At the recent farewell for union colleage Cathy Rytmeister, one of the guests reminded me of a YouTube video I recorded for the National Tertiary Education Union nearly fifteen years ago. He said he thought it was "brave" at the time. Certainly Cathy has some words to say about that: Be brave. Be brave. Sometimes … Continue reading The more things change
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A comrade retires
This post is adapted from a speech I gave for my close colleague Cathy Rytmeister at her National Tertiary Education Union farewell. If you have worked with the NTEU in any capacity, then I expect you know Cathy. If you have taken parental leave from an Australian university, then you have benefitted from her advocacy. … Continue reading A comrade retires
What psychology can tell us about teaching in higher education
Educational and developmental psychology offers insights into the fundamental questions of what it means to learn and how learning happens.
The Slow Academic 