball is considered...
BarCampEthiopia: Day 1 - 17/Sep/2010 17:38 - 5193 days ago
Just got back to my hotel after a full day at the first Bar Camp to be run in Ethiopia. I flew back to Addis yesterday morning a...
BarCamp Ethiopia - 13/Sep/2010 09:39 - 5197 days ago
Later this week I’m heading back over to Ethiopia to attend BarCamp Ethiopia, which looks like it’s going to be good...
Applying weighting to heatmaps - 08/Sep/2010 18:41 - 5202 days ago
Following up on the playing around I was having with heatmaps the other day, I made a few updates to the heatmap.py script to al...
Solar powered thin client network - 06/Sep/2010 13:03 - 5204 days ago
Yesterday I came back from the Small Is… festival organised by Practical Action and Engineers without Borders (EWB). IR...
Playing with heatmaps - 03/Sep/2010 12:26 - 5207 days ago
Over that past few days I’ve been playing around with creating heatmaps to overlay onto OpenStreetMap – the image on...
Peer Programming - 08/Aug/2010 20:37 - 5233 days ago
For the past week or so, I’ve been over in Cambridge doing a some programming work for Aptivate (a not-for-profit IT devel...
Caving in the Peak District - 20/Jul/2010 17:21 - 5252 days ago
I’ve been caving in quite a few places in the UK, but never in the Peak District, until this weekend. I went up there with...
Getting connected - 04/Jul/2010 11:00 - 5268 days ago
I’ve just moved back to my old house in Northampton and have been trying to figure out if there is a way to get a decent b...
School Visits - 26/Jun/2010 13:41 - 5276 days ago
Yesterday, I had a visit out to Wukro, to meet some the heads from the local health bureaus and visit some schools in the area. ...
Comparing netbooks - 21/Jun/2010 07:58 - 5281 days ago
On returning from Ethiopia (the second time – at Easter), my little Asus Eee PC 701 was really starting to show signs of w...
Ethiopian TV presentation - 19/Jun/2010 14:34 - 5283 days ago
This morning we had another visit from the Ministry of Education, coming to find out about our Digital Campus elearning project....
Serving two masters - 19/Jun/2010 08:58 - 5283 days ago
In the past, I’ve worked on quite a number of research projects developing prototype software and web applications, where,...
The dog ate my homework - 17/Jun/2010 07:31 - 5285 days ago
Have been hearing a few critical comments from some staff regarding the Certificate in Online Education and it’s content. ...
Crackbook - 10/Jun/2010 16:39 - 5292 days ago
Finally has been great to see the new computer labs in full use. On Tuesday I went over to the lab at Ayder, to find it not only...
Return to Ethiopia - 06/Jun/2010 07:13 - 5296 days ago
Have now been back in Mekelle for a few days – I arrived on Monday evening, and got back into life here amazingly quickly ...
Digital Campus presentation - 30/May/2010 09:41 - 5303 days ago
Here is the presentation I gave at the eLearning Africa conference last week. The photos on each slide are all pictures I’...
elearning Africa conference–day 3 - 30/May/2010 09:16 - 5303 days ago
Another really good day at the conference, most of the presentations and discussions I attended today revolved around the use of...
elearning Africa conference–day 2 - 28/May/2010 07:26 - 5305 days ago
Brief run down of the sessions I’ve been to today…
Opening plenary
Conference was officially opened by the Vice Pres...
eLearning Africa conference–day 1 - 26/May/2010 13:18 - 5307 days ago
After 24 hours travel (London – Addis – Harare – Lusaka), yesterday afternoon I arrived in Lusaka, Zambia for ...
Voluntary web development - 21/May/2010 20:27 - 5312 days ago
Earlier this week I spent a few days working Cambridge doing some volunteer web development work for Aptivate. They are in the p...
Barcamp Ethiopia - 09/May/2010 13:29 - 5324 days ago
Hopefully I’ll be around in Ethiopia in September later this year so I can attend ‘Barcamp Ethiopia‘....
Running my own OpenStreetMap server - 03/May/2010 11:46 - 5330 days ago
After using OpenStreetMap in a fairly limited way for the past year or so, essentially just to upload data/tracks from wandering...
Bandwidth measurement - 01/May/2010 14:23 - 5332 days ago
For a project which I may be working on in the near future, I need to think about how I can measure user’s bandwidth. Alth...
Fix for‘bad gateway’issues with Online Users Map - 22/Apr/2010 08:07 - 5341 days ago
After a long, long delay, I finally had chance to look at the ‘Bad Gateway’ problem that seemed to be stopping the M...
Getting ATI Graphics Card working with Ubuntu - 21/Apr/2010 10:00 - 5342 days ago
Since coming back I seem to have been unexpectedly busy – I had assumed that I wouldn’t have much to do, but have lo...
