Director Dr Durian

Doc Durian used to be a human. He graduated from a prestigious university in a distant galaxy and then spent a significant period of time working in a special agency with powerful colleagues to help defend the Earth from attack by evil galactic empires. As he grew older, he wanted to share his wisdom and expertise with the youth of today so he joined the Magic School as a teacher. Suddenly, without any warning, he turned into a durian! Now he drifts around almost aimlessly in cyberspace occasionally commenting on his students' blog posts.

Exotic Food: Tasty Travelling

June 11, 2024 by Director Dr Durian

I’m not really a student. This is just an example 🙂 Having travelled widely, there are many exotic foods I could describe. In China alone, I have had the pleasure of eating barbecued scorpions, rabbit head hot pot, stewed dog, horse’s stomach, some unidentifiable green splat and the parts of a male sheep not shared … Read more

Seminars

November 7, 2024May 30, 2024 by Director Dr Durian

I have been doing a lot of research into assessing student-led seminars recently. Here is a QR code that can take you to an article I wrote about this research. My latest seminar sessions have been as productive as the earlier ones and working with students who are readily able to articulate their ideas in … Read more

My (not) recent trip to Hangzhou

May 10, 2024May 9, 2024 by Director Dr Durian

Confession: I am not a student. This is just an example 🙂 Unlike my students, I was not lucky enough to go on a wonderful hiking trip to Hangzhou at the end of April and I spent my time working in the office instead. I’m not too upset about this because I have been to … Read more