Author name: Dr Simon Paul Atkinson (PFHEA)

30 years as an educational strategist, academic practitioner and developer, educational developer, educational technologist, and e-learning researcher. Simon is now an Educational Strategic Consultant. An experienced presenter and workshop facilitator. Previous roles include Head of Learning Design at the Open Polytechnic of New Zealand, Associate Dean for Teaching and Learning (BPP University), Academic Developer (London School of Economics), Director of Teaching and Learning (Massey University - College of Education), Head of Centre for Learning Development (University of Hull), Academic Developer (Open University UK)

Academic Practice, Teaching Practice, Thoughts, Idle and otherwise

Ukraine: a teachable moment finding its way into our curricula.

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Guidance for Educators: Mix it up!

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Guidance for Educators: Speak freely

-, Academic Practice, Academic Professional Development, Learning Design, Teaching Practice

Guidance for Educators: Session Planning

Resilient tree in the desert
Academic Professional Development, Strategy, Tertiary Education, Thoughts, Idle and otherwise

‘Resilience’: the latest hyped up term being applied to education.

Academic Practice, Academic Professional Development, Staff Development, Teaching Practice

Guidance for Educators: Finding the Passion

Academic Practice, Academic Professional Development, Higher Education, Tertiary Education

Guidance for Educators: From Simplicity to Complexity

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Academic Practice, Higher Education, Theoretical Perspectives

Why I am not a social-constructivist

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Why we need to change how we design courses.

2021 written in the sand about to be washed away by the sea
Thoughts, Idle and otherwise

FLANZ President’s Review of 2021

mans hand putting pins in a map.
Higher Education, Learning Design, Strategy, Tertiary Education, Thoughts, Idle and otherwise

A new national vocational learning strategy. What could a Te Pūkenga Ako Strategy look like?

Higher Education, Learning Design, Thoughts, Idle and otherwise

Blended by us or differentiated by learners: the future of courseware design

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Consultancy, Learning Analytics, Tools and Technology

Why is adaptive learning not personalised learning

Image of man walking alone on the railtracks
Theoretical Perspectives, Thoughts, Idle and otherwise

Why there is no place for self-directed learning in formal and non-formal education

Image of design sketches
Academic Practice, Academic Professional Development, Learning Design

What are the four key skills required of learning designers or instructional designers?

Figure sitting alone by a lake
-, Consultancy, Higher Education, International, Strategy, Tertiary Education

How is leadership in higher education responding to changing notions of autonomy and accountability?

Consultancy, Higher Education, Learning Design, Strategy, Tertiary Education

University Learning and Teaching Strategies Post-Covid

Academic Professional Development, Conferences, Workshops, Meetings, e-learning, Higher Education, International, Learning Design, Tertiary Education

Is the Future of Education Inevitably Going to be Digital First?

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