Update to SOLE Model reflections
I have updated the SOLE Model website with a reflection on some staff development guidance offered by London Metropolitan University […]
Academic Professional Development, SOLE, Theoretical Perspectives
Academic Practice, Publications and Citations, Staff Development
Models of Distance and ‘Blended’ Learning
It is always a privilege to be listed with others whose work one admires. I was pointed recently to a
Announcements, Resources
Flickr archive promotes historic images
This new resource is called the Internet Archive Book Images and is available at https://www.flickr.com/photos/internetarchivebookimages/ Kalev Leetaru, an American Academic,
Internationalisation, POISE, Resources
Resources: Pre-arrival and pre-sessional support
The Higher Education Academy is currently running a Teaching International Students project which aims to support teaching staff in the
Academic Practice, International, Spanish, Staff Development, Toolkit
Universal application of the SOLE toolkit
I am very pleased that the model and the toolkit continue to attract attention despite the relative neglect that I
Publications and Citations
Faculty Resource: Update
The following article may prove helpful to Personal Tutors wanting to understand how different students respond to the process of
Academic Professional Development, Internationalisation, POISE
Sharing POISE with University of Gloucestershire
It was a great please to share the new POISE resource with colleagues at The University of Gloucestershire on Friday
Internationalisation, Web Resource
Study in the UK: A Practical Guide
The UK Council for International Student Affairs has a website crammed with useful information for students planning to come to
Internationalisation, Web Resource
Prepare for Success Resources: Student Support
An excellent resource for those wishing to explore their own preparedness to study, particularly overseas students looking to come and
Academic Professional Development, Epistemology, Learning Design, Taxonomy, Theoretical Perspectives
Visualisation of Educational Taxonomies
Sharing a paper today on the visualisation of educational taxonomies. I have finally got around to putting into a paper
Academic Practice, Staff Development
Evolving faculty roles and emerging learning spaces
I’ve been looking recently at a range of new builds in Universities and colleges in the UK and have been
Academic Professional Development, Epistemology, Internationalisation, Learning Design, Theoretical Perspectives, Thoughts, Idle and otherwise
Kaupapa Māori and the Pragmatic Pill
I delivered a webinar recently on technology enhanced learning. It was a 90-minute session (possibly too long) in Adobe Connect
Academic Professional Development, Teaching Practice, Thoughts, Idle and otherwise
Reflective Practice: a non-negotiable requirement for an effective educator
BPP colleague John Irving has taught me a great deal about reflection, self-coaching and self-observation since I joined BPP University
Publications and Citations, Toolkit
Reflected Glory: Sugata Mitra’s SOLE Toolkit
I’ve been surprised this week to find a sudden increase in my blog visitors. As these peeks happen occasionally I
Academic Professional Development, Epistemology, Learning Design, Research Projects, Teaching Practice, Theoretical Perspectives
Updated: Taxonomy Circles – Visualisations of Educational Domains
[See Courses on Educational Taxonomies] Updated higher quality versions are now available here Since October 17th 2012 [see updates] when
Academic Professional Development, Epistemology, Learning Design, Teaching Practice
Visualising Outcomes: domains, taxonomies and verbs
NOTE: updated high-quality visualisations of these taxonomies are available here. I think being able to visualise things is important. Faculty
Academic Professional Development, Learning Design, Thoughts, Idle and otherwise
Learning Design becomes mission critical
In my last posting I suggested that a module specification could usefully have four sections, clearly articulated, for Intended Learning
Academic Professional Development, Learning Design, Teaching Practice
Intended Learning Outcomes matter
MOOCs, self generated OER based curricula, kite-marking schemes, and elaborate credit transfer schemes are a reality in increasingly complex higher