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Last Friday I delivered a presentation at the University of Hertfordshire Teaching & Learning Conference. There was some really nice feedback from delegates at the conference.

Really hard to gauge feedback when delivering via Teams and all I can see is my Powerpoint presentation screen. Twitter at least gives me some insight to how it was received.

Echo that! It was soo good that I forgot about the ice cream! Thanks @jamesclay @HelenBarefoot @KarenAnneBarton for a very informative and forward looking debates! Fabulous closure for the #UHLTC2020 conference

— Zamzam Ahmed (@Zamy301) July 10, 2020

@jamesclay is taking us through the ethical issues of using student data & analytics. Privacy & consent is so important. Consent of the processing of data and what we do with it. Can we understand how data tells us story? how does this lead to action if any? #UHLTC2020 pic.twitter.com/FSqbmj8SOF

— Lucy Bamwo (@LucyBamwo) July 10, 2020

Importance of validity of data and appropriate understanding of what the data tells us #UHLTC2020 @jamesclay pic.twitter.com/CsgzeHlY5P

— Helen Barefoot (@HelenBarefoot) July 10, 2020

Great to have @jamesclay talking to us about how revolutionary-changes are changing society and how technologies coming together enable data analytics #UHLTC2020 pic.twitter.com/9AbECVz8CN

— Helen Barefoot (@HelenBarefoot) July 10, 2020

It would appear that my blog post on the main Jisc website was picked up by academics at the University of Cape Town in South Africa. Continue reading What have I been doing? – Weeknote #72 – 17th July 2020 →

At the weekend, in Bristol, the statue of Edward Colston was pulled down by protesters and dumped into the water of the Bristol Docks. There was real anger about the “celebration” of a man who made his fortune by buying and selling people. It’s vitally important that as a society we learn from the lessons of history, but my opinion, aligns with David Olusoga, statues do not teach history, they celebrate the lives of those they represent. If we want to retain such statues, then we should put them in a museum and put them in context.

Fish Colston out of the harbour. Put him in a museum. Dented and spray painted – memorialise him alongside what happened today.
The existing plinth can be used for artists. Featuring those making art about unity & solidarity. Especially artists of colour who have been overlooked.

— Weird Bristol (@WeirdBristol) June 7, 2020

Though the R factor for the coronavirus is decreasing elsewhere in the UK, here in the South West it’s 1.0 which means that though the rate of infection is not rising exponentially, it also isn’t declining. In theory I can go to the office in Bristol next week, if I really need to work there and can get there easily by foot or cycle. Well I think I will be working from home again next week.