EUA seeking research funding sustainability
The European University Association (EUA) released a report “Strategies for the financial sustainability of European Universities alliances” last week. The […]
Higher Education
Empower Learners for the Age of AI: a reflection
During the Empower Learners for the Age of AI (ELAI) conference earlier in December 2022, it became apparent to me
Free Online CPD Course on Learning Outcomes (until 14th January 2023)
Have you got some time for professional development over the holiday period? Or do you have colleagues or design teams
The Metaverse explained for university leaders: opportunities and decisions ahead (4/4)
Who should universities watch? The question is to what extent universities feel the need to step into the developmental space
The Metaverse explained for university leaders: challenges for universities ahead (3/4)
Press coverage of recent cryptocurrency disruptions and the significant staff reductions at Twitter and Meta is giving pause for thought
Metaverse explained for University Leaders: What is currently possible within the Metaverse? 2/4
I am not selling anything here. That should be self-evident given that my answer to the question “what is currently
Metaverse explained for University Leaders: A simple guide to the immersive future (1/4)
University Leaders will doubtless come away from the latest round of late summer conferences with ideas about how to seize
The threat to the integrity of educational assessments is not from ‘essay mills’ but from Artificial Intelligence (AI)
The threat to the integrity of educational assessments is no longer from ‘essay mills’ and contract cheating but from Artificial
Academic Practice, Assessment, Feedback, Higher Education, International, Tertiary Education
Evaluation, Assessment and Feedback (Guidance to Educators)
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Academic Practice, Academic Professional Development, Higher Education, Tertiary Education
Guidance for Educators: Avoiding Burnout
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Guidance to Educators: Developing professional relationships
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Guidance for Educators: From Simplicity to Complexity
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Why I am not a social-constructivist
I have never believed in social-constructivism. At least not the way the educational anthropologists’ definition of the phenomena has been
A new national vocational learning strategy. What could a Te Pūkenga Ako Strategy look like?
Te Pūkenga (https://tepūkenga.ac.nz), the centralised vocational tertiary organisation in New Zealand created in the last two years, represents an exciting
Blended by us or differentiated by learners: the future of courseware design
Ten years ago, in 2011, I wrote a blog entitled ‘there’s no such things as blended learning’, which essentially suggested
How is leadership in higher education responding to changing notions of autonomy and accountability?
With the disruption to delivery models, timetables, and staff and student expectations in the last 18 months some institutions are struggling to maintain their faculty’s motivation and commitment. Some are wrestling with changing notions of autonomy and accountability.
University Learning and Teaching Strategies Post-Covid
One characteristic of a four to five year Learning and Teaching Strategy (LTS) is that it should require a complete
Academic Professional Development, Conferences, Workshops, Meetings, e-learning, Higher Education, International, Learning Design, Tertiary Education
Is the Future of Education Inevitably Going to be Digital First?
The FLANZ webinar ‘Is the Future of Education Inevitably Going to be Digital First?’, held 6th November 2020, was a