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The ‘SOCRMx News‘ is the blog aggregator for the Introduction to Social Research Methods MOOC from the University of Edinburgh on the edX platform.

Category: What’s Going On?

Image of Alone by Philip Bruce

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As he sits alone in the midday shade
His eyes tell of his hardship.
His loneliness speaks volumes from his heart yet,
He does not betray any sense of being afraid.

His began his life surrounded by war
As he … Read the rest

Posted on July 11, 2018Author PhilipCategories #SOCRMx, What's Going On?Tags #SOCRMx

The Fisherman by Philip Bruce

As the tired fisherman rows toward shore, bathed in the glow of the rising sun,
He looks at the expanse of ocean that has kept him captive, alone, through the night.
The glittering reflection on the water hurts his eyes … Read the rest

Posted on July 6, 2018Author PhilipCategories #SOCRMx, What's Going On?Tags #SOCRMx

Meanderings by Philip Bruce

Looking down from the cliffs at the meandering Columbia
I wonder where such an amount of blue comes from.
To the East I see where the gorge narrows
Where each drop of water fights against the others
In its struggle … Read the rest

Posted on July 6, 2018Author PhilipCategories #SOCRMx, What's Going On?Tags #SOCRMx

The Martian Bistro 2018-02-12 18:13:10

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#socrmx… Read the rest

Posted on February 12, 2018Author PhilipCategories #SOCRMx, What's Going On?Tags #SOCRMx

My First Blog for SRM2018

This is my blog post relating to the following questions asked in Week 1. It is fortunate I am not expected to have established, definitive answers here, as I really have no clue what my research is going to produce … Read the rest

Posted on February 10, 2018Author PhilipCategories #SOCRMx, What's Going On?Tags #SOCRMx

The Boomerang Effect: Algorithms to Learning Analytics Back to Artificial Intelligence

 

Over the past few weeks, I have found some interesting information about learning analytics.  The basic concepts seem to be very familiar as they are something I use every day in trying to determine student success, predict failure, and … Read the rest

Posted on May 3, 2017Author PhilipCategories #SOCRMx, What's Going On?Tags #SOCRMx

Can You See It and Taste It? For Real?

 

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I came across the above article somewhat by accident.  It reminded me of the replicator used in the Star Trek shows that dispensed food and drink to crew members.  This article details how, using electronic signals and sensors, … Read the rest

Posted on May 3, 2017Author PhilipCategories #SOCRMx, What's Going On?Tags #SOCRMx

Intro to Posthumanism

For the next little while, I am going to be looking into the concepts and theories of “Posthumanism”.  Basically, what I am looking into is the mergence of humans and machines.  This goes beyond using apps or other tools to … Read the rest

Posted on April 13, 2017Author PhilipCategories #SOCRMx, What's Going On?Tags #SOCRMx
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