David Hopkins

@hopkinsdavid.bsky.social

690 followers 340 following 910 posts

Revolutionising online learning
Strategy, technology, innovation
Empowering teams & organisations
On BSky and Linkedin mainly. Not Twitter
Author (self-publ): #EdTechBook & #EdTechRations & #CorporateDominion & #StillHuman .. more

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David Hopkins @hopkinsdavid.bsky.social · Aug 14

Hello to my new connections. I write mainly about learning design & technology in UK HE, but am interested in leveraging technology to transform learning experiences, ensuring education is not just accessible but engaging, scalable, and impactful. Let's chat!
#EdTech #Learning #Education #eLearning

David Hopkins @hopkinsdavid.bsky.social · 2h

Hopefully: "If I could send one word to the bin forever it would be ‘hope’."
"Hope implies a lack of control … Hope implies a lack of planning."
#100DaysToOffload #Positivity #Hope
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Hopefully

If I could send one word to the bin forever it would be ‘hope’. This is such a negative word, and I’m annoyed at myself for using it just as much as I’m annoyed when other p…

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David Hopkins @hopkinsdavid.bsky.social · 7h

Curiosity - "Silence doesn’t come from people lacking something. It can come from people protecting themselves."
#100DaysToOffload
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Curiosity

Why do people stop asking questions. It’s not because they don’t have questions but because past experience has taught them to be quiet. Silence isn’t usually created by a single comment or a…

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David Hopkins @hopkinsdavid.bsky.social · 1d

every time

Theo Priestley @tprstly.com · 3d

Aye

Reposted by David Hopkins

Sardonicus @sardonicus.eu · 1d

growlery (grou ler ē) n.
A place of refuge or sanctuary for use while one is out of sorts or in an ill humor.

(ENGLISH)

Reposted by Steve Peers, David Hopkins, Aurélien Mondon

Theo Priestley @tprstly.com · 3d

Aye

David Hopkins @hopkinsdavid.bsky.social · 4d

‘2025 Voice of the Online Learner (UK Edition)’
"This report doesn’t claim to solve the challenges of online learning, but it ... telling us how to design better ones."
👉 Read my summary here: www.dontwasteyourtime.co.uk/elearning/20...

‘2025 Voice of the Online Learner (UK Edition)’

This week marked the release of ‘Voice of the Online Learner (UK Edition)’. This is the first time UK-specific insight has been published, being based on data from the US until now. It’…

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David Hopkins @hopkinsdavid.bsky.social · 4d

My #3GoodThings for w/e Nov 21st, 2025.

1. Love an autumnal, frosty morning. ❄️
2. Counting down to my next trip aboard, a flying visit to Riga. ✈️
3. Still enjoying Taboo (2017). Such a great series. 📺

David Hopkins @hopkinsdavid.bsky.social · 5d

Had to be.
Framed #1350
🎥 🟥 🟩 ⬛ ⬛ ⬛ ⬛
framed.wtf

Framed - The daily movie guessing game

Guess the movie from 6 frames. Come back each day to see if you can guess the daily movie, or visit the archive to answer the days that you missed!

framed.wtf

David Hopkins @hopkinsdavid.bsky.social · 5d

Ooops, just seen a poster for some award or other, saying 'I'm a finalist' but the font they used is awful and hard to read ... I read it as 'I'm a fascist'. Easy mistake to make, yes?

David Hopkins @hopkinsdavid.bsky.social · 5d

'Many English universities to report deficits despite rise in tuition fees'
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Many English universities to report deficits despite rise in tuition fees

Continued funding squeeze and volatile student enrolment will continue to hit finances, regulator warns

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David Hopkins @hopkinsdavid.bsky.social · 5d

Dear Kevin. If you call it ‘house of the year’ you’d better make sure you actually have houses that look lived in, not just architectural perfection (and often uninhabited). #HouseOfTheYear

David Hopkins @hopkinsdavid.bsky.social · 6d

Ever find it difficult to manage your own calendar because of the events and meetings that other people fill it with?
#100DaysToOffload
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Focus time

Ever find it difficult to manage your own calendar because of the events and meetings that other people fill it with? A simple tip I’ve used and told people about is to use a repeating event …

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David Hopkins @hopkinsdavid.bsky.social · 6d

"...predictability only shows that I’m consistent in the values that matter: how I show up, how I work, how I treat people. Beyond that, no one gets to decide what I’m capable of or where I’m heading next." #100DaysToOffload #Wellbeing
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Predictable

I’ve been called predictable more than once in my life. It’s usually said as if the person has revealed something fixed or negative about me; an assumption that my next step is already mapped out, …

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David Hopkins @hopkinsdavid.bsky.social · 6d

Strategy succeeds or fails in the space between meetings, in the daily routines that either help or hinder staff as they try to do their jobs well.
“Built around people”
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Built around people

In a recent post, I wrote about the importance of building infrastructure around the needs of students, keeping things clear, consistent, and supportive of how they navigate their learning. That pi…

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David Hopkins @hopkinsdavid.bsky.social · 7d

♥️

iannlou.bsky.social @iannlou.bsky.social · 7d

40 years ago today the world was introduced to a small boy and his best friend. Happy birthday Calvin & Hobbes.

