Tag: Everything Else

Programme interrupted: #BelshawBlackOps25 December 01, 2025
Organising some thoughts around ambiguity November 22, 2025
Things change (or, Montaigne and the Open Web) November 04, 2025
I am, essentially, a solar panel October 16, 2025
Principles for Open Impact September 05, 2025
Montaigne on the futility of ambition August 30, 2025
Why I re-read Montaigne on a regular basis August 29, 2025
All professional men are handicapped by not being allowed to ignore things which are useless May 23, 2025
Exploring New Horizons (aka "Hire Me!") February 20, 2025
A little February experimentation February 03, 2025
A ramble-post about writing January 13, 2025
My highlights of 2024 December 31, 2024
2024: Blog stats December 30, 2024
2024: My year in listening (music) December 26, 2024
2024: My year in reading (books) December 24, 2024
Backstage blogging December 16, 2024
Podcasts I’m listening to in late 2024 December 11, 2024
The case for local economic protectionism December 05, 2024
Is authenticity a 'trap'? November 19, 2024
November Nihilism with Keiji Nishitani November 18, 2024
On ghosting in a work context November 15, 2024
On our tendency toward (creative) destruction November 14, 2024
Aim for a mediocre first impression November 05, 2024
You're welcome to my exhaust October 24, 2024
Three quarters of the way there September 30, 2024
An isosceles triangle of wind and racism August 06, 2024
Character is a thing you do every day August 03, 2024
Exponentially more bad ideas in the world July 22, 2024
On the bench July 15, 2024
Life has no instruction manual June 02, 2024
Migraines suck May 30, 2024
Perhaps we should organise? April 25, 2024
'Beast mode' as permission-seeking behaviour February 12, 2024
'Beast mode' as permission-seeking behaviour February 12, 2024
Unlearning behaviours January 25, 2024
I am so tired of moving platforms December 27, 2023
(Most of) my 2023 in sport December 21, 2023
Whisky and Wisdom December 17, 2023
Tinkering with WordPress category archive pages November 24, 2023
A bit of family history October 21, 2023
All aboard the U-shaped curve October 10, 2023
Don't skip the best tracks August 27, 2023
House purchases, climate change, and AI August 17, 2023
On the paucity of 'raising awareness' June 25, 2023
Time's Solitary Dance May 20, 2023
#NotMyKing May 06, 2023
Paying for participation April 27, 2023
The Pennine Way, Pt.1 (Kirk Yetholm to Middleton-in-Teesdale) April 22, 2023
Sharepidation March 20, 2023
Identifying and overcoming barriers to user research within organisations March 16, 2023
FONT and Nonviolent Communication March 08, 2023
Coworking spaces should be run by cooperatives March 02, 2023
Hear me now! January 02, 2023
Hear me now! January 02, 2023
#BelshawBlackOps22 December 16, 2022
No management but self-management November 24, 2022
All Watched Over by Machines of Loving Grace September 21, 2022
Code of Conduct for exercise.cafe September 07, 2022
Migraines and TIAs September 06, 2022
Enjoy things while they last (or hope for the best, prepare for the worst) July 19, 2022
5 reasons I won't be celebrating the Queen's Platinum Jubilee May 30, 2022
The more powerful the class, the more it claims not to exist May 25, 2022
10 steps to running an event I'd want to attend May 20, 2022
Hadrian's Wall Path in 72 hours April 07, 2022
Directions of travel January 21, 2022
Looking back, looking forward December 31, 2021
Sage career advice from Baltasar Gracián December 06, 2021
That silent disappointment face, the one that I can't bear November 23, 2021
An ending, a beginning November 15, 2021
My Gamer Motivation Profile: Skirmisher/Bard October 29, 2021
The September Series: weekend microadventuring September 25, 2021
I'm not flying any more September 22, 2021
The End of Vigilance August 29, 2021
