Wilson Waffling

229: Promoting Vocabulary in your Classroom

A full transcript of this podcast can be found at wilsonwaffling.co.uk

228: Are we Robot proof? What new learning?

I’ve been working through a presentation I gave at university called ‘Are we robot-proof?’ Within this presentation, I based my reflections on a few academic texts but mainly “Robot-Proof: Higher Education in the age of artificial intelligence” by Aoun 2017....

227: SE2 2020 Podcast - Episode 2

In this episode, I talk about using symmetry in your teaching activities and suggest strategies for dealing with disappointment and ever-growing to-do lists.

226: SE2 2020 Podcast - Episode 1

In this, the first episode of the SE2 podcast, I give you an idea of what to expect and share with you the first teaching idea of the series!

225: SE2 2019 Podcast for 5th April 2019

224: SE2 2019 Podcast for 29th March 2019

223: SE2 2019 5th Podcast for 22nd March 2019

Welcome to this week's podcast. The podcast image was suggested by Emma - a sleepy Koala! In this week's episode, what you should be getting up to next week and the Equality and Diversity SBT explained. In 'Ask Wilson Waffling' I answer...

222: SE2 2019 4th Podcast for 15th March 2019

[Link to previous podcasts](https://www.wilsonwaffling.co.uk/se2-podcasts-2019/)

221: SE2 2019 3rd Podcast for 8th March 2019

In this podcast I let you into the secret of how I keep so organised and provide you some interesting teaching ideas about species. Plus the regular features of what you should be up to, SBT and another of my favourite...

220: SE2 2019 2nd Podcast for 1st March 2019

Me singing to make you happy :) ['I will survive'](https://youtu.be/10lG1Sv6cyg)

219: SE2 2019 Podcast for 22nd February 2019

Here is the first podcast for SE2\. I hope you enjoy it and it keeps you all positive.  If there are any questions you want me to answer then just send them to my uni email and put 'Podcast Question' in...

218: Stream_mas Song

217: Stream every day in December

216: Where have I been?

I have this habit of blogging in spurts. When workload is heavy my blogging is reduced or even becomes non-existent but when my marking has been done and I my mind is not filled with schedules and time based tasks,...

215: Red alert!!! activate the shields!

Last night, due to illness, I GMed my second instance of Starfinder and, following a series of pre-made adventures, the players and myself embarked on our first experience of space combat. While it is still fresh in my mind, I...

214: Behind the Scenes - after the session has ended

Once we have said our goodbyes and the stream has been stopped, we quickly congratulate each other or have a quick chat on Zoom while everyone is there but, depending on the time, the 'End Meeting' button is clicked and...

213: Roll20, Fantasy Grounds and Realm Works

When I actually started to play RPGs we (as in the group and I) had to book the dining room table in order to play, since it generally meant it would be out of action for the majority of the...

212: Behind the scenes – Preparing for Adventures

When I first put fingers to keyboard for the first ‘Behind the Scenes’ blog post, I didn’t realise that I would be writing a second or even a third one of these. However, as soon as I started to have...

211: Behind the scenes – The actual RPG session

I am an incredibly nosy person! I know that people say that I am curious to my face, but I know that they really mean nosy. Also, often lacking social nuances, I frequently blurt out comments which really I should...

210: Creating your characters....

The world of streaming and gaming is full of acronyms and abbreviations that I constantly have to work on in order to understand what people are talking about. When I was growing up a ‘GG’ was a horse with an...

209: Fashionable me

As I start to write this waffle, I really have no idea where it is going or what I really want to say. I've been thinking about writing this for a while but could not seem to get the focus...

208: Is there a doctor on this site?

Education is, by nature, cyclic. When talking to my students as they prepare to leave university to start their first jobs, I like to give them various pieces of advice. Apart from to make friends with the caretaker/cleaners and admin...

207: To Dice or not to dice?

Ideas for this blog are like buses, I have none and than I find that two or even three come together! From the title you might have already guessed that this is an RPG waffle rather than one of those...

206: Innovating Pedagogy 2017 - Student Led Analytics

I always find that whenever I start to research a topic for this website I suddenly feel like I am untangling a ball of wool. I see a tiny little bit sticking out of the ball and think 'that will...

205: Innovating Pedagogy 2017 - Spaced Learning

Within education we always have to be careful. Although essentially stoic in its approach to learning, education, at all levels, is frequently bombarded with a range of innovated approaches which practitioners are encouraged to engage with and adopt. While teaching...

204: What would you do in your last 8 minutes?

This week, at the end of the mathematics session at university, we got talking about the Sun, the celestial body rather than the rather dubious newspaper. According to Google, so I am sure it is correct, our sun will actually...

203: When you donate...

