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I love the song Road to Nowhere by the Talking Heads. I am listening to it right now, just as I am typing this. This post is a bit complicated, so let’s see if I can put it all together and make some sense out of it: It all started… Read more: Road to Nowhere

For the past few years I have volunteered as a mentor for the 1 Million Mentors programme, a national initiative that provides free career focused mentoring for 16-25 year olds. This week another year of mentoring comes to an end, and so I want to reflect on how it went… Read more: Rookie (or a year of mentoring)

It’s been an eventful summer already, and the next big event is just around the corner: on 18th August the DS106 Radio Summer Camp returns! YES! Regular readers will know that I am a huge fan of all things audio and especially radio. So for the past few years it’s… Read more: The Radio (Summer Camp) Returns

It’s summer holiday season and I am sitting at my desk, working (with a blissfully quiet inbox). If you are reading this, you might be working, too, so here’s a friendly wave from me to you.

Blogging about blogging. Again. Hello again. As you might have noticed, the blog has had a revamp. It’s a new theme (WordPress 2025) and a streamlined presence. It’s part of my summer project on digital sustainability (I’ve blogged about this in two separate posts, linked below) and part mid-year revamp.… Read more: My home on the open web.

In my last post I described how I have started to think about how to make my work more environmentally sustainable, and described the practical steps I am taking to achieve this, starting with decreasing my digital footprint. Thanks to everyone who got in touch with comments and tips digital… Read more: Digital Sustainability Part 2

Yesterday evening after work we drove to the coast, where I took the photo that features on this post. It’s a view of Southerndown Beach, on the south western coast near Cardiff. One of my favourite spots near us and absolutely stunning all year round. The sea breeze and fresh,… Read more: From wildfires to websites

What will it take to make your day 1% more… of what you need? Working life for is busy and keeping a grip on things takes a lot of energy and focus. So what do you do when you grip on so tightly that you can’t see beyond what’s in… Read more: The One Percent

In my last post I explored how a journal of professional practice can easily turn into a superpower at work. Whether you are writing by hand, typing away on your laptop, dictating into your phone or sketching with pen and paper, I am a BIG fan of journalling (and after… Read more: The Power of (the right) Prompts (Part 2)

A journal of professional practice can easily turn into a superpower at work. One of the things I know to be true is that there’s hardly ever a perfect moment when everything is done, your inbox is empty and the ocean of professional life is lies calm and still in… Read more: More than words (Part 1)

Hello! It’s been a busy and highly enjoyable month of travel and conferences for me, and this week I am wrapping up my teaching at Oxford for this academic year and also recording new interviews for the next Reclaim case study. Next week new projects are getting underway for the… Read more: Newsletter, July 2026

In true OER-style the weather in Milton Keynes was super sunny. Walking across the campus of the Open University, with its green laws, shady trees and sun drenched buildings felt like joining a particularly educational summer holiday camp. Regular readers will know that the OER Conference holds a special place… Read more: OER26: The Future is Open.