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A row of uniform beachhuts, but all different colours

Beyond consistency: designing a VLE template for quality, regulation and student success.

When we started developing a new Blackboard module template, the obvious direction was to consider consistency, usability and the student

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24th Durham Blackboard Users' Conference #DURBBU

From feature to framework: why an upgrade isn’t a strategy #DURBBU

Last week I attended the Durham Blackboard User Conference, my first visit in nine years and over 13 years since

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Adopt and Adapt

Time to Adapt and Adopt

Every body of work reaches that familiar moment: the big announcement, the new platform/course/system is live, the training sessions are

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Water splash

Design, Not Disruption: Reclaiming the Core in Digital Learning #ALTC25

Originally written as a conference proposal for ALTC 2025, this post reflects on a university-wide shift in digital learning practice

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Design Not Disruption

Design, not disruption

One of the priorities in my role at Buckinghamshire New University has been understanding the current status of the university-wide

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