Reflections on my experiences of doing a highly-theoretical maths course in the first year of my Chemistry degree

A blog post on a specific format of exam question which asks students to match up one list with another.

Reflections on Lecture Capture as a policy decision

A short description of the song followed by a reflection on what you might get from listening to it.

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.

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.

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.

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.