Mann Tracht, Un Gott Lacht August 19, 2021
Hang on to what you've got? August 18, 2021
It is a folly to expect men to do all they may reasonably be expected to do August 17, 2021
Walkways lined by abandoned gestures June 26, 2021
Specialization is for insects June 21, 2021
How we spend our days is, of course, how we spend our lives June 03, 2021
The lie of 'sovereign individuality' June 02, 2021
On the temptation to nuke everything and start over May 27, 2021
Approaching the many-headed hydra May 22, 2021
Checking out of therapy April 22, 2021
Walking in memory of Dai March 01, 2020
Featured on the Digital2Learn podcast January 22, 2020
Eulogy for Dai Barnes September 29, 2019
A 3-step guide to completing your thesis when you're feeling utterly overwhelmed February 25, 2019
Experimenting with a Slack-based book club February 09, 2019
Weeknote 48/2018 November 30, 2018
World Mental Health Day: my story October 10, 2018
Where migraines end and I begin June 03, 2018
Some utopian thoughts April 29, 2018
Redesigning Doug Belshaw's Thought Shrapnel January 05, 2018
Tools and spaces to create a positive architecture of participation November 03, 2017
Deciding what to write about in your blog post September 01, 2017
Putting your blog post into the world August 30, 2017
Sitting down to write a blog post August 30, 2017
How to write a blog post August 30, 2017
My information environment (July 2017) July 05, 2017
Listen to me witter on about co-ops via @VConnecting at #ccsummit April 30, 2017
Goodbye, Grandma April 26, 2017
How to build an architecture of participation March 09, 2017
Blogging for a third of my life March 08, 2017
#BelshawBlacksOps16 (Pt.2) has begun. See you in 2017! November 30, 2016
[INCOMING] #BelshawBlackOps16 (Part 2) November 13, 2016
3 quick updates October 20, 2016
On CC0 October 15, 2016
Quality Mountain Days 3 and 4: Lake District October 01, 2016
Igniting my Mondays September 08, 2016
We're back! September 01, 2016
#BelshawBlackOps16 Pt.1 has started! August 01, 2016
[INCOMING] #BelshawBlackOps16 Pt.1 July 14, 2016
New blog theme July 12, 2016
A few words on #Remain, #BadgeSummit, and #ISTE2016 June 23, 2016
A quick redesign April 19, 2016
Refocusing my energies April 18, 2016
3 things I've learned from 200 weeks of sending out an email newsletter January 22, 2016
Where I'll be at BETT 2016 January 18, 2016
Happy New Year! January 01, 2016
#BelshawBlacksOps15 Pt.2 has begun. See you in 2016! December 01, 2015
The TIDE is high... September 29, 2015
How to sponsor Doug Belshaw's Thought Shrapnel newsletter September 15, 2015
Radio EDUtalk session: talking podcasting, badges, and tools for productivity with John Johnston September 11, 2015
Hey, I'm back! (with some thoughts on Twitter and an update on my newsletter) September 01, 2015
#BelshawBlackOps15 (part 1) has begun! August 01, 2015
Reader survey: 2015 edition July 27, 2015
[INCOMING] #BelshawBlackOps15 (part 1) July 24, 2015
Three of the best people I've ever worked with... June 18, 2015
Important news for subscribers to my weekly newsletter June 15, 2015
My #TwitteratiChallenge blog post May 18, 2015
How to subscribe to (and sponsor!) my weekly newsletter May 09, 2015
Community Alignment model v0.5 May 06, 2015
3 reasons I've decided to resurrect my LinkedIn account February 24, 2015
Cashing in on your privilege January 31, 2015
Bryan Mathers: who are you and what do you do? January 27, 2015
Do big ideas need big spaces? January 26, 2015
Volcanoes and ambiguity January 22, 2015
On the difference between 'ought' and 'is' (and getting from one to the other) January 13, 2015
My next e-book: three options for you to vote on January 11, 2015
What I got up to during #BelshawBlackOps14 (and what 2015 has in store) January 01, 2015
#BelshawBlackOps14 has started - see you in January! October 31, 2014
