by Mario Creatura
June 20, 2011
Choices. Lots and lots of them. Facing all young people, all the time. We’ve all heard the political rhetoric and the concerns that now, more than ever, young people are pressurised into making life-changing decisions when in a relatively uninformed position.
Yet through the options open to them and the way that they are being presented, the choices that these people make is not just affecting their futures but the future of the higher education sector as a whole.
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by Mario Creatura
May 16, 2011
When an academic decides to write a book, journal paper or article there are many questions that enter the mind: what area to focus on? What evidence to use? What structure to build upon etc.
I can guarantee with some degree of certainty that, when they open up the word processor and begin to write, that there will not be a clock ticking in the background and an absence of notes to guide them. I can also guarantee that they will not have had to rote learn their data or memorise their supporting references. I mean, surely it is logical that a test of memory is far more important than a test of interpretation and critical analysis?
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Are two heads better than a group?
by Mario Creatura February 7, 2011By Mario Creatura This post is going to involve a lot of hypothesis. With crystal ball by my side, it is with odd curiosity that I discover that the Universities of Birmingham and Nottingham are to unite in a “collaborative partnership”. They will share resources; academic staff; venture out internationally together; support each others research [...]