MakeStaticSite

Foreword I am pleased to report that the first fruit of this website is MakeStaticSite, software that addresses especially the issues of performance and security, which are ever-present when publishing websites online. It does this by replacing almost all server-side Read More …

Software

The digital world is made up of software and hardware and increasingly permeates our lives. Analogous to making material donations, many developers offer software freely for the wider community in the hope that others may benefit also. They typically do Read More …

Cognitive Interventions

How do we design systems that lead to generally wholesome states of mind? Having studied some of the psychological observations concerning social media, it is evident that cognitive interventions already feature prominently, generally in a way that fosters addiction, which Read More …

Sigala

The Sigala project concerns the research, design and development of software systems to support sustainable social networking.  It is the main focus of my endeavours for the foreseeable future. The Problem Why is there so much discontent with existing the Read More …

RAMBLE

Date: 2004-2005 Brief: This project was to demonstrate how service-oriented architecture (SOA) could link personal learning spaces and institutional systems. Roles: Principle Investigator (JISC-funded project, staff member of the Learning Technologies Group, Oxford University Computing Service), systems analyst and systems Read More …