Digital Learning: Insights & Resources

Articles by the MTU Technology Enhanced Learning Team

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Born Clippy

The final part of the "Born Clippy" series, trying to look at what the AI Clippy tsunami might tell us about the tech moment and movement we currently find ourselves swamped in.

Born Clippy

In part 3 of this series, we look perspectives learned from working in edtech towards the ongoing AI tsunami and why both the minute specifics and the broader context are important - despite attempts to often obfuscate both. Final part coming soon

Writing a book chapter for the first time

Writing a chapter for How to Use Digital Learning with Confidence and Creativity challenged me to trust my voice as an instructional designer. In this post, I reflect on that journey — from research and feedback to finding confidence in sharing my own perspective.

Born Clippy

In part 2 of this series, we look at some of the more insidious reasons for inserting AI Clippys into everything and what may be actually driving those decisions. We also examine how vendors are deliberately marketing a distorted vision of AI and how this has the potential to (badly) backfire

Higher Education

Born Clippy

Clippy was annoying, but at least it meant well. Today’s AI assistants—Clippy 2.25—are smarter but just as intrusive, and with murkier motives. If we didn’t like helpful interruptions then, why are we embracing them now?

Universal design for learning (UDL)

Supporting your neurodivergent colleagues from the perspective of an autistic person

Sharing personal insights as a recently diagnosed autistic professional, this post explores how workplaces can better support neurodivergent colleagues with practical accommodations and inclusive practices—embracing diversity beyond formal diagnoses.

Book Editing Featured

How to Edit a Book with Confidence and Creativity

By Donna Lanclos (with Gearóid O Súilleabháin, and Tom Farrelly) Among other things I am an author, and have written one single-authored book, as well as one co-authored book. I write articles, contribute book chapters and also (evidently) blog about various topics. But up until recently I had never edited