Well. Something that should have taken just 100 days to complete has taken me over 5 years and 4 jobs. Starting on August ...

Shouting into the void is what it feels like when you speak to be heard, to add to the conversation, and realise no one is really listening. Not because they disagree. Not because they’ve thought it ...

The idea of unbundling the university degree is often framed as something radical: a disruption driven by technology companies, MOOCs, or an impatient labour market. Degrees are described as being ...

Inspired by Tom Whitwell’s annual collection of things learned, here are my ’52 things I learned in 2025′. The list is usually presented under the comment that ‘no explanation or context of what it is ...

This week marked the release of ‘Voice of the Online Learner (UK Edition)‘. This is the first time UK-specific insight has been published, being based on data from the US until now. It’s a welcome ...

I was listening to an interview this week with one of my favourite bands. Partway through, the interviewer asked the vocalist: “How do you feel about being seen as the ‘leader’, given you’re the ...

Ten years ago, I wrote about ‘What makes a good online learning experience?‘, exploring what makes a good online learning experience. At the time, a great deal of focus was aimed at MOOCs and the ...

Every body of work reaches that familiar moment: the big announcement, the new platform/course/system is live, the training sessions are done, the project enters business-as-usual status and attention ...

We celebrate launches. The new course goes live, the announcement goes out, and everyone moves on to the next course or project. It feels like a finish line, the satisfying moment when hard work meets ...

How much do we really know about each other? A job title. A LinkedIn headline. A CV. A presentation at a conference you attended five years ago. A blog post you found or that someone else shared.

I don’t always have time for reflection or writing reflective pieces, but every now and then a post from my blogging past pokes it’s head above the parapet and drags me back in. That happened last ...