Book review: Study skills for students with dyslexia

This review is about "Study skills for students with dyslexia". This is a good resource for teachers helping prepare students for University.

Presentation from the ESLTIS16 conference

Download my presentation from the ESLTIS16 (Enhancing Student Learning Through Scholarship 2016) conference from here.

What are “communities of practice”?

Thoughts on what constitutes and characterises communities of practice and what is required to make communities of practice efficient and effective.

Book review: Doing research in education – Theory and practice

This review is about the book "Doing research in education". A fabulous resource and introduction to doing research in education.

The “I” in Fibromyalgia at the PGFes2016

This is my contribution to the Postgraduate Research Festival, the PGFes2016, at the University of Kent.

Integrity at the core of strategies to prevent cheating and plagiarism

Universities need to teach professional values and integrity, if plagiarism and cheating is to be prevented in the long-term.

Identity boxes

In this post I describe what identity boxes are, how I developed the idea and why identity boxes can be used in research.

How to flip, so it’s not a flop

This post provides some guidance on how to organise your lesson to flip successfully, as to flip cannot be done thoughtlessly.

Is flipped learning really all the rage?

In this article about flipped learning I argue that flipped learning should only be used as one teaching method amongst many others.

Findings from RefME survey on plagiarism

RefME survey findings show how students are affected by plagiarism. More needs to be done to prevent plagiarism by raising awareness.

STEP presentation from the UCLTL conference

Watch my presentation and download my sketchnote summary about STEP from the UCL Teaching and Learning conference.

Preventing plagiarism from the UCLTL conference

See feedback from the conference workshop about Preventing Plagiarism and the Role of Identity Codes.

Simulation of cognitive dysfunction

This is a brief simulation of what cognitive dysfunction and brain fog feel like.

Playing games in lessons

Games are often used as motivators in lessons, but games shall not become the main focus. We are teachers and learning needs to be central to lessons.

Book review: The art of being a brilliant middle leader

This is a review of "The art of being a brilliant middle leader" by G. Toward, C. Henley and A. Cope. A fantastic read for any team leader.

Presentation from the Islam and Peaceful Relations conference

Download my presentation from the "Islam and Peaceful Relations" conference from here.