Echoes of teaching practice, reflection, and growth.

Welcome to my little corner of the internet, a space where I share reflections, questions, and insights about the ever-shifting world of higher education. This isn’t a formal resource hub; it’s more of an open notebook for honest conversations about teaching, learning, and everything in between.

Here you’ll find posts on what sparks my curiosity: new approaches to pedagogy, fresh takes on assessment, the role of technology in shaping classrooms, and whatever else emerges along the way. Some entries might be thought-provoking, others might simply capture me working things out in real time.

My focus is higher education, what works (and what doesn’t) in our teaching practices, how we can better support students, and what the future of learning might hold.

If any of this resonates, I invite you to stick around. Let’s share ideas, challenge perspectives, and learn from each other.

Latest Reflections

  • Assessing vs Assessment – Are They Really the Same?

    In higher education, the terms assessing and assessment are often used as if they mean the same thing. At first glance, both relate to the act of “judging” student learning. However, a closer look reveals an important difference, one that influences how students experience learning and how educators design their… more ›

  • Narrative Evaluation: Feedback That Helps Students Grow

    Assessment and feedback in higher education have long been dominated by grades, rubrics, and numerical scores. While these methods offer efficiency and standardisation, they often miss the deeper story of learning. A grade may indicate where a student’s work stands on a scale, but it rarely reveals how they arrived… more ›

  • Band-Aids Don’t Fix Bullet Holes: Academic Integrity and the Future of Assessment

    The rapid advancement of digital tools has transformed higher education, offering students unprecedented access to information and new ways to “learn”. Yet alongside these benefits, institutions face a pressing challenge: maintaining academic integrity in an era where shortcuts and cognitive offloading are easier than ever to access. Concerns about plagiarism,… more ›

  • The False Precision of Grades: What Are We Really Measuring?

    For centuries, grading has been the dominant language of education. From Yale’s early descriptors in the 1700s to the familiar A–F scale, grades were never created to capture learning but to sort students. Despite their longevity, grades remain a blunt instrument, reducing the complexity of the student experience into a… more ›

  • From Passive Learners to Active Creators: The Role of Digital Storytelling in Higher Education

    Higher education faces a critical juncture with rising student enrolments, diverse student populations, and AI’s growing role in assessments. These challenges demand reforms in both current and past educational structures, moving toward a model better suited to today’s students, job market, and societal needs. One issue is the persistent view… more ›