Ever since I started experimenting with different ‘levers’ (thanks ITS program!) I can’t seem to stop as every experiment gives you new insights, results, ideas, and potential approaches. …

With the ITS program coming to an end there’s one thing left to discuss: How do we future proof our classes? How to make sure that the classes we plan can give the students what they want and need?

One of the secrets here seems to be to fall back…

Find out what it means to….me & my students.

Let’s be honest. We all know reflection matters, and well, probably, got a bit lazy at times when it comes to creating engaging reflection activities. “I know how to do reflection papers” is what most of us probably thought. If we…

For those who haven’t followed my educational journey yet, here’s a quick intro to what I’m about: Putting students in charge, letting them decide the course of, well, the course and hence increasing accountability and responsibility within the student body as a result.

My previous experiment took place in a…

Now, this is a story all about how
My life got flipped-turned upside down
And I’d like to take a minute
Just sit right there
I’ll tell you how I became lecturer in Bangkok, oh yeah!

In North-East Wuerzburg born and raised
In the Volleyball gyms was where I spent most…

When moving to Thailand years ago one of the most crucial adjustments I had to make was my typical German fixation on time. Those adjustments, as controversial as it may seem, actually lead to me becoming even more aware of my time and how I spend it. My relationship with…

*Thoughts that come to you while being stuck on a public bus*

The other day, when the bus trip to the city took once more longer than planned thanks to escalating Bangkok traffic, I did something I usually don’t do anymore. I checked some of my Facebook groups. When reading…

The short version: “Because it’s stupid”.

But let’s try to be a bit more academic, for once. In order to do so I will try to break this post down into three parts. First we will look at why attendance is being checked in many cases, then we will continue…