Paul Kleiman
@paulrk.bsky.social
Fragments at the edge of educational, cultural, political chaos.
HE Consultant. Visiting Professor. PFHEA. Strategic thinker. Assessment radical. Creativity expert. Learning Outcomes heretic. Narrowboat owner. Blog: stumblingwithconfidence.com
HE Consultant. Visiting Professor. PFHEA. Strategic thinker. Assessment radical. Creativity expert. Learning Outcomes heretic. Narrowboat owner. Blog: stumblingwithconfidence.com
Still chasing Saturn.
September 30, 2025 at 6:22 AM
Still chasing Saturn.
Saturn was at its brightest and nearest last night.
September 22, 2025 at 12:43 PM
Saturn was at its brightest and nearest last night.
No chance of a blood moon yesterday evening Cornwall - too light, too cloudy, too low - but compensated by a spectacular sunset.
September 8, 2025 at 7:15 AM
No chance of a blood moon yesterday evening Cornwall - too light, too cloudy, too low - but compensated by a spectacular sunset.
Years ago, I was footling around on the piano after a conference dinner when someone asked if I could play her favourite tune Autumn Leaves. I couldn't but went home & learnt it. Now, every year, I record it and send it to her. So, @profsallybrown.bsky.social this is for you x
youtu.be/twyxtkh6uAQ
youtu.be/twyxtkh6uAQ
Les Feuilles Mortes | Autumn Leaves 2025
YouTube video by Paul Kleiman
youtu.be
September 5, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Years ago, I was footling around on the piano after a conference dinner when someone asked if I could play her favourite tune Autumn Leaves. I couldn't but went home & learnt it. Now, every year, I record it and send it to her. So, @profsallybrown.bsky.social this is for you x
youtu.be/twyxtkh6uAQ
youtu.be/twyxtkh6uAQ
80 years ago today, my mum - then 19 years old - typed this in her journal.
#history #onthisday #familyhistory
#history #onthisday #familyhistory
July 27, 2025 at 8:49 AM
80 years ago today, my mum - then 19 years old - typed this in her journal.
#history #onthisday #familyhistory
#history #onthisday #familyhistory
Pieces: some recent and some not so recent posts mainly about education, creativity and assessment, with a few more personal pieces thrown in for good measure.
#highereducation #Academicsky #Edusky
stumblingwithconfidence.com/pieces/
#highereducation #Academicsky #Edusky
stumblingwithconfidence.com/pieces/
Pieces
Some recent and not so recent posts, mainly about education, creativity and assessment, with a few more personal pieces thrown in for good measure.
stumblingwithconfidence.com
July 14, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Pieces: some recent and some not so recent posts mainly about education, creativity and assessment, with a few more personal pieces thrown in for good measure.
#highereducation #Academicsky #Edusky
stumblingwithconfidence.com/pieces/
#highereducation #Academicsky #Edusky
stumblingwithconfidence.com/pieces/
That went well!
From AHE to A&E.
From the wonderful AHE conference in Manchester to A&E in Truro.
(Don’t ask…..well, if you insist, three cracked ribs from a bad fall).
Heigh ho.
From AHE to A&E.
From the wonderful AHE conference in Manchester to A&E in Truro.
(Don’t ask…..well, if you insist, three cracked ribs from a bad fall).
Heigh ho.
June 21, 2025 at 9:06 PM
That went well!
From AHE to A&E.
From the wonderful AHE conference in Manchester to A&E in Truro.
(Don’t ask…..well, if you insist, three cracked ribs from a bad fall).
Heigh ho.
From AHE to A&E.
From the wonderful AHE conference in Manchester to A&E in Truro.
(Don’t ask…..well, if you insist, three cracked ribs from a bad fall).
Heigh ho.
More examples of ‘Drawing from Experience’ using visualisation to reveal the emotional impact of assessment on academics. #AHEconf2025
stumblingwithconfidence.com/2022/06/23/r...
stumblingwithconfidence.com/2022/06/23/r...
