Chris Boon
@chrisboon.bsky.social
Lead Learning Technologist at University of East Anglia, cyclist, photographer, violinist, appreciates fine beer. Opinions are my own
Wonderful inspiring winner of the RIBA Stirling Prize 2025 - Appleby Blue Almshouse in Bermondsey - "A modern answer to the traditional almshouse, designed to combat loneliness" #RIBA #architecture www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Riba Stirling Prize 2025: Appleby Blue Almshouse named Britain's best new building
Appleby Blue Almshouse in London wins the Royal Institute of British Architects' Stirling Prize.
www.bbc.co.uk
October 17, 2025 at 11:17 AM
Wonderful inspiring winner of the RIBA Stirling Prize 2025 - Appleby Blue Almshouse in Bermondsey - "A modern answer to the traditional almshouse, designed to combat loneliness" #RIBA #architecture www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Always good to see a new issue of the excellent #Norfolk @camraofficial.bsky.social magazine - catching up on beer news at The Rose in #Norwich @rogerprotz.bsky.social
September 9, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Always good to see a new issue of the excellent #Norfolk @camraofficial.bsky.social magazine - catching up on beer news at The Rose in #Norwich @rogerprotz.bsky.social
Just moved offices and this treasure has appeared in the new office - dated 2006, the screen shots give an indication of the vintage! #Blackboard #VLE #LMS #VintageBlackboard
August 28, 2025 at 11:43 AM
Just moved offices and this treasure has appeared in the new office - dated 2006, the screen shots give an indication of the vintage! #Blackboard #VLE #LMS #VintageBlackboard
Really good to meet @eurostarjustin.bsky.social at the North Norfolk Railway today - hope you enjoyed your trip into Holt
August 22, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Really good to meet @eurostarjustin.bsky.social at the North Norfolk Railway today - hope you enjoyed your trip into Holt
Thought I should join in on this - lots of people sharing their maps today - have a go at smstone0.github.io#/uk-map
May 30, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Thought I should join in on this - lots of people sharing their maps today - have a go at smstone0.github.io#/uk-map
Great session planned for Blackboard User Group on Thurs 29th May at 16:00 BST with Rob Farmer from @uninorthampton.bsky.social looking at AI Conversation tools - sign up at learn.anthology.com/learn-ultra-...
May 22, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Great session planned for Blackboard User Group on Thurs 29th May at 16:00 BST with Rob Farmer from @uninorthampton.bsky.social looking at AI Conversation tools - sign up at learn.anthology.com/learn-ultra-...
Concluding challenges about personalised learning from @malcolmmurray.bsky.social #durbbu
April 3, 2025 at 10:19 AM
Concluding challenges about personalised learning from @malcolmmurray.bsky.social #durbbu
Hey @tmacneill.bsky.social your #durbbu cute kitten is in the conference keynote!
April 3, 2025 at 9:53 AM
Hey @tmacneill.bsky.social your #durbbu cute kitten is in the conference keynote!
The big welcome from @malcolmmurray.bsky.social #durbbu
April 3, 2025 at 9:36 AM
The big welcome from @malcolmmurray.bsky.social #durbbu
Thank you Georgia Mann for playing my suggestion of Beethoven Rage over a Lost Penny for the BBC Radio 3 Playlister this morning - listen again at 1:45:13 www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
Essential Classics - Celebrating classical greats - BBC Sounds
Georgia Mann plays the best in classical music
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March 31, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Thank you Georgia Mann for playing my suggestion of Beethoven Rage over a Lost Penny for the BBC Radio 3 Playlister this morning - listen again at 1:45:13 www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
Brilliant presentation about AI policies in Higher Education from the perspective of a neurodiverse student by Deano Lund at Leeds Trinity - all #HEIs should watch this and reflect on their "rules and regs" around #AI - youtu.be/o0VBu8AcO3E?...
Neurodiversity and the need for stable AI guidelines
YouTube video by Digitally Enhanced Education Webinars
youtu.be
March 31, 2025 at 11:39 AM
Brilliant presentation about AI policies in Higher Education from the perspective of a neurodiverse student by Deano Lund at Leeds Trinity - all #HEIs should watch this and reflect on their "rules and regs" around #AI - youtu.be/o0VBu8AcO3E?...
Looking forward to seeing everyone in Durham next week #durbbu
Heading for #durbbu this year? You can now download the final programme from the conference website: stories.durham.ac.uk/durbbu/
March 28, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Looking forward to seeing everyone in Durham next week #durbbu
Thoroughly enjoyed listening to @willmival.bsky.social discuss his favourite recordings of Bruckner Symphony No 4 - some wonderful classic readings and high quality modern discs - best Building a Library in a long time ~
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p...
