Monthly Archives: June 2009
Laugh? I nearly got a D: teaching as stand-up comedy.
Just been watching a clip from last weekend’s Presentation Camp LA (which, if I’d known more than 12 hours in advance that it was happening, I’d have found some way of attending) — Lisa Braithewaite talks about the importance of enthusiasm, … Continue reading
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The power of stories in education
If a story is not about the hearer, he will not listen. – John Steinbeck My colleague Andy Morley and I spent some of yesterday afternoon trying to persuade our colleagues that one way to enhance students’ understanding of lectures … Continue reading
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In defence of free scientific speech
Dear Tony Lloyd, I am a scientist and senior lecturer in Psychology at the University of Central Lancashire, and your constituent. I am writing to you regarding the libel laws in England. At present it is possible to sue someone … Continue reading
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Pecha Kucha and Ignite: the sonnets of presentation
Sometimes we get our students to give talks – with slides – instead of writing yet another essay. I like this – it challenges them in new ways. Some students clearly find the experience very uncomfortable (maybe I would have, … Continue reading
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Visual identity in the classroom
When I was in high school, we had a history teacher who had long stringy hair and the voice of a 60-a-day smoker. She gave the appearance of having lived two or three times over in her fortysomething years; the … Continue reading
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