Digital by Default

Author: Matt Jukes

  • Getting by..

    Thanks to a tip off from Paul Miller (on the Xiphos blog) I came across the latest missive from Michael Wesch, he of YouTube fame(!), on the Brittanica blog.  Titled ‘A Vision of Students Today (& What Teachers Must Do)‘ there is alot I agree with and support but there was a particular section that…

  • Been Bettr

    I realise I’ve been a bit quiet on this blog recently especially considering I recently mentioned the plan to take Bettr forward but I am on the case – honest!  I have spoken to Paul @ School of Everything and we have a plan that is starting to take shape so a few readers of…

  • For BETTr or Worse

    Inspired in part by a combination of the success of F-ALT, my experiences at Bathcamp and general dissatisfaction with how few education based start-ups get any love at the tech events both here in the UK and the interest from Paul at School of Everything, Al at Luzia Research and Laura from the OU (with…

  • Thinking (harder) about 4IP

    I originally published this post on the Jiva blog last week but wanted to make a few changes that I realised were better served by posting the revisied version here. 4IP is a really interesting new initiative from Channel 4 that is setting out to look at how Channel 4 can fulfill its public service…

  • Brilliant Bathcamp..

    I spent Saturday at Bathcamp (when I wasn’t sneaking off to Flan O’Briens for football and Bellringer Ale!) and have to say I enjoyed it a great deal.  My contribution to the event was a bath recently torn out of a family friends bathroom and 100 yellow rubber ducks (more on the ducks over on…