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
- Newsletter, September 2026
As I am writing this month’s newsletter, the sun is drying the remnants of last night’s thunderstorm. After months of drought, heatwaves and wildfires, rain has returned to South Wales. The end of summer brought many highlights, including the DS106… Read more: Newsletter, September 2026 - Adventures in Analogue II
This seems to be the time of year when I blog about my adventures in the analogue world. Most of my work and much of my friendships are happening online in some form or other, so this is post is… Read more: Adventures in Analogue II - Road to Nowhere
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… Read more: Road to Nowhere - Rookie (or a year of mentoring)
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,… Read more: Rookie (or a year of mentoring) - The Radio (Summer Camp) Returns
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… Read more: The Radio (Summer Camp) Returns
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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 🙂
