fragments of a gift
There is a Spotify playlist for all these fragments. It’s here. There are shattered fragments. Projections of what I choose to remember. What I choose to remember framed by what I want to remember. What I want to remember better…
Richard Hall's Space
#freepalestine #endtheoccupation
Richard Hall's Space
#freepalestine #endtheoccupation
on educational technology and divestment
I spoke yesterday about the relationships between higher education institutions, the policy makers who frame the space inside which the University is being financialised and marketised, the technology companies which are attempting to leverage value from the education sector, and…
against educational technology in the neoliberal University
On Wednesday I’m presenting at the University of Westminster’s Communication and Media Research Institute (CAMRI). The talk discussion is titled: against educational technology in the neoliberal University. There are details/an abstract here. My slides are available from my slideshare.
There is no shade in the shadow of the cross
It was Mother’s Day the other day. The most painful day. That is until the anniversary of her death. And every day in-between, I wake up and my heart breaks again. In an interview Sufjan Stevens says: Her death was…
The University and the Secular Crisis
I am delighted to have a paper accepted by the Open Library of the Humanities on the University and the Secular Crisis. The paper builds on my inaugural, the slides for which are here. It also extends the arguments that…
For a political economy of Massive Open Online Courses
I have a new article out in Learning, Media and Technology, titled “For a political economy of Massive Open Online Courses”. The abstract and keywords are below. There are 50 eprints available. Abstract In understanding the changes that are impacting…
notes on the [inevitable] proletarianisation of the University
Some follow-on notes on the proletarianisation of the University. Going to school, being a student is work. This work is called schoolwork although it is not usually considered to really be work since we don’t receive any wages for doing…
Notes on Social Media for Researchers
The slides to accompany this presentation to DMU PGR students can be found here. The session will focus on linking our individual use of social media to researcher development, through the Vitae RDF, and especially in terms of developing the…
reflections on the post-digital
In June 2009 the ‘52group’ gathered from across the Higher Education sector to consider the confluence of education and the digital. The result was a position paper entitled ‘Preparing for the postdigital era’. At the time the paper was largely…
on digital literacy in Leicester
The Digilit Leicester Project defined a self-evaluation framework with school staff who could then focus their continuing professional development as it related to their own digital literacy. One of the outcomes of our evaluation work on the was the recognition…