Moodle Certified - 21/Apr/2010 09:32 - 5342 days ago
Whilst I was away in Ethiopia I signed up for the MoodleBites for Teachers Course, leading to the Moodle Course Creator Certific...
Videos from Ethiopia - 08/Apr/2010 09:37 - 5355 days ago
Now that I’m back in the UK and have access to a reliable fast internet connection, I’ve uploaded some of the videos...
Back in the UK - 30/Mar/2010 15:18 - 5364 days ago
After a very uneventful journey home, I’m now back in the cold and wet of the UK – although it is quite good to be b...
Final few days - 19/Mar/2010 11:27 - 5375 days ago
Today is my last day in work at Mekelle. Feels very strange to be leaving after such a long time, but think I’m ready to g...
Mountains in Maychew - 18/Mar/2010 08:55 - 5376 days ago
After 18 months, I finally managed a visit down to Maychew – less than 3 hours by bus south of Mekelle. There have been VS...
Second week of Tutor Training - 16/Mar/2010 08:56 - 5378 days ago
Last week we had our second full weeks training course with our elearning tutors. Jaime came over from Alcala University to deli...
Bale Mountains and Sof Omar Caves - 11/Mar/2010 15:09 - 5383 days ago
The other weekend, I had a great trip down to the Bale mountains. Fortunately we were able to borrow car (4×4) for a few da...
Cleared - 11/Mar/2010 08:29 - 5383 days ago
Last week I finally finished my clearance for the University, meaning that I’m now free to leave. Was quite a long drawn o...
35 Years of the TPLF - 18/Feb/2010 09:38 - 5404 days ago
Over the last week, Mekelle has undergone a bit of a facelift, repainting, rubbish collected and flags put up, all in preparatio...
Clearing - 18/Feb/2010 09:25 - 5404 days ago
45 signatures from each of the 30+ university departments, plus finance, stores, personnel from all campuses and all in triplica...
A weekend in Gheralta - 18/Feb/2010 09:19 - 5404 days ago
Last weekend had my second stay at the Gheralta Lodge, about two hours north of Mekelle. Last time I went was way back in Decemb...
Experience sharing with Adama University - 10/Feb/2010 08:33 - 5412 days ago
Earlier this week I had the opportunity to go and visit Adama University – in Nazret, about 2 hours drive south of Addis. ...
Getting away - 02/Feb/2010 05:44 - 5420 days ago
I feel I’ve been a little quiet on here recently, but that’s not because been being lazy. Quite the opposite in fact...
Rollercoaster week - 24/Jan/2010 09:28 - 5429 days ago
The last week or so has seen lots of ups and downs, though overall the balance is more up than down! On both of the last Saturda...
Monkey business - 17/Jan/2010 06:05 - 5436 days ago
On campus there is a small family of baboons, I’m not really sure where they came from. Although they’re native to E...
Moodle training content - 16/Jan/2010 05:28 - 5437 days ago
In a bit of a contradiction, project progress has been fairly slow the last couple of weeks yet I have been as busy as ever. We ...
VSO is recruiting IT volunteers! - 11/Jan/2010 05:54 - 5442 days ago
Just before Christmas I was contacted by VSO asking if they could use my blog to help recruit more IT volunteers. Little did I k...
Ethiopian Christmas - 11/Jan/2010 05:51 - 5442 days ago
After the previous two long weekends for Christmas and New Year, we now have a third for Orthodox Christmas. Officially only Thu...
Road Building and Re-routing - 11/Jan/2010 05:49 - 5442 days ago
For the last month the main road near our house going down into the city centre has been in a state of turmoil. At the beginning...
Once in a blue moon - 04/Jan/2010 07:40 - 5449 days ago
Happy New Year! (Although in the Ethiopian calendar it’s still 2002, 2010 won’t be reached until Sept 2017)
We celeb...
My 2nd Christmas in Ethiopia - 28/Dec/2009 14:16 - 5456 days ago
A belated Happy Christmas to everyone!
Despite being quite a long way from the cold snowy weather in the UK, we still managed a ...
Attempting to fix servers - 28/Dec/2009 14:01 - 5456 days ago
We’re still having a few problems with the server over at Ayder (Health Sciences) Campus. It’s made more problematic...
Leaving so soon? - 16/Dec/2009 17:22 - 5468 days ago
Despite the fact I’ve been really busy recently and have got a lot of work done, it still only feels like 5 minutes since ...
Approaches to eLearning in Ethiopia - 14/Dec/2009 08:02 - 5470 days ago
Last week, Oliver and Haileleul from the Engineering Capacity Building Program (ECBP) in Addis came to visit our elearning proje...
Mobile Internet in Ethiopia with CDMA on Ubuntu - 13/Dec/2009 08:02 - 5471 days ago
Ethiopian Telecoms Company (ETC) started to provide a pre-paid mobile internet service several months ago, though as I (usually)...
