L&T Chat Show

As a precursor to World Autism Acceptance Week (2-8th April) Hannah shares with me her personal experience of what it is like to be autistic gives some ideas for how to use that awareness in teaching. Hannah referenced the work of Nick Walker https://neuroqueer.com/neurodiversity-terms-and-definitions/ whose writing is a key starting point for anyone wanting to know more.  Hannah Breslin is an Aut...

As part of Neurodiversity Celebration Week https://www.neurodiversityweek.com/ I'm joined again by Sarah and two colleagues, Alissa and Angela, who have set up a group for neurodivergent staff at UCLAN. We discuss terminology, manifestations, coping and support mechanisms. If you enjoy this episode please like, review and share. If you have something you'd like to talk about please contact...

Sumeya talks to me about her role as a Senior International Student Lecturer, helping not only to celebrate the successes and contribute to the development of international students, but her work helping staff to interact more positively in the classroom. If you enjoy this or any other episode please like, review and share. If you have something that you'd like to talk about please contact rog...

Rebecca and I discuss classroom management covering values, moments of meaningful connection, pro-active strategies and reactive strategies. Rebecca's book, Sheepdog Teaching: The professors guide to being an excellent teacher, should be available in about 12 months. If you enjoy this, or any of the other episodes please like, review and share. If you have something you'd like to share ple...

Thanos explains his use of a productive failure approach to teaching economics, including a tennis match between Djokovic and Nadal to teach strategy. If you enjoy the episode please like, review and share. If you have something you'd like to share please contact roger.saunders@dmu.ac.uk, currently booking dates in April and looking forward to episode 100

Today Anna tells me about the research she's been undertaking to identify barriers for international students in live lectures and small adjustments that can be made to help. If you'd like to participate in the research Anna can be reached at allewellyn-smith@harper-adams.ac.uk If you would like to share something on the podcast please contact me on roger.saunders@dmu.ac.uk

Nicola explains how she uses rocks on her PGCAP course to help illustrate the difference between deep and surface learning. We look at telling stories, being iterative and end with a reference to The Infinite Monkey Cage. Dr Nicola Grayson is an Academic Developer with a research interest in third-space or ‘hybrid’ practitioners (see Grayson and Syska, 2023 and Whitchurch, 2013). Nicola reflects o...

Ian and I discuss all things career development and he takes me through the DOTS model. We also discuss the importance and value of addressing these things early int he student journey. If you enjoy this or any other episode please like, share, review and follow. If you have something you'd like to share please contact roger.saunders@dmu.ac.uk

Dale and I discuss digital platforms, which ones work best, how she uses them and how they improve engagement. Parami have made the site 'faculty-only' now and the Elkana Centre @ CEU have not made public all of the projects as they had previously planned. However, you can access information about the project and other ideas via Dale's blog https://techinteachingsite.wordpress.com If y...

Alison explains how jigsaw and why jigsaw classrooms were developed and how they can be used to increase engagement and group work. Helping students work with new classmates in expert groupings that then increase the effectiveness of groups in class discussion. We also discuss creating safe spaces for exploring ideas. If you enjoy this, or any of the other episodes, please like, review and share....

Hodgie reflects on an award-winning career and identifies areas that he feels have had positive impacts on students. If you enjoy this, or any other episode, please like, review and share. If you have something you'd like to talk about contact me on roger.saunders@dmu.ac.uk

Ella and I discuss disability in general, working with disabled students and creating reflective communities of practice to help students explore experiences. Ella is a Senior Lecturer in Disability Studies and core member of the Centre for Culture & Disability Studies at Liverpool Hope University. She is a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy and co-leads Liverpool Hope University&#3...

Today Anthony and I discuss a system for creating hybrid classrooms using Socratic circles and 360 technology. Dr Anthony Basiel is a Computing Science Lecturer and Researcher at Bournemouth University, UK. You are invited to go to his website at https://abasiel.uk/augmentedreality/  There you will find some images of his 360* immersive webinar design using a Socratic discussion circle. Following...

Alistair and I discuss his love for teaching politics and how all subjects are affected by or have an influence on politics and why this is important. Would really love to hear your feedback as this is something a bit different. If you like this or any other episode please like, share and review. If you'd like to participate then contact me at roger.saunders@dmu.ac.uk

Today I'm joined by Professor Suzanne Young, Professor of Criminal Justice who tells me about her module in which reflection is embedded. She talks about how it's done and the importance of feedback, questioning and scaffolding leading to a reflective summative assessment. This is the final episode of season 3, we'll be back on January 3rd with season 4. In the meantime, have a great C...

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