Disrupted History

HISTORY ISN’T WHAT IT USED TO BE

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  • More Than a Game: Using the Goosechase Scavenger Hunt to Foster Presence, Connection and Agency in History Education

    In 2019, at the ISTE conference in Philadelphia, I was introduced to a mobile platform called Goosechase EDU. Marketed as an app for gamified learning, it promised student engagement through scavenger hunt-style missions. That kind of language can feel gimmicky, especially for a subject like History, where the goal is often deeper thinking and ethical Read more

  • Slow Teaching in a Fast World: Resourcing an AI-Infused, Future-Oriented Slow Teaching History Classroom?

    In a world saturated with disruption, secondary History teachers stand on the threshold of profound change. The rapid evolution of AI offers breathtaking opportunities — but also daunting challenges. Amid the noise, a quieter revolution calls to us: the turn toward slow, connected, values-based teaching. Slow teaching in History isn’t about doing more — it’s Read more

  • A Draft End of Term Report on ‘the high school system’

    A quick, and slightly tongue in cheek, response to Dr Nick Jackson. Student Name: The System Class: Education Reform – OngoingDate: April 2025 General Comments: The system has a long and storied history. For over a century, it has played a central role in the delivery of mass education, contributing significantly to the spread of Read more

  • “Words Without Real Thought”: Why Discernment Matters More Than Ever in an AI Classroom

    This post was inspired by a powerful line from Divya Ganesan’s recent article in Education Week (“The One Thing This Student Will Never Ask AI to Do”). Her reflections capture something essential about what it means to think in the AI age – and what it means to teach. “I use AI to polish my Read more

  • My Pedagogic Creed

    An Easter Reflection: ‘What’s your why?’ It’s a question that has stayed with me for some time. Here’s my response. Preface In 1897, John Dewey published his My Pedagogic Creed – a bold and elegant declaration of what education ought to be. While in some respects flawed by today’s standards, it was, in every sense, Read more

  • Challenging Erasure: Zazu Nova, AI, and A Transformative Pedagogy

    “Zazu Nova, Where Are You?” In what I hoped to be an act of allyship, I tried to bring the activist Zazu Nova into my recent blog about how AI gendered action figures could be a ‘toybox’ for classroom critical thinking… but it seems that the world had other plans. In preparation for the activities Read more

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