Let’s make a bold statement and an even bolder assumption: your university (like many others) has already decided it will ...

How much do we really know about each other? A job title. A LinkedIn headline. A CV. A presentation at a conference you attended five years ago. A blog post you found or that someone else shared.

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I’ve heard the phrase “find your tribe” a few times recently, and it’s been bugging me. Finding your tribe, or finding your ‘place’ has become a shorthand for discovering where you belong or your ...

I don’t always have time for reflection or writing reflective pieces, but every now and then a post from my blogging past pokes it’s head above the parapet and drags me back in. That happened last ...

A VLE has to be built around the needs of students. An upgrade is an opportunity to reassess and reaffirm this approach. When you’re deep in the detail of a project, it’s easy to focus on the ...

Twelve years ago I shared a post reflecting on a striking comment from a student ambassador: universities needed to think creatively about teaching and learning “The need to know the capital of ...

How do we really use the VLE or LMS? At its core, the VLE is normally viewed as a container – the access point for staff and students for any aspect of their learning journey or experience during ...

For years, conversations around course design in digital spaces has focused overwhelmingly on online and distance learning. The VLE and LMS have been treated as a staging ground for fully online ...

One of the priorities in my role at Buckinghamshire New University has been understanding the current status of the university-wide upgrade from Blackboard Learn to Blackboard Ultra. While technically ...

Back in March 2025, I became part of a growing number of professionals whose roles in Higher Education have been made redundant. These are difficult times and the volume of redundancies is deeply ...