Institute Fellows 2020/21: Steven Broom
In this post Steven Broom, Senior Lecturer in Mathematics, continues our series of posts by Fellows of the Institute of Teaching and Learning. Steven's experience as Admissions Lead makes him aware of the breadth of backgrounds that our students come from....
Teaching through the pandemic… and beyond
We are delighted that Professor April McMahon, Vice-President for Teaching, Learning and Students, is rounding off our series of posts reflecting on teaching and living through the pandemic. Here the focus is on silver linings, including the paradox that relying on...
Teaching through the pandemic: a personal blog
Professor Claire McGourlay is Director of External Relations for the School of Social Sciences and is a Principal Fellow of the HEA and a National Teaching Fellow. After the pandemic started, she began writing a blog about her Covid-19 teaching journey; Part 1 was...
Teaching through the pandemic: eLearning professionals in the spotlight
Dan Jagger SFHEA is a manager in the Faculty of Science and Engineering eLearning team. In this post Dan reflects on the challenges faced by him and his team of eLearning professionals as they adapted to supporting Blended Learning over the past 18 months. ...
Teaching through the pandemic: always choose connection… and cook wonderful food!
As we reach the end of the academic year, we're going to be looking back at some of our experiences of teaching and living through the pandemic, bringing you the reflections of a few of our colleagues. In this post, Jenni Rose (Senior Lecturer in Accounting and one...
5 things to read… as suggested by you!
Freddie Gent is an HE Admin Intern in Academic Development, with a particular interest in inclusion and the student voice. He works across a broad range of ITL projects and areas including the recent Inclusive Teaching Workshop series, supporting the development of...
Is it more of a LEAP or a jump? A Student Partner’s Experience of LEAP
Jess Carroll 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...
Now for something completely different: life as a Fellow of the ITL (when interrupted by a pandemic)
Jennie Blake is Head of Teaching and Learning Development in the University of Manchester Library and is a National Teaching Fellow. In this post, Jennie continues our Institute Fellows series by reflecting on the evolution of her project from initial Fellowship...
Given The Circumstances: Performing in a Pandemic
Andy Smith is a part-time lecturer in theatre practice within the School of Arts, Languages and Cultures. In this blog, he looks back on the past semester, thinks about some of the challenges it has brought to the teaching of his course in contemporary theatre making,...
5 things to read on… student partnership
Freddie Gent is an HE Admin Intern in Academic Development, with a particular interest in inclusion and the student voice. He works across a broad range of ITL projects and areas including the current Inclusive Learning Workshop series, supporting the development of...
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