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Thinking about themes

Kristian Still 9 Feb ’20 19 Mar ’20

Making the abstract, concrete with a thinking routine. Since teaching A Christmas Carol, I have been thinking about how to teach themes and share / track the evolution of themes within a text. How to make a relatively abstract concept,the …

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White Screen of Death

Kristian Still 3 Aug ’10 3 Aug ’10

Sorry to anyone that tried to find this blog over the past few days only to find a white screen. If you bothered to revisit, thank you. Also, a sincere thank you to @Moodledan for providing the expert ‘know how’ to …

Engagement and Challenge: BIG Questions with ChatGPT19 Apr ’24
Rubrics and criterion-referenced assessment regularly contribute to teaching and learning and more recently to the assessment of the quality of teaching. Used effectively, rubrics provide clear and objective feedback to learners/teachers about their strengths and weaknesses relative to specific learning/performance objectives. Our newly introduced “Impact …
Employee Engagement: Part 2 – You said, we did13 Apr ’24
Part 1 established just how complex employee engagement is. Effective leadership, particular that of your direct line manager, opportunities for growth and development, a sense of purpose and value. Points reiterated in the 2013 Harvard Business Review Analytic Services global survey, with communication a key …
Employee Engagement: Part 1 – What they said11 Apr ’24
While being engaged at work does feel good, it’s not a feel-good, team building activity. It is created on a daily basis through one’s work environment and relationships. https://www.gallup.com/workplace/243578/employee-experience-engagement-difference.aspx Second, what employee engagement is, and is not, is hard to pin down. It is hard to …
Who can claim indirect discrimination?9 Apr ’24
Reinforcing my employment law knowledge is a key professional priority. There is plenty to keep me busy. The recent amendments to employment law have broadened the scope of who can claim indirect discrimination in the UK and the circumstances in which they might do so. …