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Imagine a DVC who asks their Academic Board, Quality Committee, and Senate to address the impact of AI on the curriculum. Months later, the result is just more process: deferred reviews, voluntary CPD, and working groups.
This earnest but inadequate response isn’t a lack of ambition; it’s the “Governance Gap.”
In my latest Substack piece, I explore why...
In senior leadership meetings across the sector, discussions about AI frequently centre on working groups, academic integrity policies, and detection tools. But as academic leaders, we must address a much more profound, hidden exposure: curriculum inertia.
A new piece on Substack explores why failing to adapt our degree programs for an AI-driven pro...
Most universities are still designing courses the way they always have: around the lecturer, not the learner. My latest Substack explores what it actually takes to shift that: from the “closed-door” teaching model to something more transparent, collaborative, and built to last.
In it, I cover:
Why academic autonomy and structured design don’t have to be in c...Following up on last week’s post about higher education focusing on the wrong AI emergency, my latest Substack shifts from the problem to the solution.
If we want graduates to thrive in an AI-integrated world, a generic “AI literacy” module won’t cut it. Instead, we need to develop professionals who can think and work alongside AI with critical independence...
Higher education is moving away from the “transmission” model, where instructors simply transfer information to passive students, toward a sophisticated paradigm of intentional learning design. This isn’t just a trend; it’s a fundamental shift in how we define teaching. Here are the key takeaways from current research:
Constructivism Over Content: Evidence shows that ...