Thought provoking session from @Cwmpas_Coop about demystifying digital strategy as part of @AuditWales_GPX #StrategyToAction

Ymweliad cynta â NBH bore ma i drafod podlediad Sgwrsio am Brifysgol @OUCymru ar @BBCRadioCymru. Gallwch wrando ar y podlediad cyfan yma: open.edu/openlearn/education…

Are you thinking about going to university? There’s advice from current students in the new podcast from University Ready. Listen to the first episode here: open.edu/openlearn/education…

"No piece of art has ever emotionally affected me the way this robot arm piece has. It's programmed to try to contain the hydraulic fluid that’s constantly leaking out and required to keep itself running...if too much escapes, it will die so it's desperately trying to pull it back to continue to fight for another day. Saddest part is they gave the robot the ability to do these 'happy dances' to spectators. When the project was first launched it danced around spending most of its time interacting with the crowd since it could quickly pull back the small spillage. Many years later... (as you see it now in the video) it looks tired and hopeless as there isn't enough time to dance anymore.. It now only has enough time to try to keep itself alive as the amount of leaked hydraulic fluid became unmanageable as the spill grew over time. Living its last days in a never-ending cycle between sustaining life and simultaneously bleeding out... (Figuratively and literally as its hydraulic fluid was purposefully made to look like it's actual blood). "The robot arm finally ran out of hydraulic fluid in 2019, slowly came to a halt and died - And I am now tearing up over a friggin robot arm 😭 It was programmed to live out this fate and no matter what it did or how hard it tried, there was no escaping it. Spectators watched as it slowly bled out until the day that it ceased to move forever. Saying that 'this resonates' doesn't even do it justice imo. Created by Sun Yuan & Peng Yu, they named the piece, 'Can't Help Myself'. What a masterpiece. What a message." Extended interpretations: the hydraulic fluid in relation to how we kill ourselves both mentally and physically for money just in an attempt to sustain life, how the system is set up for us to fail on purpose to essentially enslave us and to steal the best years of our lives to play the game that the richest people of the world have designed. How this robs us of our happiness, passion and our inner peace. How we are slowly drowning with more responsibilities, with more expected of us, less rewarding pay-offs and less free time to enjoy ourselves with as the years go by. How there's really no escaping the system and that we were destined at birth to follow a pretty specific path that was already laid out before us. How we can give and give and give and how easily we can be forgotten after we've gone.. How we are loved and respected when we are valuable, then one day we aren't any longer and we become a burden...and how our young, free-caring spirit gets stolen from us as we get churned out of the broken system that we are trapped inside of. Can also be seen to represent the human life cycle and the fact that none of us make it out of this world alive. But also can act as a reminder to allow yourself to heal, rest and love with all of your heart. That the endless chase for 'more' isn't necessary in finding your own inner happiness.” - James Kricked Parr Read More Articles: weirdium.com/donny-osmond-br… Join Now: Kindness, Humanity & Inspiration

Getting to grips with #360 cameras at the @Jisc #WalesXRcommunity workshop led by @cardiffuni

Excited and ready to welcome #WalesXRCommunity to our first in person event @jisc_wales @kh_woodhead @estherbarrett

Thatcher and the supermarket. A short thread. This week I visited a branch of Sainsbury’s in Finchley. It was typically depressing of the store these days: pretty scruffy, large gaps in the vegetable aisle and banners for discounts and low prices everywhere.

"Culture eats strategy for breakfast" #Digifest23

“We cannot address the challenges of the 21st century with 19th century mindsets and 20th century business models” @inma_martinez’s keynote at #Digifest23

❤️ BRUM #Digifest23 here I come!

#DyddGwylDewi Hapus! | Happy #StDavidsDay! Why not enjoy some music with your Welsh cakes? In our recent OpenTalk, DJ and presenter Huw Stephens discusses Welsh music with OU academics. Watch the webinar here: open.edu/openlearn/history-t… @OUFreeLearning @huwstephens

John Steinbeck is trending so now's as good a time as any to talk about Sanora Babb... 1/11

These features in Microsoft Word help make teaching and learning more accessible for all! Which one are you excited to try out first? 🤔

DEC 1963 - UNISEX BUTTERICK PATTERN ? When there were DIY Beatles fashions for the girl fans ! YEAH YEAH YEAH ! ❤️ 💙

It’s the end of the year. You know what that means. Tweeting me your Annual performance reviews for your pets. Did they meet expectations, exceed expectations or fail to meet expectations? Please leave a picture of your non-human resource below with their performance review.

Exploring the educational possibilities of the #Metaverse with Majid Al-Kader and the #XRWales community #HealthAndCare #Construction @jisc_wales @Jisc @CatherineETeach @kh_woodhead #AR #VR

⚽️Good luck @Ben_Davies33 💪 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿The whole of Wales is backing you! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 #ICYMI 👇 From Open University study to football’s biggest stage - Ben Davies shares his plans for 2022 and beyond walesonline.co.uk/special-fe…