Off my own bat.
This place of contemplation attracted me during a family weekend near Bath. I love a willow tree. We had one in the garden when I was growing up. I love […]
Category Archives: agency
On ownership and the American dream
In a prolonged dry spell I have started to get quite sentimental about rain. The UK is generally a damp place but for weeks now we have had hardly any […]
When society is s*it
Some the links in this post may only be available if you live in certain parts of the world I’m afraid, due to the wishes of the content owner. Firstly […]
The privilege of privacy.
The first day of #oer18 is over and one of the many talking points has been around open vs private. In the wake of the Facebook data scandal and with […]
Independence day
“I am not anti business but…” I caught myself saying recently in an open education online conversation. I felt I should unpack this on my blog and provide some examples […]
Revolving doors and revealing realities.
Reflections on a public lecture delivered at Warwick University by Jesse Stommel @jessifer on 31.10.17 with the periscope footage from the session. (Sorry for the coughing, blame the microbes). The […]
It only takes a butterfly…
I have found myself thinking increasingly about the butterfly effect of late. Perhaps because there have been a few in my garden despite the increasingly autumnal weather, or maybe (more […]
I have a theory…
This post was catalysed by a discussion thread on the Global Innovative Language Teachers group (#GILT) on Facebook. The relationship between theory and practice in education, between research and teaching […]
Reflections on virtual placemaking
Today I was fortunate to be able to participate in a discussion which was part of the MELSIG conference at Edgehill. The SIG is a community of practice for media […]
On ownership and stewardship.
Image: NASA via wikimedia A recent trailer for a BBC programme about our planet included a soundbite which struck me so much I wrote it down: “This is our home […]
Espace Sisyphe 