Going Places - 10/Dec/2009 14:04 - 5474 days ago
One of the photos I took in Axum last year received a ‘highly commended’ award (top 10 from nearly 300) in the VSO G...
Debre Damo - 07/Dec/2009 08:25 - 5477 days ago
For the weekend after the training week the university lent us a driver and car to head over to Axum, so I could show Mike and J...
Lab Preparation and Training Week - 30/Nov/2009 06:17 - 5484 days ago
The week before the opening of our labs by the Spanish Ambassador we had run a full week of training with about 25 teachers from...
Cutting the Ribbon - 24/Nov/2009 14:06 - 5490 days ago
Today we had a visit from the Spanish Ambassador to Ethiopia, D. Antonio Sánchez-Benedito, to open our new Digital Campus train...
VSO London Social Event - 19/Nov/2009 06:11 - 5495 days ago
Julia, a friend who was also working last year with VSO in Ethiopia but now returned to London, is organising the VSO London soc...
Kafka would be proud - 18/Nov/2009 13:10 - 5496 days ago
Last Wednesday, Roman, Jaime and Mike all arrived from various parts of the world to run the first training week for the Digital...
Elearning site available off campus - 11/Nov/2009 05:59 - 5503 days ago
On Friday, I finally rebuilt our Moodle server, following the power supply failure of the old server. The site is now running on...
Mums for Mums - 10/Nov/2009 05:57 - 5504 days ago
Last week, I was asked to go and visit the Mums for Mums centre to help them to help them out with the redevelopment of their we...
Birthday Cake - 09/Nov/2009 05:44 - 5505 days ago
On Thursday, rather than celebrating bonfire night – the meaning of which would have been a little lost on most people her...
Getting to travel… - 02/Nov/2009 07:33 - 5512 days ago
With being based in the Computer Science dept, it’s quite rare for me to have to travel for work, other than just across t...
Orientation workshop - 30/Oct/2009 07:03 - 5515 days ago
On Wednesday last week (21st Oct) we held the introductory workshop for the Digital Campus elearning project (project website). ...
25 years on - 24/Oct/2009 08:36 - 5521 days ago
As I’m sure many of you will be aware, it is 25 years since the reports of famine in Ethiopia appeared on the BBC. But a q...
Receiving goods - 21/Oct/2009 05:27 - 5524 days ago
esterday the monitors, keyboards and mice I’d ordered last week arrived. In order to get them accepted by the store, all t...
Report into Student Computer Access - 20/Oct/2009 12:46 - 5525 days ago
A few months ago (March 09) I surveyed all the computer science students to find out about their access to computers, how much t...
Electrical Failure - 20/Oct/2009 12:13 - 5525 days ago
As well as the power supply failing on our server last week, we also had a power supply failure with our kettle at home. The sme...
Workshop Preparation - 19/Oct/2009 06:22 - 5526 days ago
On Wednesday we will be holding the orientation workshop for the Digital Campus project, so there is much to be getting on with ...
Infamy - 13/Oct/2009 05:39 - 5532 days ago
When I got into work today many of my colleagues have been commenting about the fact that I was on Ethiopian TV yesterday –...
New Volunteers - 06/Oct/2009 07:46 - 5539 days ago
Just over a week ago the new intake of volunteers arrived in their placement, so the arrival of Martin, my new housemate has dou...
Meskel - 29/Sep/2009 06:20 - 5546 days ago
Last weekend was Meskel – a celebration of the finding of the true cross. Last year I’d arrived in Mekelle just in t...
Keeping Organised - 25/Sep/2009 05:39 - 5550 days ago
When was back in the UK I made a lot of use of RememberTheMilk (RTM), after a bit of a play around with a number of ‘to d...
Switching Operating Systems - 18/Sep/2009 14:04 - 5557 days ago
After having moved the our elearning server over from the Business Campus over to the main data centre at Arid Campus, I was the...
High Speed Internet–coming soon? - 16/Sep/2009 07:03 - 5559 days ago
Although there seems to be plenty of talk on the new broadband internet connection for East Africa, for me it only means that Et...
Lalibela - 16/Sep/2009 05:28 - 5559 days ago
Last weekend I had a fantastic trip down to Lalibela (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lalibela). It’s one of the main tourist...
New Year Messages - 14/Sep/2009 06:40 - 5561 days ago
On all the major holidays here, the telecoms company sends various greetings to all mobile phones, we also occasionally receive ...
Facebook Lite - 14/Sep/2009 06:24 - 5561 days ago
From the BBC:
The world’s biggest social networking site has launched a slimmed-down version for people with slow or poor...
