Hmmm. Grab-bag packet of BBQ giant Hula Hoops. Tasty. ❤️

My #3GoodThings for w/e Jan 23rd, 2026. 1. Campus visit this week, lovely to see the (nearly) whole team. 🎓 2. Revisiting old blog post and thinking about the changes and impact. 🌍 3. Sadly, selling of my Lego Technic collection (not good at all). 🚗 www.dontwasteyourtime.co.uk/video/using-...

Arghh. Trying to respond to a recruiter who wants to talk about an application I’ve sent in, but the email is bouncing back from every account I use. Have tried them on LinkedIn and through main website feedback form … nothing. Is this a sign it’s not a real job? Am I paranoid? Am I missing out?

Sad face. Lego Technic sets are being listed on FB Marketplace. More to list #Lego #LegoTechnic www.facebook.com/marketplace/...

"You think I’m quiet? Well, maybe I am, but it might be because I’ve already thought of 7 different responses, 3 alternative scenarios … I’m just mentally busy fixing the world" www.dontwasteyourtime.co.uk/blogging/the... #ENTJ #Introvert #Learning #Education

"Supporting student mental health in the age of AI is not about banning technology or embracing it uncritically. It is about ... ensuring that, even in a digital age, students always have access to understanding, trustworthy and human support when they need it most." #Chatbot #Wellbeing #ALTC

Tagging the team at @genain3.ie, missed on my original post.

I'm very honoured that my proposal for the 'Manifesto for Generative AI in Higher Education' has been accepted. More info & chapter breakdown soon. #GenAI #HigherEd genain3.ie/manifesto/

“Being an active listener is a skill, and an important one, that takes time and effort to learn.” www.dontwasteyourtime.co.uk/elearning/li...

Video is everywhere, and AI can do a lot with it. But the core question hasn’t changed: what are students being asked to do with video? Watching still isn’t learning. Design still matters. 🌍 www.dontwasteyourtime.co.uk/video/using-... #Video #Curriculum #Learning #Engagement #Pedagogy

On campus again today for what may be my penultimate visit. My contract ends early-March so the next time might be to hand back equipment and pass. 😵

Thank you @hopkinsdavid.bsky.social for writing and sharing this blog post. Redundancy, resilience, and finding what’s next. #LTHEChat www.dontwasteyourtime.co.uk/awards/redun...

First one for a while. Framed #1410 🎥 🟥 🟩 ⬛ ⬛ ⬛ ⬛ framed.wtf

Forgot to do this on Friday, better late than never: My #3GoodThings for w/e Jan 16th, 2026. 1. The best experience leading the #LTHEChat this week. Read my summary: www.dontwasteyourtime.co.uk/awards/redun... ❤️ 2. New vinyl record added to the collection. Must. Stop. 🎵 3. Traitors, S4. OMG. 🤯

From the #LTHEChat last night, here is a summary and reflection: 'Redundancy, resilience, and finding what’s next.' @lthechat.bsky.social #FlutterChat #HigherEd #EdTech #Education #Wellbeing #Redundancy #ALTC www.dontwasteyourtime.co.uk/awards/redun...

Huge thanks to @hopkinsdavid.bsky.social for the great questions and to all you for the great responses. See you next week - same time, same place! #LTHEchat

As background and (further) reading, this post, hosted on the QMU UCU website, is THE "live page of all the redundancies, restructures, reorganisations, and closures taking place across..." UK HE: qmucu.org/qmul-transfo... #LTHEChat

Q6. For someone facing redundancy or weighing up voluntary severance right now: what’s one thing you’d want them to hear from people who’ve been there? Reply with A6 #LTHEChat and your response.

Q5. When job searches stretch on, motivation can dip. What’s helped you keep going or what do you wish you’d known earlier about sustaining momentum? Reply with A5 #LTHEChat and your response

Q4. CVs, applications, and “selling yourself” can feel especially hard at this point. What’s helped you tell your story honestly, without feeling you have to apologise, explain, or fake optimism? Reply with A4 #LTHEChat and your response.

Q3. Wellbeing often takes a hit long before work officially ends. What have you found helps you maintain some sense of balance or stability while living with uncertainty? Reply with A3 #LTHEChat and your response.

