Great to be back in Durham for the @blackboardco.bsky.social conference with amazing bright spring weather. Day one complete, super sessions, great networking meeting old and new friends #durbbu

Excellent analysis of the UK HE #VLE market by @neilmosley.bsky.social - always worth a read, comprehensive overview of developments through 2025 #Blackboard #Canvas #D2LBrightspace #Moodle www.neilmosley.com/blog/uk-high...

Very thought-provoking piece on navigating the system challenges we face in 2026 and approaching modern life with a different perspective to that we we may have grown up with - well worth a read

Wonderful inspiring winner of the RIBA Stirling Prize 2025 - Appleby Blue Almshouse in Bermondsey - "A modern answer to the traditional almshouse, designed to combat loneliness" #RIBA #architecture www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Always good to see a new issue of the excellent #Norfolk @camraofficial.bsky.social magazine - catching up on beer news at The Rose in #Norwich @rogerprotz.bsky.social

Just moved offices and this treasure has appeared in the new office - dated 2006, the screen shots give an indication of the vintage! #Blackboard #VLE #LMS #VintageBlackboard

Really good to meet @eurostarjustin.bsky.social at the North Norfolk Railway today - hope you enjoyed your trip into Holt

Ready to watch the #AT25 live stream keynote

Thought I should join in on this - lots of people sharing their maps today - have a go at smstone0.github.io#/uk-map

Great session planned for Blackboard User Group on Thurs 29th May at 16:00 BST with Rob Farmer from @uninorthampton.bsky.social looking at AI Conversation tools - sign up at learn.anthology.com/learn-ultra-...

Big attendance at Rob Farmer's session about AI Conversations #durbbu

Concluding challenges about personalised learning from @malcolmmurray.bsky.social #durbbu

Hey @tmacneill.bsky.social your #durbbu cute kitten is in the conference keynote!

The big welcome from @malcolmmurray.bsky.social #durbbu

Beautiful sunny day in Durham - here we go with day one at #durbbu

Heading north on way to #durbbu - looking forward to seeing everyone

Thank you Georgia Mann for playing my suggestion of Beethoven Rage over a Lost Penny for the BBC Radio 3 Playlister this morning - listen again at 1:45:13 www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

Brilliant presentation about AI policies in Higher Education from the perspective of a neurodiverse student by Deano Lund at Leeds Trinity - all #HEIs should watch this and reflect on their "rules and regs" around #AI - youtu.be/o0VBu8AcO3E?...

Looking forward to seeing everyone in Durham next week #durbbu

Thoroughly enjoyed listening to @willmival.bsky.social discuss his favourite recordings of Bruckner Symphony No 4 - some wonderful classic readings and high quality modern discs - best Building a Library in a long time ~ www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p...

I played squaredle.com 03/19: 27/27 words (+4 bonus words) 📖 In the top 13% by bonus words 🔥 Solve streak: 1

Thank you to the person who posted this Mindful March calendar by our office tea zone - lots of simple but very positive ideas and activities for each day this month #Mindful #Wellbeing #MentalHealth #MindfulMarch

Come and join the Blackboard Users Group - next session on Thursday 6th March 16:00 GMT, Carl Harrington from UEA will be presenting his Biology prep site - sign up at learn.anthology.com/learn-ultra-... #Blackboard #BUG

I'm going to the wonderful 23rd Durham Blackboard Users' Conference - who else is going? #durbbu stories.durham.ac.uk/durbbu/

Really useful and pragmatic thoughts on a practical way to leave X - let's hope many HE accounts follow the lead from York with this #LeavingTwitter #GoodbyeX

Really interesting overview of the UK VLE market with analysis of the big four systems from 2024 - as always, well worth a read #VLE #LMS #EdTech

Still my favourite of all error pages - the Flickr "bad panda" page - worth getting an error to see this! (Flickr is usually super reliable and highly recommended 😀) #Flickr #BadPanda #error #ErrorPage

With thanks to Rob Howe from Uni of Northampton, I'm loving the @wonkhe.bsky.social 404 error page - keep reading beyond the initial 404 bit - brilliant! wonkhe.com/404

Everyone should follow this account! Wonderful nuggets of joy and little insights into everyday moments from the past. And some fabulous retro pictures - brilliant!

Sky Follower Bridge - Brilliant Chrome extension to check if the accounts you followed on X have moved to BSky - just found lots I'd previously missed - www.sky-follower-bridge.dev

Catching up on super International Ally User Group session from December by Ellen Oredsson from The National Archives on making archives fun for blind and visually impaired students - slides and recordings at matthewdeeprose.github.io/allyUGsessio... #A11y #Ally #Accessibility

Great to hear @audinarymusic.bsky.social with Magpie Lane on BBC Radio 3 this morning playing Sweet Chiming Bells - thank you for playing this @petroc.bsky.social - listen again from 1'08" here www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

Catching up on fab presentation entitled "Co-creating GenAI skills videos with students" by @nickiclarkson.bsky.social part of Uni of Kent Digitally Enhanced Education series - project to create student-facing resources and videos on responsible and effective use of GenAI youtu.be/WCvDbwtJV-s?...

Worrying news from the University of Hull - having a very well rated course or department doesn't result in immunity from financial challenges: University to close chemistry department www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... #Hull #HEFinance

Great to see even more familiar faces, friends and colleagues joining BSky. How long until any official university accounts move here from "the other social network"? Also here's a nice picture of the UEA campus as nobody reads things without a picture 😀

Really interesting free exhibition of linocuts by Norman Kaplan at UEA Enterprise Centre marking 30 years since first democratic elections in South Africa #Norwich #art #exhibition #SouthAfrica

Great to see UEA campus celebrity Sylvester again, getting lots of attention from students on the first day of teaching #UEA #Norwich #cat #Sylvester

Good analysis of the environmental impact of data centres from the big five tech companies, and the power consumption and therefore greenhouse gas implications of #AI #DataCentre #GHG #environmental www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

Great to wander round the Welcome Week activities at the UEA at lunch time - really good programme through the week www.uea.ac.uk/welcome/get-...

Arrived at the School of Medicine at the University of Warwick for Echo360 workshop

Arrived at University of Warwick a bit early, heading to Echo360 workshop. First visit to Warwick since coming to a uni open day quite a few years ago!

Impressive temporary digital signage installed in The Square at UEA for open day and welcome week, great way to share tips and info to new students - eye catching on a dull day! #DigitalSignage #Freshers

Good analysis of HE funding challenges - "...how you scale...student experience, with authentic pedagogies, meaningful...extra-curricular opportunities..., high quality careers and welfare services, on a declining unit of resource and...paltry student maintenance loan, in an economic downturn..."

Another wonderful and witty interpretation of something we all do - attend a conference - in the style of our much cherished Ladybird books - well worth looking through the whole thread

Really good suggestion from ‪@hopkinsdavid.bsky.social‬ - looking to connect with more #EdTech and #altc folks but having a profile that explains your role and institution (and some nice personal bits too 😀) really helps when building networks

Just landed, having used another well-known social media site for many years - exploring the #EdTech community here...