I have now been teaching in the Global Challenges field for over a year. Most of my previous Higher Education teaching had been in social sciences following a fairly standard lecture-seminar format. On joining the Global Challenges team, I was looking forward to adopting more innovative pedagogical practices and, a year on, I have not been disappointed.
The #ScienceAfrica UnConference was organised by the Planet Earth Institute (PEI). Its aim was to celebrate ‘Big Ideas for Africa’ and it was set in Bishopsgate, London.
I contributed a case study to ‘Designing Interdisciplinary Education: A Practical Handbook for University Teachers (Perspectives on Interdisciplinarity)’ titled ‘The Teacher as Co-Learner’. Continue Reading
On June 19th, two teams of Global Challenges students attended the national finals day of the Engineering for People Design Challenge. Continue Reading
