Dydd Santes Dwynwen Hapus / Happy St Dwynwen’s Day

Several of our SIG officers have been involved in the opportunities @altuk.bsky.social list here - if you come to our virtual drop-in tomorrow (Friday 23 Jan) you can ask them about their experiences! Joining details for the Zoom are in the post pinned to our profile on here.

Now in its third year, my hybrid leadership coaching course has evolved again. As I get ready to work with a new cohort this spring, I've been working on unpacking what makes it such a unique offering... and listening to the feedback from previous cohorts. www.marendeepwellcoaching.com/hybridhabits

NEW blog post, sharing some of my favourite quotes from a recent interview with Helen O'Sullivan www.marendeepwellcoaching.com/blog/in-conv...

We're chatting at #Wikipedia25 stream hosted by @www.reclaimhosting.com about this event in 2019, Open for a Cause, which featured @audreywatters.bsky.social and @lornamcampbell.bsky.social as well as @czernie.bsky.social in Berlin, Germany blog.wikimedia.de/2019/11/07/o...

... and we're live on Reclaim TV, our stream about #Wikipedia25 reclaim.tv with @jadin.me @autumm.org @lornamcampbell.bsky.social and @marendeepwell.bsky.social

Still free, neutral, open, and human. #Wikipedia25 Donate now ➡️ donate.wikipedia25.org

I’m excited to be part of this #wikipedia25 with Jim Groom and other colleagues from @www.reclaimhosting.com celebrating open knowledge this week!

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-...

New on the blog: Start the year with a DONE list www.marendeepwellcoaching.com/blog/start-t...

For the first newsletter of 2026, I'm excited to share the "DONE List" an alternative to new year's resolutions as well as new podcast episodes and blogging goodness to offer a little inspiration for whatever the start of the year has in store for you. www.linkedin.com/pulse/januar...

End of Year Special with Amanda Coolidge: This is the kind of open leadership conversation I value the most, so I am delighted to have had an opportunity to record an end of year special and dive into what's in store for 2026. Enjoy! open.spotify.com/episode/6X5I...

NEW post: 2025. My (handmade) year in review marendeepwell.com?p=580

Ready for my last working day before the holidays 🎄❄️🙌

New festive podcast episode out today 🎄https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/leading-virtual-teams-with-dr-maren-deepwell/id1653306599?i=1000741933678

Today is our Blogging Community of Practice Holiday Special. Time to say a BIG thank you to all our contributors, speakers, guests and most importantly all you bloggers out there #blogging4life #4life

This week I wrap up coaching for the year, and it's been inspiring and rewarding to work with individual and team clients in 2025! A big thank you to everyone for working with me, and sharing great conversations. Head to the blog for a little end of year coaching inspiration marendeepwell.com?p=5789

Are you subscribed to our LinkedIn newsletter yet? #AmplifyFE www.linkedin.com/pulse/monthl...

Ten minutes to go until this evening’s #LTHEchat :) This evening, we will be discussing Loneliness in Higher Education. Still time to read through the blogpost at lthechat.com/2025/12/07/l... before we get started tonight! #LTHEchat @bianca-f-o-x.bsky.social

For decades, RSS has been a workhorse that connects systems on the timely web and ensures that publishers can syndicate and grow their reach. Here's why it matters more than ever. werd.io/why-rss-matt...

“There’s this massive knowledge gap between the people who are making the decisions, and the tech justice movement and everyday people who are experiencing the harms.” www.theguardian.com/media/2025/d...

Fresh listen for this week: we hear from a very special guest: Professor Helen O'Sullivan about pioneering hybrid and remote working, the central importance of building trust and how to effectively set boundaries to protect your work/life balance. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1...

More experiments in painting 🌊

New: my year in blog posts 🙌https://marendeepwell.com/?p=5798

Analogue kind of day… painting the sea 🌊 thanks to a beautiful gift of paints & canvas from a dear friend

Nice podcast news just as I’m recording the final few episodes of the year 🙌

It’s Monday morning… and I’m starting the week by attended a webinar on making tax digital. Thrilling stuff 😁

As part of my end of year reflection I’m looking at how my values shape the way I run my business. I’m focused on how I work, rather than what I do. This is very much work in progress, and I’m looking forward to sharing the end result 🙌

NEW on Wonkhe: Ahead of an evidence paper and call for submissions, Minister for Further and Higher Education Vikki Howells sets out her understanding of the key challenges faced by higher education in Wales buff.ly/gbquzUM

NEW on Wonkhe: Hybrid and portfolio careers are an increasingly common route through graduate employment. For Miri Firth, the data still needs to catch up buff.ly/eWC25CS

Looking forward to a trip to Scotland in the last week of January, for a few days of leadership development and executive coaching, as well as catching up with some of my favourite people. I'll be in Sheffield, Edinburgh and Glasgow, so if you are around and want to meet up locally, get in touch.

Today’s episode marks 3 years of the podcast, and I’m sharing the celebration with you. A big thank you to all my special guests and all my listeners! If you have ideas, topic requests or would like to join me on the show next year, I’d love to hear from you 🙌 podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/l...

Beautiful if cold morning walk

Congratulations to Maren Deepwell on being awarded Honorary Life Membership of ALT! This honour celebrates her incredible leadership, dedication, impact in shaping the future of learning technology. Thank you, Maren, for inspiring educators, technologists, learners everywhere. buff.ly/58LnOTU #altc

It’s not everyday that you get such an honour, to become an Honorary Life Member of the professional body you’ve belonged to for most of your career. marendeepwell.com?p=5770

AI was supposed to fix the job search. It's breaking it instead

Our 2025 AGM will be held online at 11:00 AM on Wednesday, 19 November. All Members are encouraged to attend, and the AGM is also open to guests and observers. Please register in advance to confirm your attendance: buff.ly/ZEaeHEF #altc

In the podcast studio today 🎙️ … can’t quite believe the podcast is celebrating its 3rd birthday this month 🥳 Look out for the special celebration episode on Friday 🙌

Planning some work travel for late January, Edinburgh & Glasgow! Really looking forward to some leadership development, coaching and long overdue catch ups with friends in Scotland 🙌.

Reposting this…for reasons.

Started the week by working on the final month of my Long Distance Leadership Postcards course. This has been one of my favourite projects to work on this year, and it’s been such fun to offer coaching moments by post 📮 www.marendeepwellcoaching.com/leadership-p...

We are on the final stretch of #ReclaimOpen25 and the last three days have been simply amazing. Thank you to everyone for making it happen, all our speakers, all participants, our student finalists, our team and everyone who joined in YEAH! #4life

Thanks to @visualthinkery.bsky.social my contribution for the #ReclaimOpen25 Blog-A-Thon now looks more super! Thanks, Bryan! #Blogging4life #4life reclaimopen.com/session/blog...

A year ago today, we had a really terrible election night, and because I know how people fall into despair I sat down at 11pm and wondered what I could tell you. I told you:

We LOVE this, Bryan! A hat tip to you for bringing #ReclaimOpen25 to life with awesome visuals. Big fan! #4life

That was simply beautiful 🙌. Thank you @bonstewart.bsky.social #ReclaimOpen25

Pre-conference dog walk 🧡. Nice to get outside before a day online at #ReclaimOpen25 #excited 🙌

Our blog-a-thon is now entering the second half... we're hosting 12 hours of blogging today and we are still going strong. Tune in at 4pm to #ds106radio and listen to Jim Groom playing #ReclaimOpen25 reclaimopen.com

Happening LIVE at #ReclaimOpen25 we are exploring the DS106 Daily Create reclaimopen.com/session/remi...