Chartered Psychologist, AFBPsS | EdD Doctoral Student | Educator | Leader | Writer | Life Coach | Husband | Father | Researcher | Writer of Horror & SciFi
Musings of a Psychologist; Information related to the understanding of the mind and behaviour
‘Unprecedented’ One of the most apt words to describe our current reality seems like a good place to start. As COVID-19 has spread, so has misinformation, confusion and the general ‘psychological and sociological fog’ of understanding ways in which we…
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The Psychology behind Sticky Notes and how to effectively use them in teaching practice to encourage Collaborative Learning Sticky Notes: An accident that turned out to be a huge benefit to teachers! In 1968, Chemist Spencer Silver invented sticky notes by…
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I am excited to be once again presenting a workshop with inspiring educators, this time at the Leicester Teaching and Learning Autumn Conference #TeachCon17 on Friday 10 November 2017 . The leaves are falling and signalling change and as we move into a new season, a new…
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Leicester Teaching and Learning Summer Conference 2017 at The City of Leicester College, Leicester On Saturday 24 June 2017 I am excited to be presenting a workshop with inspiring educators at the Leicester Teaching and Learning Summer Conference #LTaLSC17. Learning new things,…
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Promoting psychology as a Chartered Psychologist and representative of the British Psychological Society (BPS) and as an academic at a college and several universities over the last few years has allowed me to observe the growing interest in the discipline…
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“Can I have a model answer please sir?” A question I sometimes get asked in Psychology lessons from my students. I am pretty reluctant to simply just give them the model answer just like that and without working for it! This…
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Kahoot! is an online learning game-based tool, which consists of multiple choice questions in the format of a quiz, discussion or survey. It is projected at the front of the classroom, and played by the whole class together in real-time (with students answering…
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By Kevin Dajee Who would have thought that an innocuous jar of pickles could cause such destruction? He died quite swiftly; I recycled the jar and ate the pickles. I sat there, a phone in one hand with the dating…
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There is a vast array of online learning and game-based learning tools that are freely available and which teachers can use to encourage engagement, participation and a sense of fun into the classroom- using these tools together with a smartphone,…
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As we approach the summer I find myself once again looking forward to well deserved holidays and the usual latest Marvel cinematic experience. For myself and many other teachers and learners it will also be the time to look towards ways of using…
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