Evening all, Like many students starting out on an assignment, I've struggled to find that nub of an idea that would set off this piece. Unlike many students, however, I just waited for inspiration to come by using my brain, rather than "brainstorming" (*eyeroll emoji*) with Claude or ChatGPT. Often my inspiration comes via the title first, and so it was today. For background, those of a certain vintage in Australia will remember a political party called the Australian Democr

Hi all, This is going to be the saddest and probably the most personal post I'll ever write. It has very little to do with work, and it's the one that's pained me the most to type. As has been detailed here in previous posts, the last few years have been a very rough ride. The intense anxiety and down-ness that I've lived with most days of my life since "The Troubles " has sapped my energy to "care more than anyone", as was a trait once attributed to me by a colleague (along

Evening all, You might be thinking "Guerilla Warfare turned into a hardcore sex blog so gradually I didn't notice" but, thankfully, no. It's not for me to kinkshame what consenting adults do on their own time, but I have something very different in mind. What brings me here, like a thousand monkeys at a thousand typewriters, is a conversation I had recently with an academic colleague at an institution I won't mention. I hope he doesn't mind me unpacking our discussion. As m

Evening all, No, the title isn't about my "colourful" turns of phrase, or proclivity for swearing in the grand antipodean manner. What I'm referring to here is things I've read, thought about, and a panel I participated in last week. This combo has resonated with me in the days since, and I wanted to unpack it a bit more, and add a few unpolished views of my own. Last week I was honoured to be invited to be on a panel for CRADLE , the Centre for Research in Assessment a

Evening all, As readers may be aware, broad, sweeping statements are a favourite rhetorical device of this blog. I'm often right, but also happy to adjust or resile my position if I'm not. The particular "broad, sweeping statement" in question today was one I added to a post on Bluesky recently: For those who support the use of AI detectors, by all means feel free to attempt a response. But please don't say "I care about my students" or I care about academic integrity" becau

Evening all, I've subconsciously resisted letting AI consume my every waking thought over the last few years. I'm not particularly impressed by most of the actual products, I don't believe the big LLMs have a long-term future as it stands, suffering billions of losses every year with no obvious pathway to profitability that doesn't involve idiots handing them money for nothing cough unis cough. So, needless to say, they are desperately attempting to weasel their way into edu

Evening all, Every once in a while a post of the existential binfire once known as twitter grabs my attention, and today's post will talk...

Evening all, I'm not going to bother apologising for the lack of posts, I've been tired and too busy. And the dogs need a walk. However,...

Evening all, After some time refilling the energy cup, and patiently waiting for the galaxy to provide me with sufficient fuel to write...

Evening all, As nearly everyone who works in higher ed knows, this time of year is always a touch hectic. Everyone is running on fumes...

It's been a minute, but it's YetAnotherShaun again (per my Bluesky handle). Anyone who knows me knows that about three-quarters of my...

Evening all, To start off today, a little insight into the madness factory for you. Most of the posts I've ever written and pushed to...

Evening all, As we ramp up into the deluge at year's end, it gets slightly difficult to have enough time to actually flex the old...

Like many others in my hometown, I have a great love of gardens. Nothing puts the mind at ease quite like strolling through a well-loved...

Evening all, I don't have a post myself today, but rather I welcome a new member to the typing monkey pool. Jared is one of my senior...

Evening all, What with the various disturbances over the past few years, it's really striking to me how the pattern and modes of work...

Evening all, As part of my continuing efforts to remain astride the proverbial horse, I've been using my short stint of work-free...

Evening all, Firstly, I'd just like to say a huge thankyou to everyone who read, commented, messaged, or was otherwise a really great...

Evening all, This will be quite a personal post. Caution for those experiencing their own traumas, you may want to skip this and await...

Evening all, I arrived home last week to the Great Brown Southern Mudpie hideously jetlagged, and recovering from a nasty cold/flu/alien...