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This reflective commentary considers the design of a teaching intervention focused on the intersection of sustainability and social equity within a Cosmetic Science course in a Business and Science department. While the intervention has not yet been delivered, the process … Continue reading →

Building on my earlier reflections on intersectionality, this piece considers how race intersects with other identities to shape student experiences within my practice as a science educator and personal tutor in higher education. Reflecting on race has required me to … Continue reading →

Following my earlier reflection on intersectionality and disability, this piece focuses specifically on how faith intersects with other identities within my practice as a science educator and personal tutor in higher education. Teaching disciplines such as biology, microbiology and materials … Continue reading →

My practice in higher education spans both academic teaching in the sciences and a pastoral role as a personal tutor, primarily for first year students. The experience of this dual position has shaped my understanding of disability as not only … Continue reading →

Developing and assessing learning outcomes has always been a challenge for academic and teaching practitioners, spanning all disciplines and institutes. At this time, the use of ‘learning outcomes’ as cornerstones for quality learning is not a foreign concept to anyone … Continue reading →

Starting this course is followed by a lot of feelings including anxiety and overwhelm but also excitement and curiosity of the upcoming lectures and readings. As someone who has already engaged in three academic degrees, and is a full-time lecturer, … Continue reading →

The first reading task I had to complete for this course was a piece by Polly Savage on the history and experiences of Mozambican artists who studied in the USSR in the 1980s (2022). My initial reaction to this was … Continue reading →

I believe that the greatest achievements and innovations occur when people step-outside the box and have the opportunity, or challenge, to integrate knowledge and experience across multiple disciplines and ways of thinking. Similarly, throughout my academic career I have curiously … Continue reading →

A key challenge that I am facing is the reliance on a written exam to assess knowledge in the Applied Biology unit I lead on Block 1 of Year 1 of the course. Exams are arguably not one of the … Continue reading →