Author: Matthew Clarke – PASS (Peer Assisted Study Sessions) Co-ordinator, University of Central Lancashire The ways in which tutors can engage students in their learning, are changing. Chris Headleand (2021) defines student engagement as ‘involving students in learning’. However, to involve all students in their learning, tutors have had to Read more…
Author: Sam Pywell – Principal Lecturer: Social Prescribing Unit Coordinator at the University of Central Lancashire With the new academic term upon us, the case for a more compassionate approach to conversations of student and staff digital needs, is placed contextually in our world of rising costs, climate anxiety and barriers to Read more…
Author: Simon Hawkesworth – Educational Developer, Centre for Collaborative Learning, University of Central Lancashire For over two decades, there have been discussions and legislative initiatives concerning how we might make the digital world more inclusive and accessible. A series of UK parliamentary Acts, from the Disability Discrimination Act (1995) to Read more…
Author: Lauren Evans – PASS Co-ordinator, University of Central Lancashire What do all of these have in common? Well, for those not in the know, not a lot! But for the fortunate souls that know me, it will hopefully make them smile. There is a message to get across, so Read more…
Author: Simon Thomson – Director of Flexible Learning, The University of Manchester In June, I had the pleasure of being invited to keynote at the University of Central Lancashire’s ‘CCL Connect: Leading the way in modern learning’ event, around my work on Hybrid Education. This blog post is both a Read more…
Author: Nick Treuherz, Lecturer in French, School of Humanities, Language & Global Studies As teaching practitioners getting into technology-enabled approaches and tools, we are always looking to new tools and advanced methods to enable our students to learn and make progress. I think many of us have all at one Read more…
Author: Carly Garratt – PASS Co-ordinator, University of Central Lancashire You could, it’s true. But why would you? It surely takes extra effort, if not at the beginning, then at least when you realise you have left a considerable amount around the side of the pot. What can you do Read more…
Authors: Karen Margaret Wright – Professor of Nursing (UCLan), Gioele Attardo – Adult Nursing Lecturer (UCLan), Tiffany Sinclair – Senior Lecturer in Mental Health (UCLan) [Blog header image by Gioele Attardo] The Research Informed Teaching (RiT) protocol for the University of Central Lancashire (UCLan) indicates that RiT, amongst all benefits, Read more…
Author: Philip Longwell, Study Skills Tutor, Centre for Collaborative Learning, UCLan Introduction Giving effective feedback to learners is important in many areas of higher education. Academic staff are commonly and acutely aware of the need for feedback to be timely, considered and detailed. Feedback can be both summative, such as Read more…
Authors: Gemma Spencer, Emma Gillaspy, Abhi Jones, Julia Robinson, James Thompson, and Michael Smith (University of Central Lancashire) What? The playful rebellion is made up of an interdisciplinary group of academics on a mission to transform higher education. Whilst we understand that more traditional methods of teaching and learning have Read more…