So I’m no particular lover of LinkedIn (or much social media these days) but for reasons various and professional I am compelled to dip in there on a semi-regular basis and inevitably do find things that otherwise might have passed me by. Today it was … Continue reading Ripples
Read moreAfter a productive early morning call with my excellent OSI colleagues and a satisfying burst of administrivia deck-clearing, I made a second cup of coffee and settled down to read this morning’s HESA blog post from Alex Usher. Today he was summarising his thoughts from … Continue reading People and trust first, technology second
Read moreThis week has been my substantial back-to-work for 2025 and I’m aware that I’ve not said much about what “work” is for me these days. For the last 16 months I’ve been sucessfully running my own consultancy company, mainly working with Canadian education institutions on … Continue reading Back to work for 2025
Read moreI gifted the second hat of winter last night whilst out for birthday dinner with friends. Paul has dropped enormous hints for the last few years about wanting one of my woolly bunnets and this year his wishes have been granted. With interest. Hat number … Continue reading Yarn dominance
Read moreI spent this morning in the pottery studio (shout out to Linlithgow Pottery and the amazing Hepzibah Kilbride) trimming down and playing about with a rather dodgy bowl I threw about a week ago. I made the base too thin and sliced through it when … Continue reading Pottering about
Read moreIt’s coming that time of the year when I feel wistful and whimsical, and inevitably revisit the blog post I failed to finish *last year* reflecting on the year that was. Usually I write about half of a new one summaring this year, because It … Continue reading Blogging or dieing
Read moreAs with #OER23 I’m going to say here that I plan to write more blog posts about #ReclaimOpen in due course (yet to happen for #OER23) but I want to capture a few key thoughts and takeaways from the event before they slip away from … Continue reading #ReclaimOpen – reclaiming human scale
Read moreI did an invited talk yesterday for the kick off day of the OTESSA conference, part of the larger Canadian Congress conference. It was a lovely experience, not least because I was introduced by Connie Blomgren from AU, and Jon Dron was also in the … Continue reading 5 Things You Need to Know Before You Buy Edtech #OTESSA23
Read moreAlthough I’m barely back into the UK, I’ve decide that the resting and relaxing thing to do is to pack up again and head further northwards to the OER23 conference. For many of us this is the touchstone conference, offering not just an opportunity to … Continue reading #OER23: Open Education and Open Source
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So, after my last wee rant about AI, it continues. ChatGPT has eaten our collective minds. We continue to talk about the need to change assessment practices in response to AI , or enthuse about the ways in which it might help us with some … Continue reading ChatGPT and Grimm Realism
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