An argument for lobbying on the HE funding for high-cost subjects
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Reflections on how inorganic exam questions are marked in cases where several theories are capable of rationalising the observations.
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Reflections on my experiences of doing a highly-theoretical maths course in the first year of my Chemistry degree
Read MoreA discussion about whether it would be technically possible to fund PhD studentships through the vehicle of the apprenticeship levy.
Read MoreA blog post on a specific format of exam question which asks students to match up one list with another.
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Reflections on Lecture Capture as a policy decision
Read MoreA short description of the song followed by a reflection on what you might get from listening to it.
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A discussion of a few pieces of HESA finance data, with a view to thinking about how the community might identify and support at-risk Chemistry Departments.
Read MoreI had a lot of conversations about academic workloads during the superb ViCEPHEC23 conference in Durham. I wanted to collate some of the things I heard into a short blog.
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Analysis of the HESA salary data for Chemistry academics, paying particular attention to age, ethnicity, gender, disability, and stratifying this by contract type (teaching-only, research-only, teaching & research).
Read MoreSome reflections on the specific procedures of anticipatory and retrospective administration involved in securing equity in assessments.
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I’ve written a book of the organic reaction mechanisms I learned for my finals exams. This blog post gives a flavour of what the book looks like.
Read MoreA blog making the case for framing awarding gaps as deficits in the validity of an assessment strategy
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Johnstone’s Triangle is one model to describe why Chemistry is so difficult to learn. This blog intends to flesh out a brief introduction to the model for people who are new to it, and challenge its uncritical use.
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Bloom’s Taxonomy is one way to think about the cognitive skills involved in Higher Education. This blog intends to flesh out a brief introduction to the theory for people who are new to it, balanced with some of the central criticisms against it.
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Cognitive Load Theory is probably the dominant model of learning in Chemistry Education. This blog intends to flesh out a brief introduction to the theory for people who are new to it, with specific examples of how it has been used in context.
Read MoreConstructive Alignment is probably the central model of curriculum in Higher Education. This blog intends to flesh out a brief introduction to the theory for people who are new to it, with specific examples of how I’ve used it in context.
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A blog exploring the case for memorialising Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin in the Oxford Chemistry Department
Read MoreA short review of a recent book aimed at helping PhD students.
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I’ve thought a lot about how to teach Frost diagrams. This blog post is my attempt to share my reflections over the last 5-or-so years.
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