So what are we doing after work? Drink? Food? Bowling. Erm, I have an idea, why don’t we do something different, something challenging for the Helastel team, something that keeps us in touch with the Bristolian vibe as well as keeping us fit. “Let’s do the Bristol 10k” said enthusiastically…..

It can be uncomfortable to think of a charity in business terms, can seem too trivial or inappropriate for the sector. In our work with charitable organisations however, we’ve seen huge benefit and indeed relief in applying sound business concepts and technology to the nonprofit sector. By rethinking….

Online assessment is like the skeleton in the body of an e-learning programme, it holds the rest together and provides necessary structure. The lesson content itself, the way it is presented and the overall quality of the user experience go a long way, but it is the assessment that makes or breaks the course. The keys to intelligent online assessment aren’t complex by any means, but they can be remarkably simple to overlook with so many other aspects to consider.

As with all great ideas, this one was born in the maelstrom of an end of week trip to the pub. I mentioned that I had recently held a small LAN party for friends and how we had raided my housemates offices for enough furniture. This triggered off a slew of questions, beginning with the usual what is….

Happy Birthday Ian

Ian was in work as normal today, but today wasn’t normal for him.  He’d come into work on his birthday! Poor guy, this is practically a sin and most certainly an unwritten rule. 

To offset this law breaking he was punished with an office rendition of Happy Birthday, which to the….

Pool of the ball variety

(Jon missing the black ball for the 2nd time here, 3rd time lucky?)

So, venturing out of the office, we make our way to a new destination (as we try to every time we go out) to celebrate the start of the weekend or the end of the week (the decision is yours). A game a pool….