A 10-point #MozFest survival guide October 21, 2014
[INCOMING] #BelshawBlackOps14 October 15, 2014
POSTPONED: Mozilla Maker Party Newcastle 2014 September 02, 2014
Hill Skills training in Northumberland August 17, 2014
What I learned while dragging my family around Europe with a car and a tent August 13, 2014
Gone campin' July 29, 2014
I needed to write a blog post this morning... July 16, 2014
Why I've just closed my LinkedIn account June 16, 2014
First world problems (or, On buying a house in 2014) May 21, 2014
What's the project? April 21, 2014
Gozo no go February 11, 2014
A letter from the future January 12, 2014
What I got up to during #BelshawBlackOps13 (and what 2014 has in store) January 01, 2014
[INCOMING] #BelshawBlackOps13 October 15, 2013
The Ontology of the Web (Or, Why I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Learning Standards) [DMLcentral] September 17, 2013
The Silent Writing Collective August 25, 2013
A new blog: discours.es August 13, 2013
No more #LettingGrow May 28, 2013
Maslow and the minimalist movement May 01, 2013
Roundup of some stuff I've been involved with recently April 24, 2013
A tribute to Chris Allan (@infernaldepart) March 06, 2013
Belshaw beard blooms. (#LettingGrow update) March 01, 2013
What I got up to during #BelshawBlackOps12 (and what 2013 has in store) January 03, 2013
Letting Grow. January 01, 2013
Why 'government as platform' is a really bad idea. November 23, 2012
Reading list for #BelshawBlackOps12 November 22, 2012
[INCOMING] #BelshawBlackOps12 November 16, 2012
Because obviously I'm a male chauvinist pig. October 11, 2012
On the mental cost of inventing new categories. September 21, 2012
Announcement: there may be some turbulence. [SITE UPDATES] August 18, 2012
Stuff I continually reference. August 13, 2012
Sullen. August 05, 2012
Have you subscribed to TILTW yet? July 29, 2012
Coming to an event near you... July 17, 2012
Aim for the high ground, not the high horse. July 15, 2012
On digital ownership. This is HUGE. July 05, 2012
Working for an Academy vs. working for JISC infoNet [visualisation] July 04, 2012
The 10 most popular posts of the first half of 2012 are... June 30, 2012
Two presentations (#TELIC1 & #iDragon) [VIDEO] June 09, 2012
Why I'm becoming a MoFo(er). June 06, 2012
Project Reclaim: experimenting with openphoto.me May 07, 2012
Arson at Ellington Nature Reserve. April 30, 2012
On writing every day. April 27, 2012
A few things that may interest you... April 24, 2012
3 rules for our five year-old (that work!) April 18, 2012
9 ideas in search of a blog post. April 13, 2012
The story behind 3 presentations: #cetis12, #dml2012 and #TEDxWarwick February 22, 2012
Announcing my new e-book: 'The Essential Elements of Digital Literacies' (#digilit) February 05, 2012
2012 blog reader survey: full breakdown January 15, 2012
2012 reader survey: interim results and book winners! January 14, 2012
Take my inagural reader survey. It'll take 5 minutes, tops. Promise. January 07, 2012
Best of Belshaw 2011 now available! January 05, 2012
What I got up do during #BelshawBlackOps11 (and what 2012 has in store) January 03, 2012
Thanks for waiting! Dr. Belshaw will see you now. January 01, 2012
#BelshawBlackOps11 has started. See you in 2012! December 01, 2011
[REMINDER] #BelshawBlackOps11 November 14, 2011
Building a better future (despite the 1%) November 11, 2011
Bauman on inequality and the logic of capital. November 08, 2011
My Belbin results - Part 2 October 01, 2011
My Belbin results - Part 1 September 22, 2011
What do Google, Open Source Software and Digital Literacies have in Common? August 30, 2011
Anarchy in the UK? The reasons behind the breakdown of social order. August 22, 2011
A quick rundown of what I'm up to until Christmas. August 19, 2011
We need to open our eyes to systemic injustice. August 17, 2011
