Ask someone what a learning technologist does and there is a reasonable chance the answer will involve the VLE/virtual ...

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 ...

In part three of the LVT23 course we will examine “how we can set shared expectations with and for the people we work with and how we communicate those expectations.” For ease of finding my posts, the ...

I’ve seen a few articles and status updates of late calling those people who are against the development of large language models (LLM) like ChatGPT or Bard, ‘Luddites’. The focus of those articles is ...

Over the past year, one question has surfaced repeatedly in conversations about generative AI in higher education: “What do we do about assessment?” For many, the immediate response has been to look ...

This book is a collection of 43 world-leading teachers, academics, influencers, critics and practitioners who have answered the question “Have you ever walked out the door to go to work, the shops, ...

When we started developing a new Blackboard module template, the obvious direction was to consider consistency, usability and the student experience. Where should students expect to find their ...

Jumping on the ChatGPT bandwagon again (I can’t resist, it’s almost addictive!) here’s a response from ChatGPGT4 when prompted with the following: Prompt: “Create a checklist for a learning designer ...

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 ...

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, ...

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 ...