An increasing trend, it seems, is a phenomenon of the exception becoming the rule. This is when decisions that affect everyone in a specific context
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Peer assessment and pragmatics
Previously, I have written about the ethics of using peer assessment in a summative form, asserting that there is an inherent unfairness in the pedagogy
Shared Learning Spaces
Viewing others’ work presents numerous pedagogical advantages. Foremost of these is the chance for a student to evaluate their own thinking on a topic compared
Group Instructions and the Curse of Knowledge
This is the 3rd post in a series on the Curse of Knowledge and its implications for teaching practice. The first is here, and the
Asynchronous Discussions – and why you should use them
‘Discussion enables students to find expression for their own thought, to have it challenged, to place this new idea in relation to the first, and
DO WE NEED TO TEACH SELF-REGULATION?
Achieving independence and self-regulation in learning is the holy grail of education, but how to go about it is as equally mystical. Essential to the
