L&T Chat Show

Rachel and I discuss practical ways to address individual students learning needs and she provides some great insights into helping students to develop resilience. You can find more information here: Embedding Mental Wellbeing - Methods and Benefits (qaa.ac.uk) and here: https://www.ahead.ie/journal/Dont-do-this-for-Law-students-embedding-disability-and-wellbeing-support-within-curriculum-programm...

Marina and Agnes talk about their approach to reflection for learning, which is also available as a guide, Youtube videos and research papers. We cover a range of ideas, including reflection for mindfulness and both give practical examples of exercises you can do to help focus and centre students (and perhaps colleagues). You can read about their work here: Harvey, M., Coulson, D. & McMaugh, A...

Gabriela and Rachel talk to me about their research into various issues and aspect of trust and its importance in building relationships between staff and students. This is also part of a call for papers for the special edition of the International Journal of Academic Development, details here: International Journal for Academic Development: Trust in and through Academic Development (taylorandfran...

Claire and I talk about her time working with dual professionals, the barriers they can face in academia and the benefits they bring to the work place. If you'd like to contact Claire: clairestocks@bpp.com Twitter (X): @DrClaireStocks   If people haven't heard of BPP, our website is here: https://bpp.com/   Earlier this year Claire set up a network for colleagues who are supporting dual pr...

Rich and I talk about card games he's developed for use in social work, nursing and geography. He gives lots of practical examples as to how to create card games that have a dynamic quality that allows them to create case studies and simulations with enormous variations and provides an RPG (role-playing game) experience that can also be undertaken individually. Some great insights and ideas. H...

Having recorded 30 episodes of something that I had envisaged might involve half a dozen episodes before others started to contribute I'm going to take a short break. But I'd like to ask three things of the lovely audiences who have listened to me prattle on. Firstly, if you have found any of this (or the main podcast) useful and can provide some feedback on how you've used it in your...

Edward and Anna explore the use of various activities in teaching economics. They provide some practical examples and and provide useful advice on how to implement games and help the students get the most out of them as a learning experience. If you enjoy the episode please leave a review and share. If you'd like to participate please contact me on roger.saunders@dmu.ac.uk Two free sources for...

A couple of ideas to help with the moderation process, in particular helping with timing and consistency. If you enjoy the show please let me know and share the episode link. If you'd like to participate, please contact me on roger.saunders@dmu.ac.uk

A couple of examples of ways of being consistent, the second of which illustrates that you can be consistent without forcing everyone to be the same. If you enjoy the show please let me know and share the link. If you would like to participate contact me on roger.saunders@dmu.ac.uk

A brief idea of some card game ideas that have been generated and, in the case of two of them, created in the last couple of weeks. If you have an idea for a card game and would like some help or advice please feel free to contact me at roger.saunders@dmu.ac.uk If you enjoy the episodes please like, review, share or what not get involved (same email as always). Thanks

Araida tells me about a system they use at Manchester Met using work-based mentors to support BAME students to help address the award gap. If you'd like to know more please contact Araida on A.Hidalgo@mmu.ac.uk If you enjoy these podcasts please feel free to like, review and share. If you'd like to participate please contact me on roger.saunders@dmu.ac.uk

Ever since students have started to pay fees they have changed how they see the relationship with staff and institutions. Here I talk about one way of highlighting the personal responsibility of learners. If you enjoy these podcasts please leave a review, like and share. If you'd like to participate please contact me, or send your mp3 to, roger.saunders@dmu.ac.uk

Acknowledging that all our students are different and that many are struggling with or anxious about their sense of self and doing our best to show support. If you would like to see a particular topic covered or have somethign you'd like to share please contact me on roger.saunders@dmu.ac.uk

Sudesh explain the process he use to help students search for, find, analyse and use academic literature to enhance their knowledge, understanding and assessments. If you have something you're passionate about or would like to share with colleagues please contact me on roger.saunders@dmu.ac.uk

I often use video as a way of providing explanations and illustrations of ideas using different voices and interesting approaches. It's easy to embed in Powerpoint and well worth it. If you have something you'd like covered or to contribute please contact me at roger.saunders@dmu.ac.uk

What have I learned from making the L&T Chat Show podcast? That how we interact with students has a significant impact on engagement and learning. If you enjoy the Bite Size episodes please let me, like, share and review. If there is a topic you would like covered, or if you have somethign to contribute please contact me roger.saunders@dmu.ac.uk

Jenni and I cover a range of subjects, including sustainability, Freire's dialogic pedagogy and monopoly. Plenty of food for thought and some practical advice for anyone who wants to make their teaching more playful. If you enjoy this episode please like, share, review or follow If you have something you'd like to contribute please contact roger.saunders@dmu.ac.uk

How and why to pre-record lectures, even if you're not teaching remotely or have lectures on your timetable. If you'd like to contribute contact me or send your mp3 (of not more than 15 minutes) to roger.saunders@dmu.ac.uk If you have enjoyed any of the Bite Size episodes please let me know

Good starting points for a discussion on reflection are Kolb's and Gibb's models. I add my own comments about how I reflect and why I think reflection is important for both staff and students for learning and development. If you enjoy Bite Size please let me know, follow, like, review or share. If you'd like to contribute, contact me, or send your recording to roger.saunders@dmu.ac.uk

In this week's episode I talk to Sarah about her own experiences as a lecturer with neurodivergence. She shares her personal story and gives some great advice for interacting with others and providing support for students. If you'd like to continue the conversation, Sarah can be reached on twitter (X) @SarahJ_MW If you enjoy this episode (or any of the previous ones) please share, review,...

Giving students an idea of how they might go about answering an assessment by taking them through an example can be very useful and can help augment showing them examples of previous student work by helping them to understand the process of research and analysis, rather than just outputs. If you'd like to contribute to the Bite Size series please reach out or send your mp3 to roger.saunders@dm...

For the third and final episode of AI week I'm joined by Emmanuel discussing AI and assessment. How can it be used, how should it be used, whether assessments should or can be AI proof and how we can incorporate best practice for both ourselves and the students. Apologies for the poor sound quality in places, there seems to have been some gremlins on the line. If you enjoy this or any of the o...

As part of a special AI week, this episode is a live recording of a special AI panel held at De Montfort University, Leicester, featuring Dr Martin Beckinsale, Associate Professor, Jack Brown, Lecturer in Strategic Management, Nichola Phillips, University Teacher Fellow and Chris Goldsmith, Associate Dean Academic. In the episode we cover the use of AI for assessments, the ethical use of AI, poten...

Welcome to AI Week on the L&T Chat Show. In this episode Lynn and I talk about AI, assessment and exactly what it means in terms of learning. We talk about a number of issues in relation to how students might use AI, how perhaps they should use AI and some of the pitfalls. If there's something you'd like to share about any aspect of teaching, learning, assessment or student experience...

This week I'm talking about what I've spent much of the last few weeks doing, prepping lectures, making sure they're up to date, videos work, that they allow interactivity, reflect the assessment and link with both the seminars and the VLE. Next week Bite Size is on holiday as I release 3 main pod episodes about AI, but they'll be back the week after. Still hoping someone else migh...