"The biggest effects on student learning occur when teachers become learners of their own teaching, and when students become their own teachers." (Hattie, 2009: 22) Sometimes you discover a piece of...

Emma Henry is a learning designer who helps businesses develop products and apps that have a positive impact on learning. She's also a gamification ninja, and regularly helps companies align their...

Dr Emi Garzitto is a conflict coach and workplace climate specialist. For years, Emi has been doing awesome work in schools to help kids deal with conflict, and she’s now helping people and...

Helen Curston is a former broadcast journalist and BBC TV producer, and her current role is Programme Director for Television Production, Computer Animation Arts and Games at the University for the...

A lot of people think that awesome online learning is all about using the latest whizzy technology. It isn’t. If someone talks at you for 30 minutes, you switch off - whether you’re online or...

Francesca Maxwell is an award-winning artist who has worked with Wes Anderson, Tim Burton and Aardman Animations. She also happens to be an awesome educator who regards online learning as an...

"The role of the teacher is to create the conditions for invention rather than provide ready-made knowledge." Seymour Papert High quality learning is active - in other words, it involves the learner...

In business contexts, it is generally accepted that the environment can influence the performance of employees and leaders. But the influence of the online environment is often overlooked when it...

Imagine watching the 1969 moon landings as they happened.  Knowing that you’re experiencing the same wonder and euphoria as millions of people around the globe at the same time.  No amount of...

Even if you haven’t heard of desire paths, you’ve seen them. They are the shortcuts across the grass people take instead of the paved paths provided and represent the shortest route between an...

If you've ever had to put content into a VLE orLMS, you've probably faced the 'filing cabinet' problem. This problem can be explained as confusing content for learning. All too often, educational...

We’re all different. This means that what some people consider to be effective online learning may not work for others. So how do you know whether an online course is any good? To find out, you have...

Use questions. Sounds simple, doesn't it? But all too often, online learning becomes a passive experience based on the transmission of knowledge. This will disengage your learners. Using questions...

Nobody likes staring at a mess. When you're learning online, all you have is what's on the screen. So if the screen looks boring, or cluttered, you're unlikely to want to spend much time looking at...

Make sure all spoken instructions are backed up by the same instructions in writing. When you're talking with your learners, it's easy to assume they have understood you. Some learners will even nod...

Joining an online teaching session can be daunting for learners. When you're preparing your session, think about how you can remove as many barriers for your learners as possible. Some of the most...