Dr Kieran Phelan

Term Ends with Empty Lecture Halls

Some thoughts on the usual non-attendance of the last week of term.

Dec 10 • Dr Kieran Phelan

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Essay Writing is Hard.

But it's a skill honed if you put the work in.

Dec 5 • Dr Kieran Phelan

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October 2025

An Open Letter to My AI-Using First Years

It’s approaching reading week, and just like that, you’ve likely submitted your first assignment!

Oct 27 • Dr Kieran Phelan

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On Fieldwork Teaching

Reflections on Teaching on the First Year Lake District Field Course

Oct 21 • Dr Kieran Phelan

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Does your digital campus have a map?

Reflections on teaching digital skills to first years, in the first few weeks of term.

Oct 6 • Dr Kieran Phelan

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September 2025

My Summer Reading List: Attention, AI in HE, and The Meaning of Life

As I learn more about AI, I find myself growingly captivated by its deep ethical questions, and about what these can tell us about our cultures…

Sep 10 • Dr Kieran Phelan

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August 2025

If AI can write essays, what's the point of a degree?

Why HE could help the ‘Rejection Generation’ — if it teaches the right lessons.

Aug 27 • Dr Kieran Phelan

Why AI companions need to be on the radar of every university

And why the risks of 'pastoral AI' urgently demand better human-centred support.

Aug 22 • Dr Kieran Phelan

Life After Likes When Your Partner Still Loves Instagram

How day-in-the-life clips collided with my choice to quit—and why 'post zero' taught me something important.

Aug 18 • Dr Kieran Phelan

"Critique the GenAI Output" Tasks Worry Me (and why they should worry you too)

'Critique the output' tasks teach something more worrying than AI literacy.

Aug 12 • Dr Kieran Phelan

July 2025

How do Generative AI companies make money?

I’ve had loads of conversations recently about AI.

Jul 31 • Dr Kieran Phelan

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University 'Supertankers' must up their pace.

And why AI access equity and 'traffic light' guidance are areas to watch.

Jul 27 • Dr Kieran Phelan