Update
It’s almost 4 years since I last published to this blog; there have been a couple of reasons for this, but fundamentally really comes down to me not having had anything to say that didn’t seem too negative. However, I… Read moreUpdate
A toolkit for efficient educational video production
This blog post describes some prototype software, which, teamed up with the right hardware, can make producing decent quality videos at your desk slightly easier. If you want to jump forward to see the demo rather than read about it,… Read moreA toolkit for efficient educational video production
Planning to move teaching online (suddenly)
So it seems that we will be moving to distance learning, not the baby steps that we’ve been taking (in many iterations) over the last 23 years, but suddenly, all at once. A whole moderately large, very traditional University, with… Read morePlanning to move teaching online (suddenly)
A sad list of cancelled and never started learning technology projects…
Recently I attended the first day of our annual learning teaching conference, which is spread over three widely separated days this year. Most of the presentations were really good, but it was the discussions that followed them that got me… Read moreA sad list of cancelled and never started learning technology projects…
My thoughts on an IT Strategy for Learning & Teaching
This week we had a meeting of IT staff from around the University, with our director of IT telling us about the University’s new IT strategy. There was a lot of good things there – major new investment in infrastructure… Read moreMy thoughts on an IT Strategy for Learning & Teaching
Office noise levels part 2
As a comparison to the office nose graphs I posted last week, at the weekend I set up my noise meter in my study at home and created the same graphs for that location. Like the previous graph, this shows… Read moreOffice noise levels part 2
Office noise levels
A couple of months ago I sat a decibel meter on my desk for a few days, and recorded the noise levels in my office. Although I feel my office is very noisy, the figures I got didn’t seem too… Read moreOffice noise levels
Creating an environment for Learning Technology development.
In a recent post “A supportive environment for developing learning technology” I discussed two Universities with specialist departments that allow them to develop cutting edge learning technology that addresses their needs. At the end of that post I said I’d… Read moreCreating an environment for Learning Technology development.
Learning Technology Developer: the importance of job titles.
A couple of weeks ago I came across a blog post by Anne-Marie Scott titled “Why we need learning technology developers“, and thought “I’m a ‘learning technology developer’, why have I never thought of having that as a job title.”… Read moreLearning Technology Developer: the importance of job titles.
A supportive environment for developing learning technology
Two recent talks I’ve attended have got me thinking about how Universities can provide a supportive environment for developing new learning technologies. At JISC Connect More I saw a presentation about Noteable, a rather impressive repackaging of JupyterNotes as an… Read moreA supportive environment for developing learning technology