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Assessment Headroom: Space, Choice and Creativity
During my deliberations and discussions about assessment and feedback over the summer, I’ve been thinking about something I’m calling headroom—the gap… Read More
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The 1,2,3 Feedback Approach
This is a very quick blog post to share some practice that was recently noticed by an external colleague. It… Read More
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National Future Facing Learning Conference: Slide Deck
It’s been a busy time being ‘out and about’ at different events and giving talks. This is a richly rewarding… Read More
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Getting started with SoTL (Scholarship of Teaching and Learning)
In a recent visit to the University of Kent, a talk was given on the Scholarship of Learning and Teaching… Read More
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In conversation on authentic assessment
Last year I was part of a recorded conversation with my colleagues James Croxford and Jane Headley. We recorded what… Read More
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On engagement [inspired by the coming of spring]
Understanding and enhancing student engagement in higher education is a critical challenge that educators and institutions face, especially in the… Read More
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Slide Deck: Authentic Assessment and AI … Let’s Get Critical
Last week I had the pleasure of speaking at the University of Brighton’s Annual Education and Student experience conference (#BrightLearn23).… Read More
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Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Leadership (SoTLL) for PSF and Beyond [a long read]
It is clear from the new PSF guidance that development of strategic leadership is important for Principal Fellowship. This post… Read More
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Striking a Balance: Integrating AI into Assessment Practices
How might AI be used appropriately in assessment in a higher education context? [includes some sketched examples]. Read More
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What does an inclusive curriculum look like in the 21st Century? Presentation to Keele University’s Learning Design and Development Conference.
Today I spoke at Keele University for the Design and Development Mini-Conference. The homework question for the talk was What… Read More
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Slidedeck: Exploring our Response to AI in Higher Education
Yesterday I had the pleasure of presenting ”Exploring our response to AI in higher education” to the Connecting Legal Education… Read More
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A blueprinting curriculum methodology
This blog article is written to accompany my presentation today at Jisc’s Digifest event. Curriculum change at scale is always… Read More
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AI and Assessment in Higher Education: Reflections
*Disclaimer – this article was written with GPT, but not by GPT – explanation within. There has been a great… Read More
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Expanded Assessment Top Trumps
Last year I devised some assessment ‘Top Trumps’ cards which detailed 30 possible assessment types with the aim of starting… Read More
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Binary Choices? Authentic Assessment vs Traditional
I have been struck recently by the way that authentic assessment is often simplistically contrasted with ‘traditional assessment.’ A recent… Read More