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Get on with it

Posted on September 30, 2023October 2, 2023 by David Hopkins

August 31st, 2020. This is when I started the #100DaysToOffload blogging challenge. And I’ve only managed a meagre 81 posts.

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Mastodon and ALTC

Posted on September 10, 2023September 11, 2023 by David Hopkins

After another successful Association for Learning Technology conference, their 23rd, that this year marked the charity’s 30th anniversary, I reflect

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People

Posted on August 23, 2023 by David Hopkins

This is less a blog post and more a reminder for myself of how to lead people, colleagues, and a

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Games vs gamification

Posted on August 15, 2023August 24, 2023 by David Hopkins

Lately, I’ve had the need to clarify, in my own mind, the difference between ‘game’ and ‘gamification’ (or ‘gamified learning’).

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What is normal?

Posted on August 14, 2023 by David Hopkins

Back in the year 2000 I used to work in Southampton, an internet start-up that was based in a converted

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Colour Scheme

Posted on August 11, 2023 by David Hopkins

This post takes me back to the days when I designed websites as well as presentations, infographics, banners, charts, etc.

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Unsubscribe

Posted on August 10, 2023 by David Hopkins

“You have successfully unsubscribed. It can take 48 hours for our system to reflect your changes.” Why? It’s not a

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Red flags

Posted on July 3, 2023 by David Hopkins

“Do you thrive in a fast-paced environment?” Job descriptions or role profiles tend to start with some form of this

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Leading Virtual Teams / Part 5 #LVT23

Posted on June 22, 2023 by David Hopkins

Nearing the end of Dr Maren Deepwell’s course, part 5 of the journey looks at “practical activities to foster a

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What do I do now?

Posted on June 6, 2023June 27, 2023 by David Hopkins

Following up on my news about redundancy (LinkedIn) from my latest role at Edvanza, I’ve been busy (as you would

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