An invitation to our Inclusive Education Workshops
Join us for a series of workshops run by leaders in the field of inclusive teaching practice. As teachers we have a commitment to equality of opportunity for our students, especially in facilitating their academic success. Our teaching should allow every student to...
Experience as a student partner intern: one year in the role review
Ayma Masood Khan is a Biomedical Sciences student and a Student Partner Intern (SPI), and has been part of our Online Blended Learning (OBL) cohort this year. Over the 2020/21 academic year this cohort of SPIs have worked in partnership with staff, undertaking...
A student’s perspective on online delivery
Poppy Eastwood is a Student Partner Intern (SPI) and has been part of our Online Blended Learning (OBL) cohort this year. Over the 2020/21 academic year this cohort of SPIs have worked in partnership with staff, undertaking activities such as reviewing academic...
Partnering with a Student Intern: an academic viewpoint
Lindsey Jones SFHEA is a Lecturer in Deaf Education within the School of Health Sciences. In this post she reflects on the benefits of working with two Student Partner Interns to effect manageable changes to her teaching practice while balancing a busy workload,...
The power of student partnership to effect change: in a course and in yourself
Emma Smith is a Student Partner Intern (SPI) and has been part of our Online Blended Learning (OBL) cohort this year. Over the 2020/21 academic year this cohort of SPIs have worked in partnership with staff, undertaking activities such as reviewing academic content...
5 things to read on… wellbeing
In May’s feature we consider how wellbeing can be incorporated into your inclusive teaching practice.(Please note that several of these hyperlinks to suggested reading open as external links) The events of the past year have made us more aware than ever of our own...
Student Partner perspective: expectations and experience
Ayma Masood Khan is a Biomedical Sciences student and a Student Partner Intern (SPI), and has been part of our Online Blended Learning (OBL) cohort this year. Over the 2020/21 academic year this cohort of SPIs have worked in partnership with staff, undertaking...
Effective online communication: a personal perspective
Dr. Tamara Montrose FHEA is a learning technologist in University of Manchester Worldwide (UMW), working with academic teams to help them design and develop their online courses. This role involves both knowledge and application of pedagogy, and technical expertise in...
Top tips for correcting captions
Rory Greig is a Student Partner Intern (SPI) and has been part of our Online Blended Learning (OBL) cohort this year. Over the 2020/21 academic year this cohort of SPIs have worked in partnership with staff, undertaking activities such as reviewing academic content...
Institute Fellows 2020/21: Dr Maria Canal
Kicking off our Institute Fellows series is Dr Maria Canal (SFHEA). Maria is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Biological Sciences and Programme Director for Neuroscience. She was appointed as one of our inaugural Institute of Teaching and Learning Fellows in March...