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p...
March 27, 2025 at 9:41 AM
Thoroughly enjoyed listening to @willmival.bsky.social discuss his favourite recordings of Bruckner Symphony No 4 - some wonderful classic readings and high quality modern discs - best Building a Library in a long time ~
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p...
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p...
I played squaredle.com 03/19:
27/27 words (+4 bonus words)
📖 In the top 13% by bonus words
🔥 Solve streak: 1
27/27 words (+4 bonus words)
📖 In the top 13% by bonus words
🔥 Solve streak: 1
Squaredle
Squaredle is a daily word building game. Swipe letters in the grid to test your vocabulary every day and rise to the top of the leaderboards!
squaredle.com
March 18, 2025 at 7:13 PM
I played squaredle.com 03/19:
27/27 words (+4 bonus words)
📖 In the top 13% by bonus words
🔥 Solve streak: 1
27/27 words (+4 bonus words)
📖 In the top 13% by bonus words
🔥 Solve streak: 1
Thank you to the person who posted this Mindful March calendar by our office tea zone - lots of simple but very positive ideas and activities for each day this month #Mindful #Wellbeing #MentalHealth #MindfulMarch
March 10, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Thank you to the person who posted this Mindful March calendar by our office tea zone - lots of simple but very positive ideas and activities for each day this month #Mindful #Wellbeing #MentalHealth #MindfulMarch
Come and join the Blackboard Users Group - next session on Thursday 6th March 16:00 GMT, Carl Harrington from UEA will be presenting his Biology prep site - sign up at learn.anthology.com/learn-ultra-... #Blackboard #BUG
February 28, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Come and join the Blackboard Users Group - next session on Thursday 6th March 16:00 GMT, Carl Harrington from UEA will be presenting his Biology prep site - sign up at learn.anthology.com/learn-ultra-... #Blackboard #BUG
I'm going to the wonderful 23rd Durham Blackboard
Users' Conference - who else is going? #durbbu stories.durham.ac.uk/durbbu/
Users' Conference - who else is going? #durbbu stories.durham.ac.uk/durbbu/
23rd Annual Durham Blackboard Users' Conference
Join us in Durham from the 2nd to 4th of April 2025. Meet friends old and new friends, to talk about pedagogy and learning..
stories.durham.ac.uk
February 7, 2025 at 12:25 PM
I'm going to the wonderful 23rd Durham Blackboard
Users' Conference - who else is going? #durbbu stories.durham.ac.uk/durbbu/
Users' Conference - who else is going? #durbbu stories.durham.ac.uk/durbbu/
Really useful and pragmatic thoughts on a practical way to leave X - let's hope many HE accounts follow the lead from York with this #LeavingTwitter #GoodbyeX
February 4, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Really useful and pragmatic thoughts on a practical way to leave X - let's hope many HE accounts follow the lead from York with this #LeavingTwitter #GoodbyeX
Really interesting overview of the UK VLE market with analysis of the big four systems from 2024 - as always, well worth a read #VLE #LMS #EdTech
Check out my newly published annual review of the UK higher education VLE market, covering the current market share among the big four products Blackboard, Brightspace, Canvas, and Moodle, along with key trends, developments and product updates.
UK Higher Education VLE Market: 2024 Review — Neil Mosley Consulting
A review of the UK higher education VLE market in 2024, analysing key trends, market share, and product developments by higher education consultant Neil Mosley.
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February 4, 2025 at 10:13 AM
Still my favourite of all error pages - the Flickr "bad panda" page - worth getting an error to see this! (Flickr is usually super reliable and highly recommended 😀) #Flickr #BadPanda #error #ErrorPage
January 29, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Still my favourite of all error pages - the Flickr "bad panda" page - worth getting an error to see this! (Flickr is usually super reliable and highly recommended 😀) #Flickr #BadPanda #error #ErrorPage
With thanks to Rob Howe from Uni of Northampton, I'm loving the @wonkhe.bsky.social 404 error page - keep reading beyond the initial 404 bit - brilliant! wonkhe.com/404
wonkhe.com
January 21, 2025 at 12:17 PM
With thanks to Rob Howe from Uni of Northampton, I'm loving the @wonkhe.bsky.social 404 error page - keep reading beyond the initial 404 bit - brilliant! wonkhe.com/404