Higher Education
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Diversifying assessment (and assessment generally)
After a inspiring Learning & Teaching Forum lead by Professor Chris Rust of Oxford Brookes, I pledged my post session… Read More
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Employer engagement in HE: Building for the Future
Today I was at the HEFCE Employer Engagement Conference at The Studio in Manchester. This event brought together very many… Read More
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Strategy and mission
Having poured over some fairly hard going documentation and policy text books for a few days for assorted reasons I… Read More
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Making employer and university partnerships work – accredited employer-led learning
Tonight, at the University of Derby Work-based Futures V conference, we saw the launch of a new book titled “Making… Read More
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Learning transitions and playing with concept map
In an attempt to unscramble my own thoughts and make them remain in my head longer than the time it… Read More
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Value for money in HE
In a rather refreshing THES article this week Paul Ramsden considers infantilising students. There is some sensible consideration of contact… Read More
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Opinion on markets
There is an enormous amount of recoiling in horror going on tonight about the marketisation of higher education. It has… Read More
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Professional Doctorates …
I’ve been looking at professional doctorates and asking • What are they? • What are the pros and cons? Some… Read More
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Word count
At various points (forever) I have been pressed on the issue of wordcount, by students and colleagues. In the past,… Read More
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Wrapping training for relevant HE
One way in which REEDNet has succeeded at enhancing work-focussed learning has been through the development and use of wrapper… Read More
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Validated: Professional Studies Framework featuring an online cohort of individuals
Last week Harper Adams University College validated ‘The Professional Studies Framework’. The framework will facilitate the negotiation of employer sponsored… Read More