Year: 2021

Perservence Gets Ready to Touch Down

Fusion Thoughts (March 2021) – It’s been emotional …

There is probably an entire blog post or research paper that could be written around emotional intelligence and engagement in fusion learning. The challenge, how to design learning and environments that support our ability to connect with the moment, but here are some links/resources that have caught my eye

SyntaxHighlighter-GAS code editing and result

A SyntaxHighlighter Evolved WordPress plugin for Google Apps Script contributors

With my published content I like to include useful code snippets. As I published on a self-hosted WordPress blog I’ve used plugins to help format the code to make it easier to understand and also aesthetically look nice. In this post I share a WordPress plugin I’ve developed for Google Apps Script syntax highlighting.

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Adding an unsubscribe link to the Google Workspace Solution Gallery ‘Mail merge using Gmail and Google Sheets’

Recently I came across a nice post from Ravgeet Dhillon, which looked at how to Add Unsubscribe link in emails using Google Apps Script. The solution uses a Google Sheet and a Google Apps Script web app to add an unsubscribe link to emails. As I noted when shared via AppsScriptPulse this is a useful addition if your mailing needs comply with PECR or similar electronic communications regulation compliance.

Having recently updated my ‘Create a mail merge using Gmail and Google Sheets’ in the Google Workspace Solution Gallery to handle inline images I thought it would be useful to show how this example can be extended to include a variation on Ravgeet’s post.

Association for Learning Technology to Edinburgh Futures Institute

From Association for Learning Technology to Edinburgh Futures Institute

After 7+ years working for the Association for Learning Technology (ALT) late last year my decision to leave the organisation was announced. My personal reflections and beginnings as Learning Design and Technology Lead at the Edinburgh Futures Institute.

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Everything you ever wanted to know about Gmail draft inline images and Google Apps Script but were afraid to ask

A common workflow solution in Google Apps Script is to use a Gmail draft message as a template for sending emails. For the user the benefit is they can draft a message in a familiar environment adding formatting without having to worry about writing HTML. A problem often encountered is the inclusion of inline images. This post looks at solving the issue of missing inline images.

Virtual Teams: Sharing our approach to leading a virtual team and surviving a pandemic – special podcast episode

So this month we are recording a special podcast episode, a reflective conversation about working from home, leading a virtual team… the ups and the downs… our best tips and tricks and also some of the highlights we have written about together over the past three years.

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