Change the title, change the work?
Have I had it wrong all these years … is not been about me being a Learning Technologist (LT), I’ve actually been an Instructional Designer (ID) instead? Bear with me here … This reflection is Read More …
Get to know a ‘digital champion’
Earlier this week I read and shared a post on the Inside Higher Ed website: Online Learning Shouldn’t Be ‘Less Than’ and tweeted this: WRONG!!! “They made it an online class because the teacher will Read More …
The last thing on my phone #EdLastThing
This is a bi tof fun, but also a good way to learn from each other … inspired by the Amazon short series called ‘Last thing on my phone‘, and by my work on my Read More …
What Facebook knows about me (and you)
This week (March 2018) there has been a lot written about Facebook, the data it collects, the data it ‘sells’ and the data available to developers, marketers, advertisers, etc. I’ll not go into it here Read More …
Career path
Reflection can be good for the soul. It can also be a time-waster and detractor from doing something more productive instead. This reflection is the 17th entry in my ‘what is a learning technologist’ series. Read More …
Relationships
Development of materials for online, distance, blended and campus-based courses can be a pleasurable experience. It can also be fraught with issues not least constraints in time, budgets, resources, personalities, egos, etc. How can we Read More …
Sharing
Recent themes to my work has been the nature of how, and what, we share. I wanted to reflect a little on my own ‘sharing’ here, and try and split the sharing from social media, Read More …
Authenticity
When you buy a new car or buy a new TV you go to a showroom who deals in the car or TV, either it’s an official retailer for the item or it has a Read More …
Stuff we say
Can you hear yourself in this? I’m pretty sure we can all hear one or two things here we say, and have heard in meetings.
What I’ve learned from my kids: Motivation
A while ago I started writing about things I’ve started to learn from watching my kids grow and how they see things. I’ve started to realise how much I take for granted. Or rather I’ve Read More …