The ramblings of a fool.
In 1993, Meat Loaf released I’d Do Anything for Love (But I Won’t Do That). That song was number one for 7 weeks. I will now use Meatloaf’s achievement to clumsily talk about organisational change and a worrying trend I see repeated at many UK HE institutions. Why not take a moment to enjoy this […]
Read More I will do anything for change (but I won’t do that)Today, I completed my first proctored online exam. This exam was my first direct experience of online proctoring. This blog is a reflection on my experience. If you read this blog and think, what’s the big deal about proctoring, please do some reading. I won’t repeat what many of my far more learned peers say […]
Read More Exam like somebody’s watchingIt has been four months since I joined ALT as their new COO. I can no longer use ‘it’s my first day’ as an excuse. I had been a learning technologist, albeit with varying titles, for over ten years. I have worked at four different universities in that time. My last, was my longest. I […]
Read More New job, who dis?I recently attended a disabled student-led panel session, organised by Warwick Enable and Autism at Warwick, where students shared their experiences and challenges studying at Warwick. I also attended an Echo360 Webinar in which Dr Emily Nordmann shared evidence from research around student attendance when lectures were recorded. In particular, disproving the myth that students […]
Read More A little less suspicion, a little more trustIn June, I was invited to open the final day of the Jisc Change Agents Network 2021 conference held (virtually) at Keele University. This blog post is a reflection on the experience and a summary of what I said. It was a real honour to be asked. The next question was, what to speak about? […]
Read More Shaping the Student Learning ExperienceThis week, I was involved in two conferences, TEALfest and ucisa Spotlight on Digital Capabilities. This post is a reflection, therapy, warning and advice for anyone considering organising their own conference. Don’t do two conferences at the same time This ought to be obvious but it bears repeating. Do not schedule two conferences at the […]
Read More A tale of two conferences“[I]t’s all very well intentioned, but” are words that haunt me. These are the words of one of our students with accessibility needs reflecting the support they have been given by our University. The words have haunted me ever since because I am one of a few people trying to champion accessibility and I am […]
Read More It’s very well intentioned, but…Pictures of the various bird visitors, bees and flowers in bloom in my garden. I am licensing these images as creative commons so feel free to use them but remember to attribute! This work by Kerry Pinny is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.
Read More Birds, bees and bloomsThese photos are from our October 2019 trip to National Trust Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal Water Garden and stay in National Trust Holiday apartment Vyner at Fountains Hall. I am licensing these images as creative commons so feel free to use them but remember to attribute! This work by Kerry Pinny is licensed under […]
Read More Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal Water GardenPhotos from our trip to National Trust Gibside landscaped gardens and stay in the Landmark Trusts’ Banquesting House. I am licensing these images as creative commons so feel free to use them but remember to attribute! This work by Kerry Pinny is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.
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