Reading: Lurkers as invisible learners
I’ve always been annoyed at being called a ‘lurker’, it’s a term that has a different meaning for me when talking about the engagement, or not, of students in an online class – read my Read More …
Why CMALT is important to me #altc
It’s coming to that time of year when I start planning for the Annual ALT conference: #ALTC. My annual review is complete, ALTC was discussed and it’s been approved that I can attend again. This will Read More …
Book review: The Subtle Art Of Not Giving A F**k
As part of getting to grips with an ever changing work environment, duties,line management, and other work-related ‘difficulties’ AND the very volatile political and cultural changes the world is being dragged through I have started reading Read More …
Book Review: Ready Player One
I’ve been reading a lot of books lately, some work related, some classic fiction (see my other blog, ‘100 school books‘), and some purely for pleasure. This is one of the latter, purely for pleasure. Read More …
With what shall I remember the future?
I read an article this morning from Martin King, which got me thinking. I’ve just beta Blogged “With What Shall I Remember The Future?” https://t.co/AoyPu89hQb pic.twitter.com/QVnfyhhJAU — Martin King (@timekord) April 20, 2017 I feel Read More …
So long Instagram, it was fun
Yesterday I switched off another network, Instagram. I have left Instagram — David Hopkins (@hopkinsdavid) March 27, 2017 There are a few reasons for this. It was inevitable, really. So how did it get to this Read More …
Creating learning content on your phone: Videos
Creating resources on my phone is not something I usually do, unless it’s a tweet, photo for Instagram, document for my book projects, or videos for family and friend events. I general consume on my phone, Read More …
The Future of Learning Technology in UK Higher Education
Last year I was approached and interviewed by Microsoft. In that interview I talked about my experiences and hopes for my work, both in the sense of personal development and in how I see (and Read More …
Dear Twitter. It’s not me, it’s you
Here’s a confession … I’m not as enamoured by Twitter as I used to be. Unlike a traditional break up argument (is this the case, I don’t know?) where one party says to the other Read More …
Adapting a MOOC for Research
Written by my colleague, Rachael Hodge, this article is a summary of our experience in identifying and developing research activities within the University of Warwick’s MOOC Literature and Mental Health. The University of Warwick’s FutureLearn MOOC Read More …