Event Roundup: Jisc Digifest 2019 (#digifest19)

This was the second year I had visited Jisc's learning technologies conference 'Digifest', held at the ICC in Birmingham over 12-13th March 2019. As with many of these types of events, there is always so much to cram in over a short period, and the sheer volume of information can feel a little overwhelming to … Continue reading Event Roundup: Jisc Digifest 2019 (#digifest19) →

Event Roundup: Xerte Conference 2018 (#xerte18)

‘Everything is simple, anything is possible‘ – Nowhere is this philosophy more evident than at Xerte's dedicated conference events.

Event roundup: Jisc Digifest 2018

Reflections on some themes I picked out from Jisc's Digifest event in March 2018.

8 trends to watch in learning technologies for 2018

What's on the horizon for learning technologies in 2018? Here are a few of my predictions for trends worth watching this year.

Full circle: Returning to Politics at Warwick

Having recently migrated this website from Blogger to WordPress, I thought it would be worth posting a quick blog update covering my recent job move! At the end of September I said farewell to nearly 6 years working at the University of Nottingham, where I've been an e-Learning Developer for the AgriFood Training Partnership initiative. … Continue reading Full circle: Returning to Politics at Warwick →

Event roundup: ALT Conference 2016 (#altc)

During 6-8th September 2016 I attended the Association for Learning Technology (ALT) conference for the first time, held at my alma mater University of Warwick. I've had my eye on the conference for a number of years as it is arguably the biggest conference of its kind in the UK, but the time-commitment and conference … Continue reading Event roundup: ALT Conference 2016 (#altc) →

Reflective log for the MOOC ‘Blended Learning Essentials: Getting Started’

Having decided to study the FutureLearn MOOC 'Blended Learning Essentials: Getting Started' (beginning 2nd Nov 2015), I decided to take on the course's suggestion that learners might wish to record their thoughts throughout the 5 week programme via a 'reflective log'. The idea is that people studying the course can use a log to 'collect useful … Continue reading Reflective log for the MOOC ‘Blended Learning Essentials: Getting Started’ →

How to record a screencast with VLC Media Player

In this tutorial I show how to record a screen capture using VLC Media Player's 'Capture Device' tool. In the video below, I explain how to attach a mouse pointer via the 'screen-mouse-image' command, and then I talk through the steps of recording an MP4 video file. As it took me a little while to … Continue reading How to record a screencast with VLC Media Player →

The Xerte Project: Annual General Meeting 2012

The Xerte Project provides a full suite of open source tools for e-learning developers and content authors to produce interactive learning materials. Recently I attended the Xerte Project's Annual General Meeting to hear about the latest developments. On 10th October 2012 I attended the 'Xerte AGM', held at the East Midlands Conference Centre at the … Continue reading The Xerte Project: Annual General Meeting 2012 →

The ‘Content vs. Presentation’ debate

It's a long-running issue in many areas of creative media - which should be prioritised: content or presentation? In other words, is it more important to have accurate, relevant and high-quality content, or should we dedicate more time to the design and delivery of a particular piece of media? I feel this issue applies to … Continue reading The ‘Content vs. Presentation’ debate →