teaching and learning

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It is the season of exams and marking. For all of us higher education people, it’s a time of procrastination, as well as the usual and expected work, overwork, and unnecessary extra work which is entirely your own fault. That is to say: as well as them, and because of them, in what is sometimes a vicious circle and sometimes a creative constructive critical virtuous spiral.

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September pedagogical motivation

An idea board, collected and curated over the last year or so, in reverse chronological order from today back to mid-August 2023. May contain sequences, nonsequiturs, and serendipitous juxtapositions. May it provide inspiration and aspiration, ideally at least one giggle and one groan because they’re vital for your breathing.

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