Enhancing questioning is a low risk/high reward starting point for instructor development. Shifting closed Qs to open Qs, focusing on recall Qs and ensuring multiple choice Qs are well written encourage discussion, learning and retention.

A clear and concise overview of cognitive load theory from John Sweller. Understanding the limitations of the human memory, and simple changes to explanations and resources can enhance learning. theconversation.com/i-had-an-idea-… via The Conversation - Australia + New Zealand

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Road trip to my new home, of course I would be listening to . Enjoying the message about being comfortable with uncertainty and how saying “I’m not sure” more can be a powerful leadership tool. Plenty of other interesting insights on bias and decision making too.

Happy Birthday to my trusted proofreader and answerer of questions @LindaMarieWald2. A privilege to work and learn along side you and a pleasure to be promoted together last year! Hope you and the fam are safe & healthy. Can’t wait to bounce ideas for the defcom package off you!!

#IpledgeWNBL $100 for a UC Capitals win and $50 for each caps double-double. So glad to have such wonderful and generous women like Kia Nurse & Kelsey Griffin representing the #CBR and women’s sports communities. Fantastic initiative @wnblshow WNBL #WNBL

The call for papers for the Sept 2020 issue of Chartered College of Teaching Impact is open now - guest edited by the inimitable Paul A. Kirschner and Tim Surma, themed on evidence-based pedagogy. Check it out and submit your article ideas: impact.chartered.college/future-issues/

“Motivated reasoning” - what social scientists call the process of deciding what evidence to accept based on the conclusion one prefers. An interesting read for those looking to understand #criticalthinking (or the lack of it). inverse.com/science/motiva…

The Spacing Effect: How to Improve Learning and Maximize Retention fs.blog/2018/12/spacin…

I wrote a thing! My experiences of studying FutureLearn and Deakin University in their Digital Learning Leadership program. advance-he.ac.uk/news-and-views…

Had a few people asking if I would RT this again...

I just released the last module for my course🤯😢. Instead of assigning additional readings (we're all tired), I asked everyone to re-read & reflect on a previously assigned text that didn't get the attention it deserved. Those reflections will structure the final discussion.

What can we say about the effectiveness of the flipped classroom? We combined all 15 published meta-analyses (n>150k students) and found an effect size of 0.37 in favour of flipping in our new #openaccess AJET paper ajet.org.au/index.php/AJET…