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Word Tips: Formatting numbers in numbered lists
One of my pet irritations is making a numbered list and discovering that the numbers seem to arbitrarily change font. eg 1. This is point 1 2. this is point 2 3. this is point 3 Easy Solution: …
Public understanding of science in the US
I came across some data from the National Science Foundation in the US. They surveyed ~2000 members of the public in 2012 (but there is also data going back to the 1980s) with some simple questions assessing basic science knowledge. … Continue reading
Jill does well at the camera club presentation evening
Jill is doing fantastically well in her photography. She came away from the presentation evening with 2 trophies … Continue reading
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Creating pretty drawings in powerpoint
If you want to create drawings like the one to the right using a program you already know how to use, I have written a tutorial that may help you. Powerpoint is not ideal for this sort of drawing, but … Continue reading
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Backups…
Tidying my room today I came across a very dusty doc I had made yonks ago on the importance of computer backup. It had the “Backup song” that parodies the song “Yesterday” by the Beatles. I rather like it, and … Continue reading
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RIP Terry Pratchet
Alas, DEATH has come to take Terry Pratchett from us. Viv has written on this on one of her blogs – clearly she was greatly affected. Read her comments HERE.
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Lecturer of the Year Awards 2014
I just got a pleasant surprise. Reading through the latest School of BioSciences newsletter I found I had been #8 in Australia in the Lecturer of the Year nominations. Newsletter Item Lecturer of the Year Awards 2014
Photoshop’s content aware fill
Just had a little play with Photoshop with a picture with converging verticals. here is the image taken looking upwards so the verticals converge I used the perspective crop tool to correct the convergence, leaving a blank wedge at the … Continue reading
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Trends in VCE enrolments 1995-2014
Some interesting data I came across, showing patterns of enrolments over time for subjects in year 11 (the start of the Victorian Certificate of Education (VCE) that is our final educational qualification before tertiary/post-secondary studies).
Student Feedback Semester 1 2014
Here is a word-cloud summary of the student feedback for first year biology, for the question What did you like best in the subject. I lectured for only 2 of the 12 weeks, but the students must like what I … Continue reading
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