Revealing assessment through drawing
When leading workshops on assessment I often start with a ’warm-up’ exercise in which the participants, supplied with sheets of paper and plenty of coloured pens, are asked to draw/make marks on pa…
stumblingwithconfidence.com
June 20, 2025 at 12:05 PM
More examples of ‘Drawing from Experience’ using visualisation to reveal the emotional impact of assessment on academics. #AHEconf2025
stumblingwithconfidence.com/2022/06/23/r...
stumblingwithconfidence.com/2022/06/23/r...
More examples of ‘Drawing from Experience’ using visualisation to reveal the emotional impact of assessment on academics. #ahe2025
stumblingwithconfidence.com/2022/06/23/r...
stumblingwithconfidence.com/2022/06/23/r...
Revealing assessment through drawing
When leading workshops on assessment I often start with a ’warm-up’ exercise in which the participants, supplied with sheets of paper and plenty of coloured pens, are asked to draw/make marks on pa…
stumblingwithconfidence.com
June 20, 2025 at 10:39 AM
More examples of ‘Drawing from Experience’ using visualisation to reveal the emotional impact of assessment on academics. #ahe2025
stumblingwithconfidence.com/2022/06/23/r...
stumblingwithconfidence.com/2022/06/23/r...
A couple of drawings from my ‘Drawing from Experience’ session on the emotional impact of assessment at the #ahe2025 conference. We don’t talk enough about this! #Edusky #Academicsky
June 19, 2025 at 5:24 PM
A couple of drawings from my ‘Drawing from Experience’ session on the emotional impact of assessment at the #ahe2025 conference. We don’t talk enough about this! #Edusky #Academicsky
Cornflowers are just stunningly beautiful.
May 8, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Cornflowers are just stunningly beautiful.
A6 From a teaching perspective, what is there not to like about block learning? #lthechat
a cartoon character from south park is standing in front of a sign that says south park
ALT: a cartoon character from south park is standing in front of a sign that says south park
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April 2, 2025 at 7:55 PM
A6 From a teaching perspective, what is there not to like about block learning? #lthechat
A5 Good design and taking a holistic approach to the whole programme design is absolutely key. So much in HE doesn’t work well (or not at all) due to poor design. #lthechat
April 2, 2025 at 7:46 PM
A5 Good design and taking a holistic approach to the whole programme design is absolutely key. So much in HE doesn’t work well (or not at all) due to poor design. #lthechat
A4 Hmmmm…..
You need…
Flexible mind-sets (people)
Adaptable teaching spaces (environment)
Efficient/effective systems
Need to address all three together. #lthechat
You need…
Flexible mind-sets (people)
Adaptable teaching spaces (environment)
Efficient/effective systems
Need to address all three together. #lthechat
April 2, 2025 at 7:36 PM
A4 Hmmmm…..
You need…
Flexible mind-sets (people)
Adaptable teaching spaces (environment)
Efficient/effective systems
Need to address all three together. #lthechat
You need…
Flexible mind-sets (people)
Adaptable teaching spaces (environment)
Efficient/effective systems
Need to address all three together. #lthechat
A3 That still has the problem of assessment perceived (and practised) as a ‘bolt-on’ at the end of the block. Block teaching is a good candidate for assessment as an ongoing, dialogic process so, by the end, the students actually know how they’ve done. #Lthechat
April 2, 2025 at 7:25 PM
A3 That still has the problem of assessment perceived (and practised) as a ‘bolt-on’ at the end of the block. Block teaching is a good candidate for assessment as an ongoing, dialogic process so, by the end, the students actually know how they’ve done. #Lthechat
A2 You need a decent ‘deschooling’ period not only to explain how the block system works but for students to experience it, with a very light-touch approach to assessment. #Lthechat
April 2, 2025 at 7:18 PM
A2 You need a decent ‘deschooling’ period not only to explain how the block system works but for students to experience it, with a very light-touch approach to assessment. #Lthechat
