New for 2024

New for 2024

It’s time for a little refresh and a rethink regarding organisation of how I share information about my interests. The theme has remained, but I’m now using a lighter colour palette which is easier on the eyes and fits in with the refresh of content. I’ve included information in the services section to highlight what…

A watercolour type image of a student, in front of a background made from binary ones and zeros.
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Parsons problems

Parsons problems are a type of learning activity that involves solving programming problems by rearranging and ordering blocks of code, rather than writing new code from scratch. These problems are designed to focus on the structure and logic of a program, rather than the syntax of a specific programming language. There are several benefits to…

A blue bird going head-to-head with a light blue elephant.

The erosion of Twitter?

Jumping on the bandwagon and forging your own way… is this possible? I joined Twitter in 2008 just before my first teaching role started. It seemed much simpler back then. If something important and relevant was posted it would get amplified by your network so that you wouldn’t miss out. When people had a lot…