Experts, knowledge and criticality in the age of ‘alternative facts’

As part of this SRHE event on 3rd April 2019, I gave a talk about my paper ‘Understanding The World Today‘ – broadly covering what interpretive dance, ribbon and getting thrown out of a club have to do with navigating a world of fake news. Continue Reading

Case Study: Active Learning Design

We recently faced a challenging teaching situation – accommodating 170+ individuals for the opening session of a highly interactive and student-led module, in a raked lecture theatre with a 150 seat capacity, poor acoustics and very limited access in and out of the seats.   Continue Reading

Research Seminar – Designing Dynamic Curricula

As part of the Centre for Languages, Culture and Communication Seminar Series for 2017-18, I delivered an updated version of my conference paper Designing Dynamic Curricula: Leaving Space for Students to Live, Love and Learn. Continue Reading