Challenging how we learn, lead, and care.
I've recently been inspired by undertaking my MA Dissertation and it's led to a real revelation in my approach to leading a classroom - I'm not in as much control as I think I am... I'm sure this isn't a revelation to other lecturers/tutors/teachers but its a pretty critical one for me. When I came… Continue reading Learners Create the Learning Environment
If you’d told me a few years ago that video editing would become one of the most valuable tools in my educational toolkit, I probably would’ve laughed. But here we are — and honestly? It’s changed everything. I started dabbling out of necessity during clinical practice. I’m a respiratory physiotherapist by background, working on the… Continue reading Essential Digital Skills for Academics: Video Editing & Production
Towards the end of my Postgraduate Diploma in Policy and Practice in Higher Education, the module Supporting Academic Professional Development asked something different of me. Not another policy analysis, nor another deep dive into pedagogy, but a drawing together—of ideas, of experiences, of identity. It was a culminating moment, and a quietly transformative one. The… Continue reading PGDip Module 4 – Supporting Academic Professional Development
During my Postgraduate Diploma in Policy and Practice in Higher Education, I encountered a module that both challenged and sharpened my academic and professional sensibilities: Teaching and Research Practice. This wasn’t just another credit-bearing exercise — it was a deliberate pause, a structured opportunity to turn the lens inward and ask: How do I know… Continue reading PGDip Module 3 – Teaching & Research Practice
Dean Walker 