Author: Matt Sessions – Lecturer in Digital Policing, University of Central Lancashire I should probably start with giving a little context as to who I am and what I do, I teach Digital Policing in the School of Justice and my background is computing, with a specialism in computer hacking. 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: Susan Putt, School of Management, UCLan In the seemingly ever-changing environment of teaching and learning in Higher Education it’s important to periodically take some time out to consider the landscape and recalibrate. It’s from this reflection that my search began for new ideas and perspectives on presenting module content Read more…
Author: Daniel Scott – Digital Curriculum Support and Developer, Nottingham Trent University When you join an online community of practice, it is often a daunting process to get acquainted with the people and a sense of the culture that resides within it. Depending on the rationale and nature of the Read more…
Author: Simon Hawkesworth, Educational Developer, Centre for Collaborative Learning, UCLan It is increasingly evident that alongside the core (‘hard’) skills associated with academic disciplines, what are termed ‘soft skills’ play an important part in giving people a fuller portfolio of abilities that they can use in employment. Soft skills are Read more…
Author: Amy Craig, Academic Development Administrator, Centre for Collaborative Learning, University of Central Lancashire As an Academic have you ever finished a session and thought “that went really well” or “the students loved the new software that I used for that task”. Wouldn’t it be nice to get some recognition Read more…
Author: Colette Fuller – Senior Learning Technologist, Centre for Collaborative Learning Anyone making their first steps back to the office after almost 18 months? Some of you will be very keen to get back (me!) and some may be less so, and some may be looking forward to a new Read more…
Author: Dr Richard Davies, Higher Education Research and Development Lead, CCL For good or ill, and it is for both, the Research Excellence Framework (REF) has reoriented the social practice of academic research. Its most recent iteration, with a focus on assessing the research culture and support for research of Read more…
Author: Neil Cook, Lecturer – School of Dentistry This is not what I intended to write a blog post about. At all. Reflection is one of those things that I have always struggled with. Not so much the thinking, but the production. There is something about sitting down and trying Read more…