Designing beyond detection #GenAIN3
Over the past year, one question has surfaced repeatedly in conversations about generative AI in higher education: “What do we
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Tag: EdTech
Little things, big pressures #DURBBU
There’s something quietly comfortable about reflecting on an event like last week’s DURBBU. Reflection and time away helps me gather
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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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The importance of a VLE review
Most VLEs are treated as standard infrastructure, a static system that is, at best, functioning; delivering modules, hosting content, running
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100 days of #100DaysToOffload
Well. Something that should have taken just 100 days to complete has taken me over 5 years and 4 jobs.
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Sponge or stone?
The ‘sponge and stone’ theory is a simple metaphor, but it carries an uncomfortable amount of truth. Faced with the
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Meetings & transcripts & summaries
There was a time when recording meetings felt exceptional. It implied formality, risk, or mistrust. Today, it’s becoming something else
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Redundancy, resilience, and finding what’s next. #LTHEChat
I joined the LTHEChat team in 2015 for their 31st community chat on Twitter to ask questions about the ‘intrinsic
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Single Point of Failure
My son dropped his phone in the sink. It was in there for seconds, not minutes. Retrieved quickly, dried out,
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Built around students
A VLE has to be built around the needs of students. An upgrade is an opportunity to reassess and reaffirm
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