Within my Twitch career there are a few occasions which I remember very well. These include, having more than me and the bots talking in chat, receiving confirmation of my Twitch Affiliation and my first ever donation! I do believe...

202: I'm Back!

Well, I bet you haven't seen a link to this site for a while! I was sat thinking about targets and I flicked back to the targets that I set for this site at the start of 2017\. Even the...

201: Making Every Second Count

Now, you might be mistaken into thinking that I am about to introduce you to an old game show - "Welcome to Every Second Counts!" . But no, I've actually been inspired to write this waffle for some time now,...

200: How did I do? - Updates for my targets set for 2017

Tomorrow I head back to my day job and I am expecting the similar salutation from many people - "Happy New Year and did you have a good Christmas?" After the usual adjectives have been employed, for example - 'nice',...

199: Sat in Costa - Shadowrun Style

One of the most difficult things I find to understand within the Shadowrun universe is the Matrix. I spend many hours reading the Core Rule Book over and over again followed my searching and reading multiple posts on the associated...

198: Who is responsible for skills?

I am quite liking writing about the games I play, although I might not be waffling to the level of the great DMs I do feel like I am reflecting on the games I play and the rules which govern...

197: Paying a DM….

Don’t worry, before you start reaching for your wallets, I just used the title of this blog to capture your attention and to provide an indication of where I got the inspiration for this waffle from. Yesterday, while scrolling through...

196: In Search of Normality

I’m really trying to get back into the habit of blogging, rather than just constantly posting videos of the games I am playing. Although I enjoy the latter, I really do enjoy blogging and need to make time in order...

195: Why I chose Mythras...

I quite like change. When I am enjoying something I often think that I am never ever going to stop doing it, but there always comes a time when things either become too much to keep going or something else...

194: A continuum of changing characters

I remember playing role playing games for some years. Although I have had some attempts at playing I mainly reside on the rule filled side of the DM screen, creating the adventures and spending hours reading and re-reading rule books....

193: My life in daydreams.....Radio.

If you ever take a glance up to the top right of this webpage you will be aware that I put the book which I am currently listening to up there. Although most of these tend to be action, sci-fi...

192: Starting GMing Shadowrun

Recently, I have started to get involved in Reddits. Some people have a rather negative view about Reddits, although currently I have found the community really helpful and interactive. Now before you start to think I am watching videos of...

191: My Salty Rant for the Summer!

Before anyone mentions it, I understand that a lot of games seem to annoy me and please don’t think I am a regular ‘salter’! (I’ve just learned what this slang means so I am keen to use it and any...

190: Not a bucket, just a small pail list?

Before you read or listen any further I would just like to reassure you that I am not dying! When you are young and living life to the full, you never really have time to stop and think, what do...

189: Moving on Transition

Well, the students have all left uni now and despite popular belief I am not on holiday from May until September but busy with planning and preparation, research, visiting and working with schools, and getting back into blogging on this...

188: Developing as a DM

Okay, Okay – I need to start of by premising this waffle by stating that we all make mistakes. Sometimes these are taking the wrong turn when heading towards an unknown destination, sometimes it is just picking the wrong letter...

187: Perilous being a Pedestrian

Have you seen that advert when the woman is using a Microsoft computer which allows her to draw on it etc. I really like the advert, not because it’s Microsoft – heaven forbid!, but because of the title she gives...

186: Why I blog – venture into my mind!

Well it is Saturday again and I am sat in my favourite local Costa about to write another blog post and, as the caffeine kicks in and I brush the crumbs off my lap from the toast (had to suffer...

185: A day in the life - my usual Sunday

With this blog I have to be careful not to allow it to just become a list of past adventures from my Twitch Streams. Why? Well first of all it is a blog, and secondly, and perhaps more importantly, I...

184: Creating a Shadowrun Adventure

As I start to play more and more RPGs again on the stream I need to get back into the habit of actually creating adventures/encounters on a regular basis. Initially my idea was to play until an adventure came to...

183: In search for that elusive job....

Okay – I know I have failed already with one of this year’s target for this blog, but things have changed and because of this so have my priorities. I’m currently trying to develop more of a split between personal...

182: Improving as a Dungeon Master

Have you watched the original Karate Kid film? The one with Daniel in it and Mr Miyagi? Near the end of the film Daniel as the karate kid enters the karate tournament in order to get to the final, defeat...

181: More than just streaming.....

Well, I am just coming to the end of a two week break from work and looking back on what I have achieved, I am somewhat disappointed that I haven't actually streamed more than what I usually do. You would...

180: A day in the life – my usual Saturday

I’ve decided that I am a very nosy person? Why? well as well as really enjoying sitting in coffee shops people watching and listening into conversations, I always tend to fall into interview mode whenever I meet someone new asking...