Has England lost its rhythm? August 15, 2011
The real story behind the #londonriots? August 11, 2011
Jesus as a Social Marker? (or, How to Build a Community) July 17, 2011
Social Objects and the importance of sharing. July 15, 2011
Competition and the problem with 'reality'. July 13, 2011
Why I'm starting to blog at DMLcentral June 28, 2011
My new work blog and other RSS goodies. June 24, 2011
Special Delivery: a letter to my children this Fathers Day. June 19, 2011
Project Reclaim: or, how I learned to start worrying and love my data. June 10, 2011
Introducing 'User Outcomes Weekly' June 06, 2011
"It's About Time!" Introducing Synechism Ltd. June 01, 2011
Shift up a gear: work with me from September 2011! May 08, 2011
What I talk about when I talk about ‘user outcomes’ #4 April 24, 2011
Hog roasts, Amazon EC2 and traffic lights. April 23, 2011
My research is your research. March 21, 2011
What's the opposite of 'digital Taylorism'? March 10, 2011
i'm in ur conference startin a revolushunz March 06, 2011
Best of Belshaw January 16, 2011
30 things I've learned in 30 years. January 14, 2011
Why I've re-designated Synechism as CC0 January 10, 2011
10 things I did during Belshaw Black Ops. January 10, 2011
Belshaw Black Ops. December 17, 2010
My most 'engaging' posts of 2010 December 16, 2010
[INCOMING] Personal digital hiatus. December 10, 2010
Blogging: 5 things I've learned in 5 years. November 23, 2010
5 ways Twitter could revolutionize education. November 17, 2010
The one thing I never want my son to say again. November 12, 2010
User outcomes: bona fides. November 11, 2010
#amazonfail: a perspective November 11, 2010
Types of relationship and communities of 'ought'. November 07, 2010
'So... what do you do?' (v2) November 05, 2010
The best blog posts I've ever written, by category. November 04, 2010
Things I'm Thinking About November 03, 2010
Why we don't celebrate Hallowe'en in our house October 31, 2010
A story of three requests. October 27, 2010
Too many bricks, not enough mortar. October 26, 2010
My 5 favourite non-fiction books October 07, 2010
How is as important as why. September 14, 2010
#uppingyourpresentation September 10, 2010
What's this? August 20, 2010
5 reasons to avoid seeing 'The Expendables' August 13, 2010
Why my wife should be happy with her adopted surname. August 05, 2010
Experience, skill, and user experience. August 01, 2010
The importance of domain knowledge July 18, 2010
HOWTO: Go Camping (according to my Twitter network) July 02, 2010
Shut happens. May 28, 2010
A short note on syndication May 07, 2010
Roadbud: a new iPhone app for runners [Review] April 30, 2010
If I were trapped on a Desert Island... April 16, 2010
Music I'm running to at the moment, April 02, 2010
The end of the beginning. April 01, 2010
Hello? Is it me you're looking for? March 19, 2010
My favourite proverbs from around the world. February 26, 2010
Towards a fitter Doug. February 05, 2010
A subtle redesign. January 30, 2010
NOT Friday Fun January 15, 2010
The new blog order. January 12, 2010
My favourite music of the 'noughties'. January 11, 2010
Some Friday fun! January 08, 2010
Feedback: why you read this blog. January 05, 2010
Commitments for 2010. January 01, 2010
Read what I've read: 2009 edition. December 31, 2009
OpenBeta: a publishing model. December 30, 2009
Why do you read this blog? December 29, 2009
If I wrote a book, would you buy it? December 28, 2009
Merry Christmas! December 24, 2009
#blogsilike December 23, 2009
Twenty-nine. December 22, 2009
Best of Belshaw (2009) December 10, 2009
Beyond Creative Commons: uncopyright. December 09, 2009
#twitter365 (2009) December 06, 2009
10 things people like me want for Christmas. December 02, 2009
Back to (theme) basics. November 28, 2009
Infographics and my future. November 14, 2009
