I have a confession to make - I don’t have a teaching qualification. I am an award winning educator, National Teaching Fellow and a Principal Fellow of AdvanceHE. But I am entirely self-taught, and have never had any formal training in how to teach within HE. My career illustrates the difference between work based training, … Continue reading Teaching qualifications vs professional recognition in UK HE – what do professional development do educators actually need?
Why we need to stand up for ‘woke’ curricula
This year has been a pretty turbulent one for higher education. In the USA, it feels like every week there is another attack on higher education and on anything related to Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI in the UK - I’m not sure why it seems to be DEI in the US). It has to … Continue reading Why we need to stand up for ‘woke’ curricula
Stop making beautiful PowerPoints! Being more effective and efficient in teaching preparation
If you ask most university educators what the most time consuming aspect of their job is, you will probably get the answer of ‘teaching prep’. I’ve certainly worked into the small hours many a time trying to perfect my lecture slides. I’ve created so many really high quality slide decks, including carefully thought out animations … Continue reading Stop making beautiful PowerPoints! Being more effective and efficient in teaching preparation
Making teaching laboratories more inclusive and accessible – how would you spend £1 million?
What would you do with £1 million to improve accessibility and inclusion of your teaching lab? I share some of my suggestions and experiences of small and big changes that can be made to ensure disabled staff and students feel they belong in labs.
Dr Katharine Hubbard NTF PFHEA 