ABOUT ME

HELLO

I'm John, a learning technologist based in Glasgow. My work sits in the gap between what technology can do and what teachers and learners actually need: helping colleagues feel confident with digital tools, and helping institutions choose and use them well.

I've spent my career in Scottish further and higher education, from national support work with Jisc to supporting staff across a newly merged college. I currently work at South Lanarkshire College in East Kilbride.

THE QUEST LOG

Where I've worked, most recent first.

1. LEARNING TECHNOLOGIST

   South Lanarkshire College · East Kilbride · Present

   Supporting staff and learners to get more from digital tools and shaping how technology is used for teaching and learning across the college.

2. LEARNING TECHNOLOGY

   City of Glasgow College · Glasgow

   Worked with the learning technologies team supporting staff across Scotland's largest college, formed from the merger of three Glasgow colleges. Joining a large, newly merged institution made consistent, high-quality support a daily challenge.

3. JISC RSC SCOTLAND

   Jisc Regional Support Centre for Scotland

   Helped colleges and universities across Scotland make better use of technology, including running events such as the 2013 workshop on the Digital Practitioner and mobile technologies with colleagues Joan Walker and Shelaine Douglas.

4. UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW

   Glasgow

   An earlier chapter in higher education at one of Scotland's oldest universities.

WHAT I CARE ABOUT

• Pedagogy first, technology second.
• Digital confidence for staff as well as students.
• Practical, accessible approaches that work in real classrooms.
• Thinking carefully about new tools, including generative AI.

SAY HELLO

You can find me on LinkedIn. If something on this site sparks a thought, I'd like to hear it.