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 next few months including work my second book.
It was not all work however as I also celebrated my birthday, and went to see The Cure play 35,000 people at Blackweir Live in Cardiff in the middle of the recent heatwave. It was an awesome evening and this month’s cover photo is one of my snaps of the show.
If you are looking for some summer inspiration, take a look at my recent post on making your day 1% more… of what you need. In John Naughton’s recent newsletter I came across this AI Compass and gave it a try, which was a fun experiment.
New on the podcast
I am excited that this week we’ve released episode 150! It’s a summer special with the theme “Into the Green” and it’s been fun to revisit some of my favourite moments of this season of the podcast in the process. Enjoy!
- 150 – Into the Green
- 149 – OER Conference and Book Special
- 148 – Digital Capabilities for Leading Virtual Teams
- 147 – Small Gains (or how to make your day 1% more of what you need)
- 146 – ILTA Conference Special with Jim Groom
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Recent blog posts
- Blogging my way into the new season
It’s autumn and I have a lot to blog about. I haven’t yet published my usual mid-year look back at the posts I have published so far this year. Instead, I’m keen to chart what’s on my mind to blog… Read more: Blogging my way into the new season - Newsletter, October 2026
Hello and Happy World Postcard Day! As I am writing this month’s newsletter, the new academic year is in full swing and I am enjoying the quicker pace of work and projects: On the podcast, I thoroughly enjoyed my conversation… Read more: Newsletter, October 2026 - Expanding the podcast empire
I love a good podcast, and this week sees the launch of a brand new, shiny podcast called Faces of Reclaim! Episode 1 features the amazing due Laura Gibbs and Sam Hooper, and is hosted by Alexis Block – with… Read more: Expanding the podcast empire - Getting ready for ALTC 2026
Croeso i Gaerdydd! Welcome to Cardiff! It’s not long before ALT’s Annual Conference 2026, and this year the event is coming to Cardiff – and I am very excited to be speaking at the conference for the first time since… Read more: Getting ready for ALTC 2026
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