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In the same week that I started this project, my friend James stayed up all night delivering a litter of puppies. He hadn’t planned to be doing this, but he had reluctantly agreed to look after his mum’s dog during her pregnancy, to raise the newly born pups, and to sell them on when they […]
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. […]
Today’s Film: A Christmas Carol Are we cheating a little by mentioning A Christmas Carol after already showcasing Scrooge on a previous day? Well, maybe a little. But there have been so many iterations of this story that it is virtually impossible to only mention one. So, today we are going to look at a […]
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 […]
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