Steve is interested in how the web is changing education for learners, staff and institutions. He enjoys the challenge of explaining new technologies to people and strives to make innovation as simple and painless as possible!

Steve's interests include social media, podcasting, digital video and animation, remote training, presentation design & mobile technologies. Before Netskills, Steve spent 8 years as a researcher at Nottingham University working on HIV vaccines.

Recent Projects

Web2practice

Guides to emergent web technologies and innovative practice for researchers, teachers and administrators. Licensed through creative commons for educational use/reuse.

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Institutional Responses to Emergent Technologies

A supporting studies and synthesis project that produced a range of guidance materials to help institutions respond to new technologies.

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Improving your Online Presence events

A series of events on search engine optimisation, social media and the semantic web. Developed for the Strategic Content Alliance.

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Recent Presentations

• JISC Dev8D lightning talk 'It's all Geek to me'
• UCISA Masterclass: Fresh ideas for successful IT training
• Online podcasting training for JISC RSC-NW
• Newcastle University Communications Toolkit
• JISC conference 2010
• Supporting Professional Development for Engagement

From my Blog

• IPA Online – building a site to teach phonetics
• weeknote 03
• weeknote 02

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What I'm Doing (on Twitter)

• Enjoying a week caravanning near Scarborough. Late summer weather making it feel more like France (with decent fish & chips)

What I'm reading

• Google Apps Education Training Center
• QR Code and Two dimensional Bar Code News
• 'I could do that!' | Add your comments to the artworks on the streets

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