One of the phrases I hear most often when discussing (digital) learning is that we need to make our content “more engaging” ...

Earlier this week, I attended the Digital Learning Institute’s webinar ‘Micro-credential Design Trends in Higher Education‘ with guest presenter Stuart Allen from the University of St Andrews. Watch ...

Most VLEs are treated as standard infrastructure, a static system that is, at best, functioning; delivering modules, hosting content, running assessments, supporting learning, etc. As long as students ...

Shouting into the void is what it feels like when you speak to be heard, to add to the conversation, and realise no one is really listening. Not because they disagree. Not because they’ve thought it ...

The ‘sponge and stone’ theory is a simple metaphor, but it carries an uncomfortable amount of truth. Faced with the same experience, information, or challenge, some people absorb it. Others deflect it ...

The idea of unbundling the university degree is often framed as something radical: a disruption driven by technology companies, MOOCs, or an impatient labour market. Degrees are described as being ...

Back in 2013, I wrote a short post reflecting on Emily Moore’s article From Passive Viewing to Active Learning. At the time, the situation was clear: video was increasingly present in online courses, ...

My son dropped his phone in the sink. It was in there for seconds, not minutes. Retrieved quickly, dried out, switched off and left alone. Then came the waiting to see whether it would turn back on, ...

Inspired by Tom Whitwell’s annual collection of things learned, here are my ’52 things I learned in 2025′. The list is usually presented under the comment that ‘no explanation or context of what it is ...

This week marked the release of ‘Voice of the Online Learner (UK Edition)‘. This is the first time UK-specific insight has been published, being based on data from the US until now. It’s a welcome ...