Conversations
Local and global interactions and discussions that have meaning and relevance to individual learners and learning communities.
CAULLT – Academic Development Day and Awards
Last week I attended the CAULLT Academic Development Awards gathering in Melbourne. Previously I had not engaged with the CAULLT organisation however I found them to be open, friendly, and engaged in higher education improvements.
Reimagining learning in an AI empowered world
The rapid advancement of Artificial Intelligence (AI) has sparked global discussions, particularly in higher education. Are robots coming for our jobs? Will AI erode academic integrity? According...
Beyond the Great Reimagining: When AI Becomes Your Learning Partner
Recently I was invited to keynote the 2nd International Conference of Artificial Intelligence in Higher Education, an online international event offered over 2 consecutive days, organised by the...
IDW – Digital Bridges Workshop, Nice
As a reminder, this is post #3 where I share the experience of participating in International Digital Week at Universite Cote D'Azur, Nice, France, June 16-20, 2025. This is the second year in a...
International Digital Week (IDW) – Nice, June 16-20
Part 2: Overview of Themes and Ideas This post follows on from my initial post about the IDW event at the Campus Saint Jean d’Angély of Université Côte d’Azur in Nice, France. My notes have been...
Goodbye Finland……Hello France
Part 1: International Digital Week, Nice After 11 weeks in Finland (well in and out...but mostly in!) I am now in Nice, France for International Digital Week, at the Universite Cote D'Azur. This...
Learning with AI – Augmenting collaboration
Today I presented this short collection of thoughts at an online conference. I consider myself a 'veteran' in the online and in-person presentation challenge, well I have been doing it a long...
Action Competence, GenAI and Planetary Well-Being – Debating online
Recently I collaborated with doctoral student, Orsi Tuba, at the University of Jyväskylä, Finland where I am based. Together we designed of an active online session with a view to collect...
Workshop in Norway: Embracing the Human-AI-World
As part of my trip to Oslo, Norway I was invited by the International Council for Online and Distance Education in collaboration with Fleksibel utdanning Norge to join a panel session of thought...
Oslo – I love you!
My side-trip to Oslo, Norway, despite some rainy weather has been wonderful. This city is compact, diverse, walkable, and has excellent facilities and attractions. The public transport includes...
CCE, OGCL, Lahti and all that Jazz!
On May 8-9 I attended a small but robust conference in another town in Finland called Lahti. I was surprised to find out that Lahti has a lower population, at about 120,000, compared to...
May Day weekend activities in Finland!
May day (May 1) is an active public celebration in Finland. The Finnish word is 'vappu' and is originally celebrated as labour day or international workers day, and also celebration of the...
The missing piece in education – Computation? Constructionism?
My recent post about attending the CMK event in Reggio Emilia focused on the RE approach. I want to now share the theme of 'computational thinking' and approaches to constructionism, as we heard,...
My first Finnish Luontopolku!
Despite the end of April looming, it continues to be cold here in Finland - but the snow and ice in Jyväskylä has essentially gone for now, so Spring and Summer are just around the corner I...
The Reggio Emilia Approach: Core Principles and Organization
Despite colleagues sharing some confusion with me as to why a higher education academic (now) would go to Reggio Emilia (RE) to learn about their approach to learning, off I went. Not only was...