The difference between 'crowdsourcing' and being lazy. October 24, 2009
Embracing the future: why I've ditched MP3s and signed up to Spotify Premium October 10, 2009
Who are you and where do you come from? October 08, 2009
Activity, Passivity and Failure. October 06, 2009
'So... what do you do?' September 21, 2009
elearnr posts now at dougbelshaw.com/blog September 18, 2009
A Week of Divesting: Reflections September 06, 2009
A Week of Divesting: Blog design September 05, 2009
A Week of Divesting: Software September 04, 2009
A Week of Divesting: 'Analogue Time' September 03, 2009
A Week of Divesting: Domains [incl. a competition!] September 02, 2009
A Week of Divesting: Media September 01, 2009
A Week of Divesting: an introduction August 31, 2009
A (temporary) farewell to a hero. August 16, 2009
The story behind the new design of dougbelshaw.com August 13, 2009
The Big Move July 17, 2009
Thinking of changing this blog... June 26, 2009
Ignore everybody. April 12, 2009
"You can tell a lot about someone from what they're like." February 28, 2009
Quasi-motivational posters February 21, 2009
New music section at dougbelshaw.com February 01, 2009
'Following' me on Twitter? These people are! February 01, 2009
7 Things You May Not Know About Me January 04, 2009
Top 25: The Best of Belshaw 2008 December 31, 2008
Merry Christmas! December 24, 2008
I'm 28, I'm not *old*... December 22, 2008
Living offline October 29, 2008
Failure is the condiment that gives success its flavour. October 01, 2008
Doug's first world tour! September 26, 2008
Blue Skies Thinking vs. Grey Skies Thinking September 25, 2008
4 reasons you should jailbreak your iPhone 3G September 24, 2008
I'll tell you this for free... September 16, 2008
Good ideas, sheep and wolves. September 15, 2008
Dilbert on 'best practice' September 09, 2008
Twitter Fantasy Football August 17, 2008
4 quotations that will guide me next academic year August 03, 2008
My life in the next couple of weeks... July 29, 2008
Synaesthesia, migraines and creativity July 17, 2008
Knowledge vs Experience July 13, 2008
'In The Night Garden' as a communist utopia July 12, 2008
I need YOUR help with the future of edte.ch July 11, 2008
The Never-ending (Gadget) Story... the Advent 4211 July 09, 2008
An invitation to a conversation... July 05, 2008
Doug lives in rural isolation thanks to the Internet June 28, 2008
The stream becomes a trickle... June 14, 2008
Posts imported from edte.ch June 09, 2008
Gym'll Fix It! June 07, 2008
Are you an 'Edupunk'? I'm not. May 30, 2008
The most amazing thing you'll see on the Internet this year! May 27, 2008
Some web-hosting advice, please... May 24, 2008
dougbelshaw.com redesign May 15, 2008
That's my boy! May 12, 2008
Are you Alice, Dilbert, or the Boss? May 09, 2008
Holiday in North Yorkshire May 05, 2008
The Working Classes April 29, 2008
I'm going to miss this... April 28, 2008
Meme machine April 23, 2008
Competition: win a Macvatar Macbook skin! April 21, 2008
On having a space to myself April 12, 2008
Things I've been reading online recently April 12, 2008
A cluttered desk is a sign of genius. April 10, 2008
The saddest picture in the world... April 10, 2008
April Fools Day, Google-style... April 01, 2008
A win at last! March 22, 2008
We've sold! March 17, 2008
Better off because of Budget? March 13, 2008
Is handwriting dead? March 11, 2008
15 days of Google answers March 01, 2008
Be notified of follow-up comments February 13, 2008
Benjamin Belshaw's 1st Year February 12, 2008
Wordpress customization February 02, 2008
Context is everything January 31, 2008
House up for sale January 30, 2008
Ben can almost walk! January 18, 2008
Skribit: Suggest topics for me to blog about January 17, 2008
New header image January 13, 2008
Hi, my name's Doug Belshaw... January 09, 2008
Read what I've read: my books of 2007 December 31, 2007
