Research
Research projects have included work on POISE, DiAL-e, SOLE Model, 3V model, the 8 Stage Learning Development Framework (8-SLDF) and educational texonomies. Most of this work is open access.
Consultancy
I provide guidance to educational development departments in the English-speaking tertiary sector worldwide, undertaking courses, programmes, and institutional reviews, with the occasional course intervention.
Development
Professional development has been at the core of my strategic engagements, and I am thrilled to be able to share some of these things in my writing, academic posters and stand-alone courses.
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Ipsative Portfolio Assessment: a response to AI
First posted on Substack The AI arms race still rages. Students will identify AI writing support tools, educators will rearm themselves with AI-aware plagiarism-detection software, and students will source apps that can bypass the detection software. Institutions are increasingly prioritising the ease with which mass assessments can be marked. Governments are revising legislation that banned…
Building Beautiful Learning – a Manifesto
FIRST PUBLISHED ON SUBSTACK In 2007, I was invited to deliver a ‘keynote’ at the opening of the National e-Learning Centre in Zagreb, Croatia. I was then the Head of e-Learning and the Head of the Centre for Learning Development at the University of Hull. I argued then that the “e” in e-learning should stand…
All You Need Is Love (and a Master’s Degree)
I recognise that specialist courses, ‘Star Wars’ Studies, or Soap Opera Studies, often attract significant criticism from discipline purists. However, having a focus, a passion, and a shared point of reference that engages students across a range of disciplines, including cultural studies, sociology, anthropology, and economics, is a way to engage interest and ensure motivation—exposing…
Flexible Learning and the Policy Challenges
What impact is flexible learning having on learners from K-12 through to professional development? New Zealand has remarkably high levels of digital access across the population. Why aren’t we out performing other countries in educational measurements? This piece serves to introduce a series of six challenges faced by policy makers around flexible learning. These six…
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