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Being smarter than AI – rethinking our assessment design?

Posted on January 31, 2023 by Andrew Middleton

The discussion channels used by educational developers have been dominated by the topic of ChatGPT since the New Year. There are two dimensions to this: concerns over academic integrity and the opportunity ChatGPT and other AI tools bring to assessment. … Continue reading →

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Between states: metaxis, connectedness and fluency

Posted on August 19, 2021 by Andrew Middleton

Learning, for me, often describes a state of being between. This betweenness may refer to ideas, knowledge and understanding, modalities, or spaces. In this post I examine the nuances of terminology used to describe these states; terminology that goes beyond … Continue reading →

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Active listening for active learning

Posted on April 19, 2019 by Andrew Middleton

Active Listening sketch note by Claudio Advocates of active learning must consider the active learning space from many perspectives. For example, I tend to think about space experientially, creating a picture in my own mind of a space that is … Continue reading →

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Creating happiness and flow

Posted on July 22, 2018 by Andrew Middleton

Listening to 6 Music this morning, Marie-Ann Hobbs noted how both Viv Albertine and Johnny Marr could not equate happiness with creativity. Instead, creativity seems to be something quite separate. – a drive to be productive. I do a lot … Continue reading →

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Researching academic innovation to foster belonging

Posted on March 4, 2018 by Andrew Middleton

  I am working with an innovative subject group at the moment who have done much to foster student belonging. They have a long list of small recent and current initiatives intended to develop a cohesive disciplinary identity. Previously, they … Continue reading →

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#minitwalk demonstrates the flexibility of the #twalk model at #socmedhe17

Posted on February 22, 2018 by Andrew Middleton

    Since our first successful use of the #twalk model in May 2017, a number of #twalks have used the model in different situations. Our experience and understanding of the #twalk is growing. A number of us involved in … Continue reading →

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#BYOD4L Barcamps, beer and where we take our own devices

Posted on February 2, 2014 by Andrew Middleton

#BYOD4L has run its course, but is not over. I have tasks I intend to complete and much thinking that has only started. The chats provided a good, engaging structure that allowed us, as participants, to think about things in … Continue reading →

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