My #3GoodThings for w/e Mar 6th, 2026.
1. Travel insurance renewed. Where shall we go today? 🌍
2. Positive start on 80s themed presentations for #DURBBU in April. 🕹️
3. I can finally put socks on without grunting (as much); bad back is on the mend. 🚑
I don't want to give it away too early, and my papers haven't been accepted yet, but I'm going full-on 80's gaming inspired design for my PPTs!
#DURBBU #Blackboard #Conference #BNU #ZXSpectrum
My #3GoodThings for w/e Feb 27th, 2026.
1. Very happy to announce my contract at #BNU has been extended to the end of June. 💰
2. Two abstracts submitted to the Durham Bb User Conf. #DURBBU 🎓
3. Slipped disc is on the mend; slow and steady, but getting easier to move. 🕑
Think edtech conference meets 89s disco with Glitterballs, Walkmans, OHPs and ET sprinkled in for good measure!
At long last the call for papers & registration are now available for an 80’s themed Durham Blackboard Users Conference. Hope to see you at No 24! #durbbu #blackboard #anthology #teaching #glitterball stories.durham.ac.uk/durbbu/
Durham Castle lit up as part of the Lumiere festival
Delighted to share the confirmed dates for the 24th Durham #Blackboard Users’ Conference: #durbbu. Pre-conference workshops on the 22nd April, Main event 23rd and 24th April. Dinner in the castle! More detail soon.
Loved the Blackboard Users’ Conference #durbbu very friendly community and such a beautiful city. digitallearning.uwe.ac.uk/notes-from-t... #blackboard #BB
It is great to hear that Anthology is still talking in serious terms about climate change.
But I wonder for how long given the actions and attitudes of the current US Government. Will it begin to exert pressure on big tech, ala 'DOGE' and EDI?
For the sake of humanity, I hope not. #DurBBU
Niko from Blackboard presenting to a packed lecture theatre
You'd need to make millions and millions of queries to an LLM to match 100% of an average daily household energy consumption.
#DurBBU
A meeting Owl pro at the front of a teaching room
Here through the magic of a Meeting Owl Pro. Andy Yule from The University of Aberdeen discussing his work on student monitoring through Blackboard. #durbbu
"Students love templates" - the value of simple consistency #DurBBU
Lou Stringer presenting to a room
Lou Stringer presenting to a room
Lou Stringer from University of York discussing how to achieve feedback at scale #durbbu
Possible data points
Really interested in this - metacognitive checks and data reporting on the 'in development' AI test tools
#DurBBU
Evolving the goals framework in Blackboard
Evolving the 'Goals' tool to support usage for mapping to learning outcomes.
About time, and potentially very useful. #DURBBU
Interesting chat about AI conversations at #durbbu Makes me wonder though - the personas are created from biased datasets, and how can we prevent them being created by what the internet *thinks* that persona "sounds like" rather than an authentic voice...
Nicolaas Matthijs presenting to a full lecture theatre
Nicolaas Matthijs providing the Anthology keynote, discussing how personalised learning factors into the development of Blackboard #durbbu
Julie and Nico showing off her award
Julie Mulvey gets the first #Anthology Hall of Fame award at #durbbu
Dr. Malcolm Murray speaking at the front of a large lecture theatre
Back under way and feeling fresh for the final day of #DurBBU
A photo of Durham Castle with Durham Cathedral in the background.
It was a really beautiful evening to walk up to the castle #DurBBU
Lucy Anne Mcweeny presenting to a teaching room
Lucy Anne Mcweeny "Engaging, connecting, communicating and inspiring creativity from Blackboard to the classroom" #DurBBU
"I wish I never chose Gandalf to interview me for a social services job" - quote of the day so far.
Students perceptions of choosing AI chatbot personas #durbbu
Katy Sheader and Paul Finley presenting
Students preferred engaging with the contextualise AI chat agent in Blackboard over other LLMs like ChatGPT
#DurBBU
Katy Sheader and Paul Finley presenting a teaching room
Investigation into approaches using the Blackboard AI role play tool, presented by Katy Sheader and Paul Finley #durbbu
A teaching room full of people.
Thinking about the role of video in 'personalised learning journeys' at Blackboard. #DurBBU
Concluding challenges side
Concluding challenges about personalised learning from @malcolmmurray.bsky.social #durbbu
Impending car crash - fixed learning outcomes and personalisation?
A car crash?
How do we marry fixed learning outcomes and legitimate 'personalisation'?
#DurBBU
A packed lecture theatre taken with a wide angle lens
Kicking off #DurBBU with Dr. Malcolm Murray: 'Personalised Learning: transformation or twaddle?'
Conference venue for #durbbu m the sun
Beautiful sunny day in Durham - here we go with day one at #durbbu
