Articulate Rise is a web-based authoring tool designed to support rapid course development with an emphasis on modern, mobile-friendly design.
Rise is optimised for the demands of today’s learners by delivering clean, scrollable layouts that look great on any device—desktop, tablet, or mobile.
A branching scenario created with Articulate Storyline offers learners an interactive, immersive experience that enhances decision-making skills and reinforces learning outcomes. In a branching scenario, learners navigate through a series of choices, each leading to different consequences and outcomes based on their decisions.
Moodle is one of the world’s most popular learning management systems (LMS), designed specifically for education. Since its creation in 2002, Moodle has become a leading tool for online learning, widely adopted by schools, universities, and institutions globally. This open-source platform offers an extensive range of features that support and enhance learning, including course management, student assessment, and communication tools, making it a versatile solution for both in-person and remote learning contexts.
Vyond is an online animation software platform where I can create engaging, professional-quality animated videos quickly and easily.
In the context of learning and development, Vyond is especially valuable as it enhances the appeal and retention of training material by transforming complex information into visually appealing, easily digestible narratives. By making learning content more interactive and accessible, Vyond fosters better learner engagement and supports diverse educational goals across industries.
HitsvilleUK.com is the website that showcases the research and graphic design work of Dr Russ Bestley.
Russ’s research in to punk graphic design from 1976 to 1984 is visually represented on the site alongside Russ’s portfolio of punk graphic design work. If you are a graphic designer or interested in the punk era then this is a great resource and a site that is well worth a visit. A highlight is the punk singles matrix which is a visual timeline of all the punk singles released in the punk era.
Goodbye Mr McKenzie were fronted by Martin Metcalfe and were an interesting line up with Shirley Manson, who later found worldwide fame with Garbage, and ex Exploited guitarist John Duncan who later became Nirvana’s guitar tech. The full line up was Martin Metcalfe, Big John Duncan, Derek Kelly, Shirley Manson, Rona Scobie and Fin Wilson. Their debut album Good Deeds and Dirty Rags was released in 1989 and is regarded as a classic.
Roll forward to the present and Martin, Kelly and Fin are still together and producing music as The Filthy Tongues. Brilliant music too. There are two Filthy Tongues albums, Jacob’s Ladder and Back to Hell and I can’t recommend them highly enough. If you haven’t heard of the band then you should find the albums on Spotify and give them a listen.
A little while back a friend gifted me a book. It was such an apt gift for me as the book (details at the end) is all about setting up a home studio without using expensive gear. That has been my philosophy all the way (through necessity) and the good news is, I have been able to get some pretty decent results.
The Talking Heads has been a venue in Southampton for as long as I have lived here. Not so long ago it relocated to the Polygon area of the city. Always a great gig and even better in the new space. Sadly though it is no longer and has gone the way of so many small venues. What a loss for new music.
