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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

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Chris Havergal @chrishavergal.bsky.social · 8h
Job losses in the UK university sector could run at 10,000 each year, UEA vice-chancellor David Maguire warns www.timeshighereducation.com/news/uk-univ... via @helenpacker.bsky.social
UK universities ‘could cut 10,000 jobs every year’
Academics claim changes made to higher education system a decade ago have divided sector into ‘winners and losers’, with government-imposed limits on income exacerbating financial challenges
www.timeshighereducation.com

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David Hopkins @hopkinsdavid.bsky.social · 8h
My #3GoodThings for w/e Nov 28th, 2025.

1. Reluctantly putting Xmas decs up 'early' 🎄
2. Very proud of youngest Hopkins and his mock-GCSE preparation. 🎓
3. On my travels tomorrow; a new country and new culture to explore. 🌍

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David Hopkins @hopkinsdavid.bsky.social · 1d
Classic. Funny and not all that far from the truth.

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Tim Bale @timbale.bsky.social · 1d
Loved this characteristically thorough yuletide debunking by @monkemma.bsky.social
No, Tesco Hasn’t Cancelled Christmas
A myth-busting explainer on Tesco trees, ‘renamed’ cakes, and the real purpose behind these manufactured panics.
monkdebunks.substack.com

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Jim Dickinson @jimdickinson.bsky.social · 2d
"Fifty higher education providers at risk of exiting market in England, MPs told"
Fifty higher education providers at risk of exiting market in England, MPs told
Regulator says 24 are at more immediate risk and may have to stop degree courses within next 12 months
www.theguardian.com

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David Hopkins @hopkinsdavid.bsky.social · 2d
You’ve been kidnapped. The characters from the last TV show you watched are trying to rescue you. Who’s coming to save you?

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Inside Higher Ed @insidehighered.com · 2d
Opinion | It’s Time to Pull the Plug on ChatGPT at Cal State

Recent lawsuits suggest ChatGPT poses an unacceptable risk to our students’ mental health. https://bit.ly/4pyhdjj

#EDUSky #AcademicSky #HigherEd
A close-up of apps on a smartphone screen; a thumb is poised above the icon for ChatGPT. The background is dark.

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David Hopkins @hopkinsdavid.bsky.social · 3d
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 · 3d
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 · 4d
every time

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Sardonicus @sardonicus.eu · 4d
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)

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Theo Priestley @tprstly.com · 6d
Aye

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David Hopkins @hopkinsdavid.bsky.social · 7d
‘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 · 7d
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. 📺

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David Hopkins @hopkinsdavid.bsky.social · 8d
Had to be.
Framed #1350
🎥 🟥 🟩 ⬛ ⬛ ⬛ ⬛
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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!
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David Hopkins @hopkinsdavid.bsky.social · 8d
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?

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David Hopkins @hopkinsdavid.bsky.social · 8d
'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
www.ft.com

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David Hopkins @hopkinsdavid.bsky.social · 8d
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

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David Hopkins @hopkinsdavid.bsky.social · 9d
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 · 9d
"...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 · 9d
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 · 10d
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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.

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iannlou.bsky.social @iannlou.bsky.social · 10d
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.

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David Hopkins @hopkinsdavid.bsky.social · 10d
Fair enough.

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David Hopkins @hopkinsdavid.bsky.social · 11d
Hi @jamesclay.bsky.social Are you not on LinkedIn any more?

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David Hopkins @hopkinsdavid.bsky.social · 11d
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

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David Hopkins @hopkinsdavid.bsky.social · 11d
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 · 13d
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 · 14d
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. 📺

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David Hopkins @hopkinsdavid.bsky.social · 15d
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!