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Principles and frameworks that inform the design of accessible, meaningful, and engaging digital learning experiences.
Book Editing

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.
10 Jul 2025 4 min read
AI

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
25 Jun 2025 4 min read
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?
03 Jun 2025 5 min read
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
22 Apr 2025 9 min read
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