A new website for a new year - 10/Sep/2009 07:39 - 5565 days ago
Tomorrow (11th September) is the first day in 2002 in the Ethiopian Calendar. Just in time for the new, we have now launched our...
Hectic Week - 06/Sep/2009 06:50 - 5569 days ago
I’ve just come to the end of probably the busiest week I’ve had in nearly a year in Ethiopia, most of which has been...
Moving Campus - 28/Aug/2009 13:53 - 5578 days ago
As I’ve probably mentioned before, the Computer Science dept is moving over to the main University campus on the other sid...
Computer lab turned bank - 27/Aug/2009 12:06 - 5579 days ago
What was once a computer lab for students has been turned into a branch of the Commercial Bank of Ethiopia:
The chance of it tu...
Ashenda Festival - 25/Aug/2009 12:09 - 5581 days ago
Turns out that the signing and dancing I mentioned yesterday is the Ashenda festival. It also goes on for several days, so IR...
Singing and Dancing - 23/Aug/2009 07:28 - 5583 days ago
Yesterday marked the end of yet another fasting period, this time it was only for 2 weeks. I was given a number of different rea...
Settled back - 20/Aug/2009 06:15 - 5586 days ago
I’ve now been back in Ethiopia only 2 weeks and I’ve got back into the way of life here very quickly. Work has been ...
Computer Viruses in Ethiopia - 20/Aug/2009 05:44 - 5586 days ago
A recent article in the Guardian this week discusses the problems of (computer) viruses and the chaos they can cause in Africa. ...
Back in Mekelle - 12/Aug/2009 06:12 - 5594 days ago
Now back at work in Mekelle after spending a few days in Addis catching up. It doesn’t feel as if I’ve been away ver...
Flying back - 04/Aug/2009 11:52 - 5602 days ago
Tomorrow morning I fly back to Addis, where I arrive at some crazy time on Thursday morning (2 or 3 am). Spending a couple of da...
Back to Ethiopia - 28/Jul/2009 14:21 - 5609 days ago
After nearly 3 months being back in the UK, next week I´m finally heading back to Ethiopia and my VSO placement in Mekelle. So ...
A month without Google - 22/Jul/2009 13:00 - 5615 days ago
Seeing myself getting completely locked into using Google products, I thought it might be an interesting experiment to try not t...
Can cloud computing work in Ethiopia? - 16/Jul/2009 09:33 - 5621 days ago
With all the recent talk about Google Chrome OS and Microsoft office on the web, putting cloud computing back in the technology ...
Recruiting Mentors - 16/Jul/2009 07:51 - 5621 days ago
As I mentioned a few days ago, I’ve been getting involved in a new elearning project at Mekelle Uni. We’ve got fundi...
Fourth Plinth - 13/Jul/2009 15:24 - 5624 days ago
Have had quite a busy last couple of weeks, hence the lack of postings, so time for bit of a catch up…
Firstly a weekend u...
Regex for replacing URL with anchor tag - 26/Jun/2009 09:38 - 5641 days ago
Despite there being 1001 regexes on the web for matching a URL in a string and then replacing it with an anchor tag (commonly us...
Event mapping - 25/Jun/2009 14:10 - 5642 days ago
After a little time away from programming and active web development, I thought I’d get back into things by giving myself ...
Donations reduced to 100% of target - 23/Jun/2009 09:28 - 5644 days ago
The JustGiving website has a had a bit of a redesign, which meant that my sidebar widget showing how much money I’d raised...
Attempts at video editing on the Asus Eee - 22/Jun/2009 08:42 - 5645 days ago
I’ve used Camtasia Studio (Windows) a few times before for creating some training/how-to screencasts, but now I wanted to ...
Blog tinkering - 20/Jun/2009 09:16 - 5647 days ago
Over the last few days I’ve added a few features to my blog which other blogs have had for ages…
Comments subscript...
Using Wordpress categories or tags? - 17/Jun/2009 10:27 - 5650 days ago
Whilst I have the time I’ve been fixing a few little things on my blog, as well as doing some tidying up. One thing I want...
Blog now OpenID enabled - 15/Jun/2009 10:49 - 5652 days ago
I’ve finally got around to allowing you to post a comment using an OpenID, by installing one of the Wordpress OpenID plugi...
Online Users Map for Moodle 2 - 13/Jun/2009 16:28 - 5654 days ago
After a long time of not doing much (ok, any) development on my Moodle online users map block, I’ve finally had chance to ...
Personal FAQs - 13/Jun/2009 14:23 - 5654 days ago
Apologies to those of you who I didn’t get to see when I went up to the OU a couple of days ago, but hopefully I’ll ...
Ethiopia photo album - 10/Jun/2009 07:35 - 5657 days ago
I’ve put up a selection of the photos I’ve taken so far in Ethiopia – in case you have a spare 5 (or so!) minu...
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