I 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
We got the horrible news a few days ago that the BC Court of Appeal has decided to dismiss Ian Linkletter’s appeal of his anti-SLAPP application, and Proctorio will be able to move ahead with suing him. If you haven’t been following this case, then … Continue reading If you feel safe in the area you’re working in, you’re not working in the right area
I’m scribbling a quick blog post to not lose a thought that been’s percolating over the last 24 hours or so. I’ve been thinking again about learning experience design (LXD), based on thinking about the online learning space and the extent to which in a … Continue reading A quick thought about LXD, OER, ChatGPT and how nothing changes
There’s lots to say about the substance of #OER23 and hopefully I’ll manage that in some blog posts soon, but this post is just going to be a self-indulgent opportunity to prolong some good vibes, special energies, and warm feelings. #OER23 wasn’t my first post-pandemic … Continue reading Homecoming #OER23
Although 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
I am delighted to be part of the judging panel for the Association for Learning Technology Awards this year along with some very fabulous and accomplished colleagues. “The Awards celebrate and reward excellent research and practice and outstanding achievement in Learning Technology. Established in 2007, … Continue reading Awarding is Rewarding
So, as I said in my previous post, I’m leaving Canada. I’ve spent the last something weeks in a whirlwind of organising, planning, decision making, packing, scheduling. I’m dismantling a home I’d made for myself here in Kamloops. Over the last 2 or more years … Continue reading Political License
“The truth does not reveal itself by virtue of being the truth: it must be told, and we need to learn how to tell the truth more effectively. It must have stories woven around it, works of art made about it; it must be communicated … Continue reading Despairing and Dreaming
So. Some news. I am leaving Canada, for a while at least. Some of you may remember that I decided to push myself right out of my comfort zone in 2019 and took a job as Deputy Provost at Athabasca University – Canada’s largest open … Continue reading Pushing myself out of my comfort zone – part 4
Someone once said: “In time of trouble, I had been trained since childhood, read, learn, work it up, go to the literature. Information was control.” * It’s true that I tend towards words for comfort and solace when needed. And they’re needed right now. Lots … Continue reading When I am among the words