'I Am Legend' has it all December 28, 2007
Ed.D. blog moves home December 16, 2007
Facebook in the future? December 12, 2007
Research Methodologies December 08, 2007
Busy, busy, busy... November 15, 2007
Ben crawling! September 30, 2007
Now THIS irritates me... September 30, 2007
A day in the library at the University of Durham September 29, 2007
Hannah's new car September 09, 2007
Argument for thesis proposal September 08, 2007
Information Literacy August 26, 2007
The cinema? Pah! August 20, 2007
Ilana Snyder August 16, 2007
Never again... August 14, 2007
Unexpected problems August 11, 2007
Expect some downtime August 10, 2007
Perfect Promos August 10, 2007
8 Random Facts Meme August 06, 2007
Laura & Sean's wedding August 05, 2007
Great Ideas July 31, 2007
Demotivational posters July 31, 2007
Comments now working again... July 28, 2007
Live Ink: an example of the benefits of digital text July 25, 2007
Definitions of digital literacy' from the book of the same name by Paul Gilster July 25, 2007
National Christian Football Festival 2007 July 22, 2007
My favourite lolcats July 20, 2007
The problems with Human Rights legislation July 15, 2007
Sausage Roll June 30, 2007
Heavens open, schools shut June 28, 2007
Death by Powerpoint June 25, 2007
Visit to London village June 17, 2007
Minor update to blog design June 15, 2007
Philosophy June 04, 2007
The 3 quotations I live by May 26, 2007
Book review: Wittgenstein's Poker May 01, 2007
Ben in his bouncer (video) April 29, 2007
Wordpress Theme Generator April 26, 2007
More photos of Ben April 26, 2007
Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger April 22, 2007
References to follow up - 2/3 April 2007 April 02, 2007
Happy Mother's Day Hannah! March 18, 2007
Jersey job and the return of the Mac March 17, 2007
Ralph Wiggum: boy genius March 03, 2007
Another definition of literacy March 02, 2007
References to follow up - 3/3/07 March 02, 2007
21st Century Literacy March 01, 2007
More people reading my teaching blog than I thought... February 17, 2007
Photoshopped animals February 05, 2007
The Half-Life of Knowledge and Structural Reform of the Education Sector for the Global Knowledge-Based Economy January 26, 2007
Run Doug run January 26, 2007
Hannah and Ben back home January 24, 2007
Flickr slideshow of Benjamin Daniel Jonathan Belshaw January 23, 2007
References from 'Breaking Down the Digital Walls' January 20, 2007
References from ‘Schools and the Changing World’ January 13, 2007
References from 'Reclaiming Knowledge' January 13, 2007
Systematicity January 12, 2007
References to follow up from today's reading January 06, 2007
Resources r.e. Dan Pink & 'A Whole New Mind' January 03, 2007
Links to training sites/blogs from Jim Belshaw January 03, 2007
What does literacy look like in the 21st century? December 27, 2006
21st Century Skills: not just about ICT December 27, 2006
The Pressure for Knowledge to Change December 27, 2006
Property, 21st Century Knowledge, and Creative Commons December 26, 2006
Connectivism December 26, 2006
Knowledge Management in Education December 26, 2006
Email to Gareth Mills (QCA) December 09, 2006
The purpose of education? It isn’t this… December 08, 2006
Where do educational ideas originate? A digital paper trail… December 05, 2006
Findings from the Teaching, Learning, and Computing Survey: Is Larry Cuban Right? December 02, 2006
Barriers to teachers’ use of ICT November 21, 2006
The Community as the Text October 20, 2006
Managing Organizational Change - diagram October 20, 2006
Chris Sessums - ICT and the ‘locus of control’ October 04, 2006
Papert on Why School Reform is Impossible October 04, 2006
The difference between groups and networks September 23, 2006
Learning Teacher Network - 10 recommendations for the future of teaching September 17, 2006
Tentative area for thesis July 14, 2006