by admin_tony | Sep 2, 2024 | technology
Everybody Panic! As night follows day, new technologies trigger moral panics. In the 1980s, the “video nasties” controversy erupted in Britain—as home video allowed unprecedented access to scary films like The Driller Killer (1979) and The Boogey Man (1980) while the...
by admin_tony | Aug 23, 2024 | community
‘A shrinkage is taking place,’ says Ding! co-founder Phil Gomm. Then, warming to his theme: ‘There’s an extinction event going on.’ And if, as he suggests, ‘you look at all the reports and if you look at the mood music, and the hostile environment that’s being...
by admin_tony | Jul 17, 2024 | inclusivity
‘It’s not enough’, says John Blake, ‘that learners from underrepresented groups can get into college and university – access is about successful higher education, not just any higher education’ (OfS, 2022). And here’s the stick: Blake, Director for Fair Access and...
by admin_tony | Apr 9, 2024 | community
Increasing belonging is now a priority in both education and business. ‘Belonging’, says Tony Bond (2022), ‘is one of the biggest buzzwords in business today.’ And he goes on, ‘It’s about time.’ He cites the role of movements like #metoo and #BlackLivesMatter in...
by admin_tony | Feb 26, 2024 | inclusivity
‘Slow looking?’ you say. ‘Are you mad? There’s no time for that kind of thing in my practice.’ And you remember the Carrie Fisher quip: ‘Instant gratification takes too long.’ Actually, there are good reasons for finding time for slow looking – starting, perhaps, with...
