Clare Thomson and I facilitated a workshop at the OER24 conference in Cork in March based on our Higher Education for Good book chapter, Humanising Learning Design with Digital Pragmatism. We posed the following structure: In this participatory session, we
For the past year, I have been enrolled in the MSc in Digital Education at the University of Edinburgh, and this past semester I participated in the Digital Futures for Learning module led by Jen Ross. As part of the
In the summer of 2020, I began to work with Dr. Karen Bacon as she grappled with a potential solution for students to complete fieldwork in Botany and Plant Sciences virtually. During that time, Ireland was in quite a restrictive
In recent years institutions are increasingly providing wellbeing activities in the face of the creeping discourse of resilience. However, this discourse is situated in an era of meritocracy, amplified surveillance and high tuition fees, with students increasingly under pressure. Teaching
One month ago, I found myself on edge as the chair of the annual CESI conference. It was the Friday of the TeachMeet, and I was tired. I had been working on the conference since September, and undertaking it is
With enduring thanks to Amy – For reminding me how much I loved teaching, and being an ever-present reminder that care is at the heart of what we do. I’m not a fan of the holidays. I don’t enjoy the
My first OER conference was always going to be special. It was on my campus, I knew I would connect with old friends, and my friend Catherine was co-chair. But I do have a secret; I wasn’t entirely looking forward
1. What is it all about? 2. How does it work in the VLE? 3. Why does it matter?
Sample H5P Content Image with Hotspots Virtual Tour Interactive Lesson
I was recently approached to evaluate some content for EduHack, which is an Erasmus+ project. The courseware will enable university educators to produce digitally-supported learning experiences, and experiment with innovative approaches and tools. Though there were many options relating to
