A reflection on how the lab curriculum might best fit within the modular structure of modern UK HE
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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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 MoreReflections on how the treatment of cobalt in the undergraduate curriculum might be ‘decolonised’
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 MoreA short precis of an MChem thesis titled Investigating Gender Bias in Chemistry Tutorials
Read MoreA short precis of an MChem thesis titled Students' experiences of mental health and studying chemistry at Oxford
Read MoreA short precis of an MChem thesis titled Chemistry student enthusiasm: exploring student and teaching staff perspectives
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