Q2. In the early days of redundancy or deciding to take voluntary severance, what felt hardest, emotionally or practically, and what helped you cope, even in small ways? Reply with A2 #LTHEChat and your response

Q1. Redundancy doesn’t always arrive suddenly. For some it’s imposed, for others it’s voluntary severance made under pressure or uncertainty. Where are you currently, or where have you been, on that journey? Reply with A1 #LTHEChat and your response

(to the person who just sent me a DM, I can't access them on BSky as I haven't completed my age verification) #LTHEChat

Let's get the elephant in the room sorted now ... BBC1, Traitors. It's on iPlayer later, yes??? #LTHEChat #Traitors

As background and (further) reading, this post, hosted on the QMU UCU website, is THE "live page of all the redundancies, restructures, reorganisations, and closures taking place across..." UK HE: qmucu.org/qmul-transfo... #LTHEChat

Eeeek. T-minus 10 minutes!! #LTHEChat

Getting ready. Devices charged, caffeine fix on standby, kids locked away (well, they did it themselves), and questions for the group saved. #LTHEChat @lthechat.bsky.social

Tonight. 8PM. Here. See you then. #LTHEChat #HigherEd #EdTech #ALTC

HE keeps saying it values care and compassion, yet people are left carrying fear, loss and exhaustion after every round of cuts. I wrote this about what happens after restructures end, when organisational trauma quietly settles in, and why repair cannot wait. www.linkedin.com/pulse/when-c...

There’s no nice way to talk about redundancy. It rarely arrives as a single moment. More often it’s uncertainty, waiting, conversations, and aftermath, quietly cutting into confidence, identity, and wellbeing. Join me on Wednesday, Jan 14th. 8PM, for #LTHEChat @lthechat.bsky.social

I'm very honoured to be participating with a blog post and questions for this weeks #LTHEChat #Excited ☺️ More soon. @lthechat.bsky.social

Not done this for a while ... My #3GoodThings for w/e Jan 9th, 2026. 1. Car MOTd 🚗 2. Keeping warm ❄️ 3. Making new connections in my search for a new job. Thank you to everyone and your kind words. 🙏 #JobSearch [Photo by Tony Hand on Unsplash]

Hello BlueSky! This is @dresdeb.bsky.social posting on for the Independent Consultancy/Career Pathways SIG, one of many ALT (@altuk.bsky.social) special interest groups that bring together individuals or organisations around a common theme. Find out more about us at www.alt.ac.uk/independent-...

Snowing, but not settling. 1/10. LE9 #UKSnow

Re-watching 'Terms and Conditions May Apply' in 2026 feels uncomfortably timely. The film’s core message is simple but still unsettling: when we click “I agree”, we’re rarely consenting in an informed way. #EdTech #DataPrivacy www.dontwasteyourtime.co.uk/social-netwo...

Do people still use Twitter?

Found an old external hard-drive. It’s so old it has its own power supply. I think it’s a 250GB drive. Boy, is it dusty.

Update: Oh sweet jeez, how and why did we let life become so reliant on a single device and singe point of failure? #Digital #DigitalLife #iPhone www.dontwasteyourtime.co.uk/technology/s...

I don't do the 'my year in review' navel-gazing posts, but I do write a #52ThingsILearned post; a collection of random articles I read over the year. Sometimes there's a theme, often there isn't. #Blogging www.dontwasteyourtime.co.uk/blogging/52-...

Come on, admit it. How many got your password wrong on the first try this morning??

“Social media has become a useless monster whose only purpose is to steal our attention — so join the backlash.” www.thetimes.com/comment/colu...

'If you used a digital camera in the early 2000s, there's a good chance whole chapters of your life have been erased. A generation of photos has vanished on broken hard drives and defunct websites.' www.bbc.co.uk/future/artic...

Christmas and BBC Christmas afternoon movie - Matilda. I’ve now seen the original from whence the Rob Zombie mashup comes from. Even funnier now!! Love this, such epic timing!! youtu.be/RKrCAzIBZYw?...

The future of education is changing. The system needs to be responsive, inclusive, and digitally enabled, one that doesn’t see employability and education as opposites but rather as partners. Here’s my message: Now is not the time to abandon the sector. www.dontwasteyourtime.co.uk/elearning/st...

“Have realised that I very rarely check my phone. I am however umbilically attached to my networked pocket computer, used for many tasks.” Bill Thompson. The inspiration for my 4th self-published book: ‘Emergency Rations #EdTechRations’ www.dontwasteyourtime.co.uk/books/edtech...

Fantastic #SketchNote from @aldinhe.bsky.social ... I can almost follow the talk from afar!! Thx for sharing. #SocMedHE25

I’ve updated my #OpenToWork banner this week, so it's time I shared context about what I’m looking for next… Read the full post on LinkedIn - www.linkedin.com/posts/davidm...

Sending much love and enthusiastic photo-taking to everyone at #SocMedHE25 today. Enjoy!!

I’m sure I just saw the price on the shelf for my groceries just change as I was shopping. Now there are e-ink prices/labels, it’s only a matter of time. #DynmaicPricing