PEP Seminar: Teaching controversial and sensitive issues in the wake of 9/11, by Alex Elwick (4-5pm, London Time, Mon 6th December, free, online)
None of the pupils in schools today were alive at the time of the 9/11 terrorist attacks – and yet they are profoundly affected by the repercussions of the event, subject to policy instruments and statutory requirements such as the Prevent Duty and the inculcation of the Fundamental British Values into spiritual, moral, social and…
Keep readingPEP seminar:Outsider Research: Reflections from a PhD Study, Dr Nicky Spawls (4-5pm, London Time,10th Jan 2022, free, online)
Outsider Research can be fraught with tensions and dilemmas regarding the constructedness of accounts (Jones 1992, Alcoff 1992). Alternatively outsider research may offer a distance from the research subject that may in fact encourage greater honesty and disclosure resulting in more varied research findings. Such research raises valuable discussion around the hierarchies of power between…
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SAT L&T Discussion: NSS promotion, guidelines and good practice
Tuesday 30th November 2021 12:00 (noon) – 1:00pm Learning and teaching discussions are informal sessions which provide an opportunity for staff to meet with colleagues from to share experiences and learn from others in a supportive collegiate environment. In this session Ravinder Bassi, Student Engagement & Enhancement Manager, David Gilani, Head of Student Engagement and…
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SAT L&T Showcase: Research and Publishing in Learning and Teaching in Higher Education
Thursday 9th December 9.30 -10.30am, via Zoom Professor David Boud, Work and Learning Research Centre, Middlesex University. Research and Publishing in Learning and Teaching in Higher Education Being scholarly about ones’ teaching is normal business for us all. For some, this will involve contributing to the scholarship of learning and teaching. This typically involves small…
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SAT L&T Coffee and Conversation: HE Practice Based Learning and Teaching Research
Thursday 9th December 2021 11.30-12.30 Learning and teaching coffee and conversations are informal sessions which provide an opportunity for staff to meet with colleagues from across the Faculty to share experiences and learn from others in a supportive collegiate environment. In this session Dr Emily McIntosh, Director of Learning Teaching and Student Experience, will start…
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SAT L&T Showcase: Transforming the classroom experience using digital technology
Thursday 25th November 2021, online via Zoom from Dubai · 2-3pm GMT · 5-6pm Dubai time Engie Bashir, Senior Lecturer Computer Engineering and Informatics, Dubai Campus Arundhati Basu, Lecturer Computer Engineering & Informatics, Dubai Campus Transforming classroom experience: How the “UX in Design” teaching team used Miro to digitize student interactions and promote group collaboration…
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Dates now released: Childhood and Society Seminar Series 2021
All seminars are hosted online 12-12.45pm on Mondays, on the dates listed below. Registration and zoom links will be released in advance of each seminar.
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