Category Archives: teaching
Hyflex and Team Based Learning
The 2020-21 academic year has been a year of challenge, but also opportunity; to try new teaching approaches that combine the best of in-person and online modalities. In this blog I report on my thoughts about how to continue this … Continue reading
From here to there… reflections on a semester of the #bathblend
Along with the rest of the UK educational community, I have ensured that my courses @UniOfBath are Covid-ready. This means designing them according to the Bath Blend which includes independent (self paced) learning, Live Online Interactive Learning (LOIL) and In … Continue reading
@UniOfBath students solve #brexit … again
Last year, I published a blog called, somewhat tongue in cheek, Team Based Learning solves Brexit This year, as the #brexit negotiations go the wire, I took the (last?) opportunity to use Brexit as a case study in #gametheory. Caveat … Continue reading
Team Based Learning online – some reflections
Like many of those in Higher Education, I have moved my teaching online. Since my sessions involve highly interactive team work and very little ‘lecturing’ this had proved a challenge. In this blog I present some reflections and learnings from … Continue reading
ESLTIS in Edinburgh
Enhancing Student Learning Through Innovative Scholarship (#ESLTIS19) was held this year in the wonderful Edinburgh Napier (July 18-19 2019) (photo credit: Tracey Madden) Another great conference for those involved with teaching and learning in HE. Highlights for me included: A … Continue reading
Team Based Learning: Lessons from practice
At the end of 2018, I posted upbeat blog on Team Based Learning. Having now delivered two major units in TBL style, it is high time to post some of my reflections on the topic. Quick summary: I am still … Continue reading
Team Based Learning Conference
Tampa, Florida, 13-15 March 2019 Last week I was lucky enough to attend the annual gathering of the Team Based Learning (TBL) Collaborative. In summary, the themes including leading educational change (not just TBL) in an institution, trends including TBL … Continue reading
Team Based Learning #1: Motivation
This semester, I have been experimenting with Team Based Learning; I am really happy with the outcome so have decided to write a series of blog posts about it. Continue reading
ESLTIS 2018
ESLTIS (Enhancing Student Learning Through Innovative Scholarship) is a learning and teaching conference – in its 4th year (and I have gone to all of them) this year it was in Bristol and the theme was ‘transitions’. This applies to … Continue reading
