Writing

Longer thinking between episodes — what we're reading, testing and arguing about.

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22 July 2026 · 1 min read

What we talk about when we talk about AI policy

Most institutional AI policy is really three different documents wearing one coat: a compliance statement, a teaching philosophy and a procurement rulebook. Separating them helps.

  • Policy
  • Assessment

30 June 2026 · 1 min read

Assessment was already broken

Generative AI did not break the take-home essay. It made visible a set of design problems that markers had been absorbing quietly for two decades.

  • Assessment
  • Academic integrity

14 May 2026 · 1 min read

The quiet work of learning designers

The people rebuilding subjects around new tools are rarely the people quoted in the strategy documents. A short argument for changing that.

  • Learning design
  • Teaching