This post, the fourth and penultimate in the Teaching Strategies series, will delve into the nuanced world of teaching strategies, guided by what research reveals and its limitations. I aim to provide a nuanced view that respects the complexity of educational research while offering clear, actionable advice to current and future educators. Educational research hasContinue reading “Teaching Strategies Part 4: The Promise and Pitfalls of Educational Research”
Category Archives: Academic Life
The Publish or Perish Paradox
In the hallowed halls of academia, a spectre looms large over lecturers, professors, and researchers alike. It’s the omnipresent dictate of “publish or perish,” a mantra that has become as much a part of academic culture as cap and gown ceremonies or late-night study sessions. Yet, a deep dive into this phenomenon uncovers a paradoxContinue reading “The Publish or Perish Paradox”
Teaching Strategies Part 3: The case for and against evidence
If you haven’t read the last article in this series, it might help set the context as I’ll be referring to a few of the authors and ideas presented in that post; however, if you would prefer to start here, the post can stand on its own as well. In the first post, I referencedContinue reading “Teaching Strategies Part 3: The case for and against evidence”
Teaching Strategies Part 2: What teachers know, but researchers fail to acknowledge
This will be a series of posts on teaching strategies and the importance of the recognition that the process of teaching, learning, assessment, feedback and appraisal is cyclical and that a one-size-fits-all model does not take into account the intricacies of most classroom environments. These posts are a long time in the making and followContinue reading “Teaching Strategies Part 2: What teachers know, but researchers fail to acknowledge”
