A journey through my working life and related thoughts
The past few weeks have reminded me that failure is a part of everything we do. Whether it’s in our professional lives or personal pursuits, from breaking an application to playing a game incorrectly and not winning, failure happens. The term ‘failure’ sounds harsh, but for me, it is about becoming comfortable with it and […]
Read More Failure and meThis is my reflection on my 2024. It’s for me but you can come along for a few minutes. First reflection, why have I not blogged more this year! Simple answer its been hectic but I feel like I could have reflected on a more regular basis the 12 month journey. Second reflection, what a […]
Read More 2024: the year of short courses & the edge!A user group is a great way to get the latest product gossip from the supplier and more importantly other institutions. They are great ways to network, get inspiration from peers and generally gauge where we are in the current implementation compared to others (plus free pastries).The Canvas UK & Ireland user group was hosted […]
Read More Canvas UK & Ireland User Group December 2024It has been a while since I sat down with my thoughts. I have been talking about making time to blog and reflect and today is the day! If you’re new here, hello! This will not be an ideological masterpiece or reference books I read related to the role but more a personal reflection for […]
Read More 2023 ReflectionFinally after months of scoring procurement questions, analysing costs and negotiation I am pleased to announce that we will be providing open digital badges via Canvas Credentials (formally called Badgr).This is the start of a 3 year pilot to understand the value of digital badges for all stakeholders. Obviously for the earners aka the people […]
Read More Canvas Credentials: the new open digital badge platformThis post is to help me reflect on some work that has recently passed and to help me make sense of my role including what worked and what didn’t. The arrival of Ultra I was fortunate to be involved in the Learn Ultra Project to roll out Learns updated UI called (drum roll) Ultra. Now […]
Read More 2022 The Age of Ultra and the start for digital badges and short coursesDigital badges are back! They never went away I hear you say and yes? Of course not but we did enter an odd phase were badges were being issued for anything or everything (I like to refer to this era as the ‘Oprah Winfrey’ era). So we all got badges and the value of a […]
Read More Digital Badges, not just a pretty pictureThe whispers are true, change is happening and after 10 years of looking “clunky”, Learn will start to change from June 28th. Ultra has been on the tips of our tongues for years, we have watched as others boldly go where no VLE has gone before whilst observing the upgrade aftermath in community forums and […]
Read More Learn Ultra: the continuously evolving product19 months ago the thought of me staying at home for 23hrs for months would have terrified me, however we got out routine sorted which helped a lot, this included Joe Wicks 0900, BoJo presser at 1700 (do this but don’t do this), becoming at P2 teacher 1330-1600 (elbow pads in the post), family walk […]
Read More My Hybrid Reflections (not yours!)3 years ago, I was working on a project with colleagues from all over the institution. It was focused on the delivery on micro-accreditation courses on a MOOC platform and my role was to figure out and support the technology we could use to deliver teaching at scale. Sounds fun! And it was however one […]
Read More Michael & Myles Learning Tech Podcast: the story so far