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Group of students lookng at their phones // Twitter, Mastodon, Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram

Mastodon and ALTC

Posted on September 10, 2023September 11, 2023 by David Hopkins

After another successful Association for Learning Technology conference, their 23rd, that this year marked the charity’s 30th anniversary, I reflect

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Phone showing the Twitter icon, placed on a cardboard box

Twitter. Again

Posted on October 29, 2022October 31, 2022 by David Hopkins

I joined Twitter on January 27th, 2009, not that long after I wrote my first blog post here. Nearly 14

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Hand reaching out from a field of wheat, as if asking for help

Lessons from my 2021 Social Media blackout

Posted on July 26, 2021July 26, 2021 by David Hopkins

My last post, on July 5th, was to announce I’d be off my blog, Twitter, LinkedIn and, for the most

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Social Media Blackout / 2021

Posted on July 5, 2021July 7, 2021 by David Hopkins

Over the years I’ve seen friends and colleagues post about taking a break from social media and have always pondered

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One year on

One Year On

Posted on March 19, 2021March 19, 2021 by David Hopkins

March 20th, 2021, marks a full year since I packed up and left the office of Coventry University and set

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