Saving the LectureI wrote this blog post together with the fantastic folks at 448 Studio with whom I have worked on their Scottish Enterprise grant over the…Jul 17, 2023Jul 17, 2023
Could viral marketing solve student absenteeism ?Student absenteeism is a perennial problem in higher education. As a lecturer, I’ve frequently stood in half-filled auditoriums feeling…Aug 23, 2021Aug 23, 2021
Launching HandlFor the past year or so I’ve been thinking about classrooms, how they work, and how we might use technology to improve them. I’ve been…Jun 2, 20211Jun 2, 20211
Embrace the complexityAround 1:00 AM, on a night just before Christmas in 2009, I sat at my desk and wept tears of frustrated exhaustion into my laptop. Having…Aug 5, 2020Aug 5, 2020
Assessment for gamersWhen I was 14 I took my French GCSE. My French teacher, Madame Percival, had studied the exam and mark scheme intricately. She taught us…Oct 13, 2019Oct 13, 2019
Woodshedding: Teaching programming not problem solvingBefore I talk about programming, I’d like to put forward a theory: every discipline has its own myths. I’m referring to those beliefs…Jun 2, 2019Jun 2, 2019