Hello!
This month is one of travel and wrapping up a number of projects before the summer season gets underway. It’s the end of term for teaching, and I am looking forward to heading to Oxford University later this month to meet with fellow teachers in person for a end of year day. I’ve really enjoyed teaching this year and had some lovely feedback from the staff and students taking part in my courses, so that’s been a big highlight.
Upcoming conferences
I’ll be joining the ILTA Conference in Dublin in early June and I’m excited to be a member of the OER26 Conference Committee, too. Looking ahead to both events I wrote a guest post for the altc blog: Openness Reimagined… from How to Who and also recorded a podcast episode with Jim Groom, in which we give a bit of a preview what’s in store for us at ILTA in Dublin.
Looking further ahead to the autumn, submissions and registration are now open for the Ascilite Annual Conference in Brisbane, 29 November – 2 December where I’ll be delivering a leadership workshop as well as a keynote talk.
New on the podcast
I am excited that we are close to approaching episode 150! Get in touch to request a topic or if you’d like to join me as a Special Guest for a forthcoming episode. Listen to the podcast on Amazon Music, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Overcast, Pocket Castsor via RSS Feed .
Recent episodes:
- 145 – Tackling projects with fresh energy
- 144 – Achievement unlocked! What’s next?
- 143 – Tapering
- 142 – The Power of (the right) Prompts
- 141 – More Than Words.
Recent blog posts
- Without you, it wouldn’t have happened.
Earlier this week, Patrick Stewart died, and I was absolutely devastated. Patrick Steward’s Captain Picard was a huge part of my childhood and I have blogged many times about how much he, and Star Trek – The Next Generation more… Read more: Without you, it wouldn’t have happened. - 100% human made.
One of the joys of being a pen pal is that I sometimes get a real surprise in the post. This happened this week, when I received a thick, promising envelope all the way from Hawaii, from fellow coach, artist… Read more: 100% human made. - Shoe tweets, radio, running… #altc26
This year the ALT Conference happened in Cardiff, my adopted hometown, and I simply couldn’t miss it! It’s been a while since I managed to attend an ALT Annual Conference, and I’ve blogged before about how it feels to return… Read more: Shoe tweets, radio, running… #altc26 - Help the GO-GN Penguins!
If you have worked in Open Education for the past ten years or more, you will have met the GO-GN Penguins! Whether you have seen them tumble out of the research methods handbook, help promote the fabulous work of GO-GN… Read more: Help the GO-GN Penguins! - 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
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With a few new pieces of work getting underway in July and August, and conference season just about to begin, things are not slowing down just yet. So if you’re thinking of working with me come autumn get in touch to talk about new projects, or find dates for strategy days or leadership coaching.
See you next month 🙂
