Dr Nik Whitehead

Associate Professor in the School of Applied Computing at UWTSD Swansea. Interested in HCI/UX, data visualisation/science/ethics, and astrostatistics.

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Off in Cardiff wearing my ethics and information governance head today. It’s the big DSPP symposium, due to start shortly.

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Just settling in for the #healthdatascience seminar as part of my secondment to WIDI. It should be an interesting one, as I’m working a lot with bits of health informatics nowadays.

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@BantshireUni Oh yes… 🤣🤣🤣

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Attending the #IWD2021 #ITWales #WomenInSTEM event from the comfort of my sofa. Not quite the usual 3-course meal and gala night, but nothing can stop us!

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Okay, I’m enjoying the latest RI webinar - more data than human interest. I’m happy to support #FrancisForFaraday 🙂

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@SteveFaulkner19 @EngProfCouncil We have to start by actually defining the technology that our students need for effective online learning. A basic computer may not be enough. Try getting a group do do whiteboard-style groupwork with mouse and keyboard. A touchscreen and pen make it much easier #EPCDigitalSkills

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@SteveFaulkner19 Yes, we have codes of conduct for classroom teaching, so we need the same for online teaching. It has been such a sudden move online that there’s going to be a lot of research to do in that area.

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Some very interesting discussion about the potential for using the move to digital as an opportunity to embed ethics more deeply into courses. I’m all for this. #EPCDigitalSkills

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Today I’m attending the #EPCDigitalSkills webinar about developing digital skills in our students. Even computing students! :)

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#BBCOS Why are you using a radiation hazard symbol rather than a biohazard symbol in your pandemic coverage?

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#Brexitcast “Australian deal” = DINO - Deal In Name Only.

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Back at the NHS Hack Day in Cardiff #NHSHD33 for the judging session. Really looking forward to see what the groups have built after yesterday’s pitches.

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Lots of really great ideas being pitched here! #NHSHD23

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@JohnMeredith @NHSHackDay I’m around too - I’m on the judging team tomorrow.

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Today I’m out representing UWTSD and WIDI at the NHS Hack Day in Cardiff #NHSHD23. We’re just waiting for the initial idea pitches to be made, then I’ll be back tomorrow as a judge.

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And now with more detail. :)

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Today I’m at an HEA workshop on motivation - how to motivate my students, my colleagues, and even myself.

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The recording of the #ri_lectures #xmaslectures at #swanseawaterfrontmuseum was great fun. Really looking forward to seeing how the broadcast version differs from the raw event. I hope they do this again next year.

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Fascinating to get a behind the scenes look at the process of recording an #ri_lectures #xmaslectures. Managed chaos. 😄

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Tonight I’m watching the live streaming of the first of this year’s #ri_lectures #xmaslectures at #swanseawaterfrontmuseum