• Technology Couch Podcast – Episode 4

    In this episode I am joined by Lewis Richards (https://twitter.com/stroker) and discuss Digital, 21st Century Human and Transhumanism. At the time of recording the Copyright law was going through but has now been rejected. The podcast is also available in iTunes https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/technology-couch-podcast Podcast References: Leading Edge Forum 21st Century Human Huel Soylent Transhumanism Amal Graafstra…

  • Digital Fit in 2018: Build on your skills

    Keeping your skills up to date is a key part of being Digitally Fit. There is no definitive list of training that should be undertaken to become “Digital”, it depends upon your role requirements, however there are some topic areas that should be considered as a base set of skills to expand on. These topic…

  • Cardboard & Electronics Education

    Cardboard has been a part of childhood learning for a very long time, however its use has evolved from building things, making dens or sliding down grassy hills on it. The evolution on how this material is being used in learning is changing at a fast rate. Google have been leading the way with the…

  • Digital Fit in 2018: Social Data Security

    When you mention personal data at the moment, most people think straight away of the recent Facebook/Cambridge Analytica new story and how your personal data is being used. However when you take a step back from this story and look across your own digital ecosystem you are generating a lot of data across a lot…

  • Taking a Leap into Quantum – Hello World with Q#

    Back in December 2017, Microsoft announced a Quantum Development kit which uses Q # (Q Sharp) as its language. It is designed to be used with Visual Studio 2017.  Recently I decided to install the development kit and have a go at the usual “Hello World” example. The development kit is explained as being capable…

  • Technology Couch Podcast – Episode 3

    Episode 3 In this episode I am joined by Steve Nicholls (https://twitter.com/nichosteve1971) and discuss podcasting. The podcast is also available in iTunes https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/technology-couch-podcast Podcast References: Shoutcast COH  Sept 2009 Tutorial cast for COH. Nov 7 2010 The Coding Train

  • Discussing STEM subjects in the Classroom

    Its been a while since I last blogged (apologies for that), but  I have had a lot on recently. So here is a catch up on one of the activities I have been doing. Recently I have had an opportunity with two colleagues, to attend a school and take 4 classes (1 hour each class)…

  • STEM – Gaining Inspiration

    Encouraging young people to take STEM subjects is not always an easy task when you are speaking with them at career events. Finding talking points is a great way to start the conversation. Normally this is based around the roles I have carried out in my career and my own experiences at school, however this…

  • Digital Fit in 2018: Balancing the Noise

    Listening is one of the key skills in life and it is also the same across the various information streams, however you can get flooded with “noise” that you need to filter out to get to the messages and content that you want to hear about. I have written in the past about a Personal…

  • Technology Couch Podcast – Episode 2

    Episode 2 In this episode I am joined by Miranda Webb (https://twitter.com/mirandakaywebb1) and discuss Women in IT and Leadership, gender pay gap and STEM. The podcast is also available in iTunes https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/technology-couch-podcast Podcast References: http://www.northernpowerwomen.com/ http://forwardladies.com/ https://www.16personalities.com/free-personality-test Suggested Reading from Miranda: Now, Discover Your Strengths: and/or Strengths Based Leadership & redeem the gallop strengths finder 2.0…