I am Dr. Ekereuke Udoh — Deputy Dean of a UK Computing School, a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, a Chartered IT Professional, and a John Maxwell-certified leadership coach (in view). My career sits at the intersection of education, leadership, and ethical technology.
Over twenty years I have led teams of more than fifty staff, mentored more than fifteen lecturers into senior roles, published peer-reviewed research, and won two teaching excellence awards. The work below is the distilled version of what I have learned: three original frameworks I use with the people and teams I coach.
Commendation · Availability · Resourcefulness · Empathy
A people-first leadership model developed managing teams of up to fifty across multiple university partnerships. C.A.R.E. moves managers from transactional oversight to genuine development.
Simplify · Iterate · Measure · Play · Lead · Empathise
A teaching and facilitation model honed across hundreds of lectures, recognised with two teaching awards. It shapes how I design workshops so audiences leave with something usable on Monday.
Explore · Verify · Open · Link · Validate · Extend
An original matrix for using AI ethically, efficiently and effectively. Each EVOLVE dimension is mapped across Bloom's Taxonomy — from Knowledge through to Creation — so learners move from recalling principles to producing deliverables they own.
Each EVOLVE dimension is mapped across the six levels of Bloom's Taxonomy — from Knowledge through to Creation — turning ethical AI use into a working checklist.
| EVOLVE | Knowledge | Understanding | Application | Analysis | Evaluate | Creation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
EExplore | Have I given the AI chatbot enough contextual knowledge? | Am I asking the right questions or using the right prompts? What prompt-engineering techniques am I using — e.g. ReAct, CARP, SCARF, user-story? | Are you getting responses you want? | What follow-up questions do I need to ask? | Have I ensured that my prompts are not sensitive or confidential information? | Save and share your prompts. |
VVerify | Find out the ways you can verify what you got from the AI chatbot. | Have I considered the true owner of the intellectual property to give credit to them? | If I asked for code, have I test-driven the code? | Have I verified this by comparing with information from other sources e.g. fact-checkers, peer-reviewed sources? | Is the information or output correct? | Summarise how your work was verified. |
OOpen | Am I transparent enough about how I used the AI chatbot? | Am I aware of the limitations? | Have I consulted my tutors or colleagues for feedback or advice on how best to use the AI chatbot? | Have I acted on the feedback? | What lessons have I learned from the feedback? | Provide evidence of your correspondence with your tutor. |
LLink | Am I familiar with employability skills? | What employability skills have I gained by working with the AI chatbot? | How can I apply this to a specific role in the industry? | What part did the AI chatbot help with and what part was your contribution? | What job role or responsibility could your AI chatbot skill help with? | Produce a work-distribution structure showing the AI chatbot's contribution and your contribution. |
VValidate | Am I aware of the university guidelines around the use of AI chatbot? | Have I paraphrased my work? | Have I checked against learning outcomes and assessment criteria? | What parts of the assessment criteria has this helped you with? | Have I checked the work with Turnitin to see if it raises any flags? Have I checked against learning outcomes? | Share your Turnitin report. |
EExtend | What lessons have I learned from this whole exercise? | What else can I use the AI chatbot for that I haven't explored yet? | How can this be applied to learners with disabilities, differentiation, inclusivity, etc.? | Is there an alternative approach I could have used for the whole process? | What other similar AI chatbot tools have you tested? | Share your lessons learned and future-plans document. |
EVOLVE Matrix based on Bloom's Taxonomy — source: author.
I define my professional profile through TRIM — Training, Research, Innovation, and Management. I am particularly motivated by roles that bridge industry and academia to deliver strategic and educational impact.
Training · Research · Innovation · Management