5 key roles for supporting teachers and students to change educational practice
Changing how we teach and learn is often a messy and inefficient process. In this article, I will describe an ideal change cycle, which I think...
June 25, 2020
Should we use anonymous discussion and messaging channels?
There are very good reasons for wanting to allow anonymous student participation in discussion forums and messaging channels. Students can feel less inhibited, more open to...
June 25, 2020
For teaching we must now adopt a connectivist mindset
Education has very suddenly moved to a hybrid and flexible mode, sometimes referred to as “hyflex”. What does that mean? Hybrid: The media in which these...
June 11, 2020
Use MS Teams like a pro
That’s an attention grabbing headline, but the message behind it is simple: You can use Teams for videoconferencing, and it’s OK. But that’s like using an...
May 27, 2020
Two (virtual) heads are better than one for online lectures
Bo Kelestyn and I were asked to do an online version of our Introduction to Design Thinking lecture for the Humanitarian Engineering MSc at Warwick University....
May 21, 2020
Planning for students, inspired by the Japanese Kanban method
Kanban is simply the Japanese word for signboard. But also one of the most popular and effective methods for organising work. It has enabled people in...
May 19, 2020
5 key types of (digital, online) collaboration
This is an excerpt from the unit I created for the Warwick Online Learning Certificate, a course completed by thousands of undergraduates at Warwick University. It...
May 14, 2020
Schopenhauer on Education
Inspired by Warwick Philosophy’s David Bather Woods, i’ve been reading some essays by 19th Century German philosopher Arthur Schopenhauer. A fascinating but troubling philosopher, some of...
May 3, 2020
Lesson: think about the difference between on campus and online learning
Introduction This technique will supercharge your learning! It’s not a technology, but rather, a way of thinking that makes it much easier for you to adopt...
April 13, 2020