Archives: November 2013

Three rules of teaching – a personal perspective

With me, teaching is personal. It’s a process that enriches my practice(s), enlivens my thinking and pushes me toward excellence. Yes, there’s a lot of theoretical writing out there about teaching theories, practices and the nature of the educational experience; over the next few posts however, I want to reflect on the underlying principles of

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Thoughts on John Connell’s ‘I am Learner’

I’ve been reading various texts on learning and creativity over the past few weeks and have of course needed to think about the kind of learner that I am.  I have never really thought about what kind of learner I am, but through this research I have begun to see my own learning processes in

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Overture & Disclaimer

Writing is an integral part of my practice, whether that is my teaching, practice based research or any other kind of research or performance. This blog provides a repository for some of my thinking on teaching, research as well as academic leadership and management. I do not have a particular audience in mind  but some of

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