The ramblings of a fool.
I am torn by VLE standards. On the one hand, I see their purpose and utility and on the other, I see a tool of management implemented primarily for the purpose of compliance. It is with this in mind that I titled this post ‘Reconciling VLE Minimum Standards’. Yesterday, I took part in a UCISA […]
Read More Reconciling VLE Minimum StandardsI was invited to present at the UCISA Support Service Group #ussc17 conference in Bristol. I went to the conference last year with some IT colleagues and we presented a 20×20 called ICT vs Academics and I wrote a blog post whilst there called ICT vs Educational Technologists. This year I was invited to expand on […]
Read More ICT vs The World #ussc17I have just returned from my first Association of Learning Technologists conference, so I thought I’d write a little blog about the experience. There was a lot of choice and I saw a lot of presentations so forgive some of the vague descriptions. As an aside, I loved ALTc. I genuinely enjoyed it. Although the […]
Read More Losing my ALTc virginityDay three ends on a high. Today has been about thinking differently. I think I’ll leave thinking differently. Considering I was not sure I’d enjoy SSG I sit here sad it’s over. TOPdesk It’s not just for IT! Sandra Gillham, IT Service Desk Manager, Keele University and Hannah Price, Senior Consultant, TOPdesk Sandra found […]
Read More UCISA SSG16 Day 3: Thinking, Hacking, BrillianceUCISA SSG continues to surprise me on day two. There was a bit about shiny stuff, a word from our students, a bit about processes, a bit about bees and some fervent dancing. Thinking outside the Box. How a little bit of box made a big difference Chris Dixon, Head of Operations, Lancaster University and Valerie Focke, […]
Read More UCISA SSG16 Day 2: Boxes, Bees, DanceThis is my first UCISA Support Services Group conference. It has always been, in my mind, “not for me”. It has always struck me as being for ICT professionals. That the presenters and attendees will not speak my language. I imagined it being full of tedious sessions with people droning on about their latest implementation […]
Read More UCISA SSG16 Day 1: People, Service, DutyI had a fantastic time at this years UCISA Spotlight on Digital Capabilities 2 (USDC) conference. I was so pleased that the Digital Capabilities group put on another event. People matter My biggest ‘take-away’ from USDC is the continued belief that people matter. The featured image for this post was an attendees idea of digital nirvana […]
Read More Highlights: UCISA Spotlight on Digital Capabilities 2Live blogging. How do I loath thee? How do I loath thee? Let me count the ways. I loath thee to the depth and breadth and height My soul can reach, when feeling out of sight For the ends of being and ideal grace. I loath thee to the level of every day’s Most quiet […]
Read More Live blogging the verdict: madnessI am sat in Birmingham listening to another of James Clay’s greatest hits. If you don’t know what I’m talking about read James’s blog. I am happy to call it a greatest hits keynote because I never tire of hearing it. (I am writing this on my phone as the WiFi here is awful!) James […]
Read More Building digital capability for new digital leadership, pedagogy and efficiencyCommunication and resilience are key to change. Here here. We often neglect people and focus on the service. Change effects people differently but all change is disruptive. This is the basis of David Walker’s presentation. How do we avoid alienating everyone? When we think about technologies we shouldn’t be distracted by the shiny stuff. I […]
Read More Technology, Digital Capabilities and the Language of Change