Calvin & Hobbes walking along a tree trunk laid across a river as a bridge.

Reposted by Steven French, David Hopkins, Ann Bartow

iannlou.bsky.social @iannlou.bsky.social · 7d

40 years ago today the world was introduced to a small boy and his best friend. Happy birthday Calvin & Hobbes.

David Hopkins @hopkinsdavid.bsky.social · 7d

Fair enough.

David Hopkins @hopkinsdavid.bsky.social · 8d

Hi @jamesclay.bsky.social Are you not on LinkedIn any more?

David Hopkins @hopkinsdavid.bsky.social · 8d

What perfect album came out the year you turned 16?

Cover image of Queen's 13th studio album, The Miracle, released on May 22, 1989

David Hopkins @hopkinsdavid.bsky.social · 8d

Going for an interview? Reading and watching all these guides on "fake it 'til you make it" and "be more assertive"?
Just be you. This is the best advice I can give you from my experiences on both sides of the interview panel. Just be you.
#Interview
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Just be you

I’ve written a few interview/job-related posts over the years and wanted to add one more important item to the list. But first, here are some of those interview or application-related posts; …

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David Hopkins @hopkinsdavid.bsky.social · 10d

Just ask the damn question and leave it at that. All these 2-3 minutes of extra waffle are annoying and unnecessary.
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Just ask the damn question

[Rant] I was listening to an interview with one of my favourite bands this week, and the interviewer asked this question of the vocalist and songwriter: ”How do you feel about the status of being t…

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David Hopkins @hopkinsdavid.bsky.social · 11d

My #3GoodThings for w/e Nov 14th, 2025.

1. Visiting another 6th form college with my youngest as he decides where to do his A-levels. 🎓
2. Staying warm and dry in this crappy weather. 🌧️
3. Watching Tom Hardy in the excellent #Taboo for the nth time. I love this show, v.happy there's to be a S2. 📺

David Hopkins @hopkinsdavid.bsky.social · 12d

Sadly too cloudy for us to see last night, but have many photos on my phone of the last 10 times I've seen the aurora (UK, Finland, Sweden, and Iceland). Love it, different every time, and magical when ever and where ever it happens!

David Hopkins @hopkinsdavid.bsky.social · 14d

Ten years ago, I wrote about ‘What makes a good online learning experience?‘ This post reflects on what was right then, what we got wrong or missed, what has changed, and what quality looks like now. #Learning #OnlineLearning #StudentExperience www.dontwasteyourtime.co.uk/elearning/wh...

What makes a good online learning experience (2025)?

Ten years ago, I wrote about ‘What makes a good online learning experience?’, exploring what makes a good online learning experience. At the time, a great deal of focus was aimed at MOO…

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David Hopkins @hopkinsdavid.bsky.social · 15d

It’s the internet, of course some one’s ‘wrong’ on it (and they’re probably doing it to piss you off. And only you!!)

David Hopkins @hopkinsdavid.bsky.social · 15d

#LookUp. Great advice.

David Hopkins @hopkinsdavid.bsky.social · 15d

Go for a walk. Now. Go on, take a hike. If you work remotely you no longer have the commute or walk from station/car park to the office, so there's even more reason to get out and go for a walk. #Wellbeing #MentalHealth
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Go for a walk

Before Covid and lockdown, I’d have a 15-minute walk from the car park to the office and my desk. At the end of the day, I’d do the same. During the first lockdown, when we were permitt…

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David Hopkins @hopkinsdavid.bsky.social · 15d

Oops, autocorrect changed 'know' to 'knob'. 😜

David Hopkins @hopkinsdavid.bsky.social · 18d

'OfS reported for non-compliance' wonkhe.com/wonk-corner/...

OfS reported for non-compliance

Can OfS even statutory instrument?

wonkhe.com

David Hopkins @hopkinsdavid.bsky.social · 18d

My #3GoodThings for w/e Nov 7th, 2025.

1. Positive conversations on my next role. Watch this space. 🙏
2. Thoughts of selling my #Lego are passing, but needs must and it could still happen. 🚗
3. Remembrance Sunday, Nov 9th. #LestWeForget.

Lady laying Remembrance Day poppy on a soldiers helmet.

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