The Ding-O-Meter

Allan Atlee is Deputy Director at the Glasgow School of Art, and the former Dean of Academic Strategy at Central Saint Martins in London. Through his teaching work, management roles and creative practice, Allan has developed a valuable perspective on the challenges and opportunities currently facing creative education.  In this episode, Allan shares his experiences of how creative disciplines...

Emma Henry is a learning designer who helps businesses develop products and apps that have a positive impact on learning. She's also a gamification ninja, and regularly helps companies align their products more clearly with learners' needs. In this episode, Emma reveals why gamification in online learning often fails, and explains what you can do about it.

Dr Emi Garzitto is a conflict coach and workplace climate specialist. For years, Emi has been doing awesome work in schools to help kids deal with conflict, and she’s now helping people and businesses adopt conflict resolution strategies to improve outcomes. In this episode, Emi explains how we need to be more aware of how to read our own and others’ body language as we all work increasingly onlin...

Meg Bisineer is an animator, visual artist and associate professor at the California College of the Arts. Meg was supposed to be having a year's sabbatical to focus on her research, but instead found herself stranded in London unable to return to the United States. In this episode, Meg tells the story of her journey and of how she's planning to teach online from the other side of the world.

David James is Chief Learning Officer at Looop, where he helps businesses use a data-driven approach to solving business problems with Learning and Development. In this episode, David argues how using data and a resource-based approach to supporting employees can help the traditional L&D function evolve in response to the demands of the digital age.

Helen Curston is a former broadcast journalist and BBC TV producer who now runs the TV Production courses at the University for the Creative Arts. In this episode, Helen shares her experiences of teaching online during lockdown, and offers practical suggestions for getting the best out of people while working remotely.

Francesca Maxwell is an award-winning artist who has worked with Wes Anderson, Tim Burton and Aardman Animations. She also happens to be an awesome educator who regards online learning as an essential skill for anyone wanting to work in the film industry. In this episode, Francesca reveals some of her secrets for providing awesome online learning.