Binaural (3D) audio is the future of virtual conferencing
In a recent article for aeon journal I argued that videoconferencing could and should be a technology that grows key capabilities for human development, overcoming inequalities,...
Digital Arts and Humanities Programme design challenge
Last week I made a successful pitch for a job which may include creating a new “programme” of educational opportunities, experiences, spaces and resources in the...
The Design Thinking Signature Pedagogy, Feedback and Co-Design with Students
A quick response to a question about how we collect and use feedback from our students. Based on the modules I teach with Dr Bo Kelestyn....
Going from teaching in a physically co-present mode to teaching online is EXTREMELY DIFFICULT FOR THE BEST TEACHERS
This is a short article written to help people in thinking through their choice of techniques for teaching online. It is aimed at people who have...
Use keyboard shortcuts when editing Moodle courses
I’m currently creating Moodle based web pages for our Design Thinking courses (undergrad and postgrad at the University of Warwick). Moodle certainly wasn’t designed using modern...
Teaching IL029 (presentation for the Design Research Society)
Part 1 explores the challenges: And part 2, with some solutions: And here’s the house we built together in Tilt Brush. It’s got a palm tree...
Getting set-up to teach synchronously using Teams
Problem When teaching synchronously (live) in Teams meetings, you may need to do quite a few different tasks at the same time – some of which...
Preparing for (mostly) remote teaching in 2020-2021 – how Design Thinkers do it Part 1
I teach 2 interdisciplinary modules at Warwick University with Dr Bo Kelestyn: Introduction to Design Thinking (undergrad) and the new Design Thinking for Social Impact (postgrad)....
Camera techniques for academic film making
This is a resource that I made a few years ago. It is designed for the complete novice, to show how they can use simple techniques...
Design fixation and idea ownership in Design Thinking
Some thoughts on design fixation, and teaching Design Thinking, in response to the article “Whose ideas are most fixating, your own or other people’s? The effect...