My #3GoodThings for w/e Mar 27th, 2026. 1. Dept restructures are a pain, but this seems to be heading in a positive direction. More to come. 🎓 2. Heading for a couple of days offline next week. This is soooo needed! 🍦 3. The back catalogue of 70s supergroup Bad Company has many good tunes!! 🎸

A6. A walk very morning, between 20-60 minutes, acts as my commute from 'home' to 'work', which is in the same place (remote work is great, but you need a boundary between the two). Awareness in my own mental health and what (or who) impacts it is more important than ever. #LTHEChat

A5. Not heard the term before but consider 'caring rigour' to imply a consistency in your caring approach. When colleagues see a consistent attitude or approach they know how to work within and around it. Inconsistency breeds confusion. #LTHEChat

A4. Demonstrate a willingness to respect, value, and showcase the process, not just the outcome. The work & effort that goes into each of our jobs far out weighs the individual outcome or measured success that is often gains recognition. #LTHEChat

A3. EQ is strongest in leaders who are self-aware, respect colleagues, actively build trust (not legacy), listen to what is going on, make informed judgement calls, and encourage growth around them (not because of them). #LTHEChat

A2. When leaders (or anyone) listen to hear, not listen to reply. There's a difference and so few people understand the damage that only listening so they can reply does to a community. It devalues contribution and respect. Listen to actually hear what people are telling you #LTHEChat

A1. Good question. It looks the same as any 'well' or healthy community, including: - respectful - collaborative - supportive - diverse (not limited to this, but much more) #LTHEChat

Good grief ... fuel went up twice yesterday and gone up once again today. That's 6p/litre in three increments in less than 24hrs. My local (& cheapest) fuel is now 149.7p unleaded and 173.7p diesel. More than 30p/litre increase in 3wks. #FuelPrices

Wolverhampton are slashing lit courses, Durham are allowing student work to be marked using gen AI, Edinburgh are on strike again next week, Oxford have entered some unholy partnership with Chat GPT. The prospect of a future without functioning higher education is starting to feel really frightening

Cheapest fuel within 5 miles of home has jumped from 132.7p to 147.7p (unleaded) and 142.7p to 169.7p (diesel) since 3rd March.

What blog post have you wanted to write but didn't? On my list are: - Passive-aggressive blogging - Leave it alone - Tell the truth - Mates-rates - FFS - What is your problem? What's yours? www.dontwasteyourtime.co.uk/blogging/100... #100DaysToOffload #Blogging

Do I have any academics on my feed who would be interested in contributing a chapter to a hypothetical book on AI slop? #academicsky

*New: Recruitment has a habit of signalling who it wants, long before a CV is ever read. You can see it in the language of the job description. It does something very deliberate, even if unintentionally: 'this isn’t for you.' www.dontwasteyourtime.co.uk/elearning/wh... #Recruitment #OpenToWork

My #3GoodThings for w/e Mar 20th, 2026. 1. Nope, it's been a crap week - my team is undergoing a round of restructure and redundancy. I know why it has to happen, I understand the risks, but it's another crappy time to work in HE and have an impersonal process define the individual's worth. 🤬

Fingers crossed. #RejoinEU 🇪🇺

A blog post from 2012 is getting lots of hits again this week, perhaps it's time to update and bring it in line with what AI has done to' original work'? 'Turnitin: 10 types of unoriginal work' #Turnitin #EdTech #HigherEd www.dontwasteyourtime.co.uk/elearning/tu...

Email etiquette, a timeline 2015: Scrupulously edit all emails, FULL punctuation 2017: Don't use too many exclamation marks! People will think you are a small girl! 2021: Occasionally leave out full-stops as a power move 2026: One typo per email to show an AI didn't write it

Is there a more up to date image/infographic on LMS market share than this 2017 one (and not limited to US/Canada region) on the UCISA VLE toolkit website? ucisa.ac.uk/Communities/... #VLE #Blackboard #Moodle #Canvas #D2L

*New* My kids vs university - "The conversations are much more cautious, more practical, almost strategic ... they talk about careers, salaries, housing, travel, and whether living at home for a few more years might be the smarter option (uh oh!)." www.dontwasteyourtime.co.uk/elearning/wh...

To help students flourish in an AI-shaped world, higher education must instil wisdom, character, and community. wonkhe.com/blogs/to-hel... #AIInEducation #HigherEd @wonkhe.bsky.social

Weekend. Is this it? #Caturday #Cats #Cat #CatsOfBlueSky

My local garage has put its diesel price up 17p/litre in the last 8 days. Unleaded has gone up 9p/litre. Cheapest I can find within 5 miles is 139.7p (unleaded) and 159.7p (diesel).

"Low levels of vaccination across the country mean measles outbreaks will continue to occur ... the disease’s resurgence serves as a serious warning about the country’s capacity to manage infectious disease threats of all kinds." www.independent.co.uk/news/health/...

My #3GoodThings for w/e Mar 13th, 2026. 1. Already looking forward to time off at Easter. 🐣 2. Warranty work carried out on the car 👍 but I also missed the warranty renewal window. 👎 3. I continue to submerse myself in everything VLE at BNU: 🌍 www.dontwasteyourtime.co.uk/technology/t...

