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From shared beginnings, my younger brother Phil and I have taken quite different paths through life. Phil went to university in Sheffield, as did my sister, so they were always closer to our family home in Derbyshire. Since I moved to Scotland 25 years ago, we have not spent huge amounts of time together, and […]
Today’s Film: The Muppet Christmas Carol No list of Christmas movies would be complete without this film and I think we have saved the very best for last. This 1992 film encompasses everything that is special and magical about the Christmas season. The songs are delightful, the sets spectacular, and Michael Caine is a pitch […]
In my last blog I outlined how to get the evaluation report right (and why that is important). But… should a report always be the default? What other outputs are there, and how do you decide what outputs to create? Or going back to the “What is KM” diagram: How do you unpick the ‘right format’? How […]
Background During the preparation of my CMALT portfolio, I attended some webinars organised by the Association of Learning Technologists (ALT) and I enjoyed the collaborative atmosphere of these events. As soon as I heard about the formation of a new Special Interest Group in Digital Assessment (SIG DA) in September 2024, I expressed an interest. […]
We are nearing a month of the Opening the Well website being live, and the number of transcribers on the platform keeps increasing which is so excellent to see – thank you to everyone who is taking part and has told others about it. There are also many folk interested in gaining transcriptions of Gaelic […]
As 2025 comes to an end (and yes, I can barely believe it’s nearly 2026) it’s worthwhile to reflect on the past year. It’s been a quite a whirlwind. Not only has news and politics been pretty shocking and horrible this year (again!!!) but news about finances in UK HE institutions has been depressing and […]
