Despite having been an educator for such a long time, I still test out new methods and information whenever I get the opportunity.

Which means that, if you've ever been in my classroom, lecture theatre, webinar, or similar setting, there's a very high probability that I conducted some kind of experiment on you.

Don't worry, you weren't being bombarded with gamma rays or breathing in odourless chemicals I infused into the air.

It was more likely a test to see how you would react to a certain way of delivery, a new activity, or a new way of conducting an established activity.

I approach it the way a stand-up comedian approaches new material that he/she has written - basically, test it until you know whether to keep it or dump it.

And I've dumped a whole lot more material than I've kept.

So, this is to say thank you for allowing me to test them out on you, and for participating (albeit mostly unknowingly - oops!) in my experiments. ;)