"Are students and mental health support staff being included, as key stakeholders, in the development of providers’ academic integrity policy and academic misconduct procedures for generative AI?" wonkhe.com/blogs/the-ai... @wonkhe.bsky.social

the list of posts I didn't write is almost as long as the ones I did for the #100DaysToOffload blog series, incl. - Echo chamber - Stop being an a*se - Mates rates - Mediocracy in abundance www.dontwasteyourtime.co.uk/blogging/100... #Blog #Rant

*New* What's the importance of a (structured) VLE review? TL/DR: given time it can inform and aid the setting of an institution's strategy, but only if it works for you and what you want from it. www.dontwasteyourtime.co.uk/technology/t... #VLE #Blackboard #Moodle #Canvas #EdTech

Is there a more up to date image/infographic on LMS market share than this 2017 one (and not limited to US/Canada region) on the UCISA VLE toolkit website? ucisa.ac.uk/Communities/... #VLE #Blackboard #Moodle #Canvas #D2L

Very concise. Worth a read for some interesting stats. Conclusion? "The pattern that is emerging is this: AI helps those already inside the door while quietly narrowing the door for those trying to get in."

When you see someone post about their new role and it's one you applied for. I'm happy for them (genuinely), but a little disappointed for myself. In this instance, I know I lost to an excellent individual who will do some really good work; really happy for them. #WellDone #Recruitment #OpenToWork

“So the hollowing out of PS staff is a massively false economy. It transfers work from relatively low-paid PS staff to relatively highly paid academics, who are not renowned for their administrative efficiency.“ www.linkedin.com/pulse/how-un...

A big shout to friends and colleagues attending DigiFest this week. I hope there's a decent mix of non-AI related chat too. Please keep the posts and updates coming for those of us not able to attend. #DigiFest26 #EdTech #ALTc

We knew this, but it's good to be reminded and aware of it. "The systems now being woven into education are shaped by a remarkably small group of people... in a handful of companies, operating within specific political and economic pressures." wonkhe.com/blogs/the-ch...

My #3GoodThings for w/e Mar 6th, 2026. 1. Travel insurance renewed. Where shall we go today? 🌍 2. Positive start on 80s themed presentations for #DURBBU in April. 🕹️ 3. I can finally put socks on without grunting (as much); bad back is on the mend. 🚑

Last year when I was checking into a hotel, the desk person was wearing Meta glasses. I kindly asked them to take them off. They were annoyed. I said, “I do not consent to you looking at my credit card and ID with Meta glasses on.” My instincts were correct: www.bbc.com/news/article...

Check out our team's compendium of interesting things in our February Digital Practice Round Up - inspiringlearning.jiscinvolve.org/wp/2026/03/d... Featuring @neilmosley.bsky.social, @hopkinsdavid.bsky.social, @neilselwyn.bsky.social and @kate-molloy.net

I don't want to give it away too early, and my papers haven't been accepted yet, but I'm going full-on 80's gaming inspired design for my PPTs! #DURBBU #Blackboard #Conference #BNU #ZXSpectrum

I like this ... the 'eXit'! A great piece from @andytattersall.bsky.social, thx.

How long would a 100 day blogging challenge take you? Yeah, you'd think so, wouldn't you. Seems easy. Nope, not me. I took 2,006 days ... ha! Started in lockdown, it feels I need to be locked up now! #100DaysToOffload www.dontwasteyourtime.co.uk/blogging/100...

Writing a report on what a 'VLE review is', why it's important, how long a review should take, and what the outcome might be. Note: this is not the review, nor a recommendation, just making sure those that need to know, know. What would be your No.1 must-have here? #VLE #LMS #ALTC

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How long would a 100 day blogging challenge take you? Yeah, you'd think so, wouldn't you. Seems easy. Nope, not me. I took 2,006 days ... ha! Started in lockdown, it feels I need to be locked up now! #100DaysToOffload www.dontwasteyourtime.co.uk/blogging/100...

At long last the call for papers & registration are now available for an 80’s themed Durham Blackboard Users Conference. Hope to see you at No 24! #durbbu #blackboard #anthology #teaching #glitterball stories.durham.ac.uk/durbbu/

My #3GoodThings for w/e Feb 27th, 2026. 1. Very happy to announce my contract at #BNU has been extended to the end of June. 💰 2. Two abstracts submitted to the Durham Bb User Conf. #DURBBU 🎓 3. Slipped disc is on the mend; slow and steady, but getting easier to move. 🕑

My three favourite TV series … Band Of Brothers, Taboo, and The Night Manager. Nothing else comes close, pretty much perfect TV. Happily watch and rewatch each of them, many times over.

Such a good film. 9/10. Framed #1447 🎥 🟥 🟩 ⬛ ⬛ ⬛ ⬛ framed.wtf

Really? Framed #1445 🎥 🟥 🟩 ⬛ ⬛ ⬛ ⬛ framed.wtf

My #3GoodThings for w/e Feb 20th, 2026. 1. Flying visit to see family on the south coast. 🌊 2. Sleeping better, but not great. 🥱 3. Hopefully getting rid of this nasty illness that's going around. 😷

The Equality Act 2010 legally protects people from discrimination in the workplace and in wider society. www.gov.uk/guidance/equ... #Equality #Discrimination

“Student debt, grade inflation and the rise of AI have all eroded the status of higher education: is the golden age ending?” www.thetimes.com/comment/colu...