A personal reflection on the closure of Hull’s Chemistry Department, where I held my first academic post.
Read MoreA short blog trying to draw an analogy between the data we get from crystal structures and the data we get from qualitative studies
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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 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.
Read MoreSome reflections on the specific procedures of anticipatory and retrospective administration involved in securing equity in assessments.
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.
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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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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Reflections on how I’ve changed for teaching such a large volume of content in Inorganic Chemistry Tutorials
Read MoreAn analysis of the language and logic in a recent Chemistry World article discussing Teaching and Research in the wake of the REF results.
Read MoreTransition metal chemistry could be taught more smoothly if it came after group theory. What kind of shuffling could we do to make this work?
Read MoreI bought a cube of tungsten this year to use in my teaching. How did that go?
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