Author: Amy Parkes – Lecturer Practitioner in Physiotherapy, University of Central Lancashire Since stepping through UCLan’s doors just over 2 years ago, I like to think I have been somewhat akin to a sponge, absorbing ideas from everyone I meet and catching on the coat tails of other’s innovation and good practice (please don’t judge – hopefully one Read more…
Author: Louise Speakman – Lecturer in Midwifery I joined UCLan the day the UK entered lockdown. This was the same day that a new cohort of student midwives commenced their midwifery programme of study; and we quickly (and affectionally), established ourselves as the covid-cohort and covid-lecturer. As the world adjusted to this unprecedented reality, one phrase I often Read more…
Author: Hannah Tizard – Lecturer in Midwifery As educators we are, more often than not, looking for new ways to engage and inspire the students we are teaching, and Canva is one of the best new spaces to do so! Canva is an amazing, powerful design tool made for non-designers. Read more…
Author: Jill Dobson – Senior Lecturer in Acute Critical and Emergency Care As a course team, we wanted to maintain consistency for our students in the delivery of each session we delivered online. The course leader provided the structure for how each session could be delivered, but the way this Read more…
Author: Maria D Iglesias Mora, Lecturer in Hispanic and Foundation Studies At the start of this academic year, with having to deliver many of the activities during Welcome Week online, educators had to reinvent themselves and to find new ways of creating team-building activities and virtual scavenger hunts for the Read more…
Author: Andrew Grice, Lecturer in International Business Communications. I lecture on the BA (Hons) in International Business Communications at the University Central Lancashire. My education philosophy stems from a belief that as educators, we can construct learning environments that can both help and/or hinder student performance. Interest in technology-enabled teaching Read more…
Author: Vicky Mooney – Senior Lecturer / Course Leader Professional Policing Degree I am a Course Leader for the BSc in Professional Policing at UCLan. Admittedly, I am usually the last person to learn about the latest digital developments and technological advancements, however, the global COVID-19 pandemic has forced me and so Read more…
Author: Phil McMillan – TELT With video conferencing and video content becoming the new work-from-home educational norm, more people are creating videos to aid learning and teaching. This means that there is the requirement for some basic editing skills and easy to use software, that can perform simple cuts and Read more…
Author: Helen Hewertson – Lecturer in the School of Humanities, Languages and Global Studies Do you remember those choose your own adventure books? In the 1980s they were very popular, as they allowed you to choose your own path within a story. After a couple of pages, you generally had Read more…
Author: Nicky Varley, Lecturer in Child Nursing Inclusivity is such an important part of teaching. As an academic this is something that should be current and engaging for students. Since March it became even more important, and we have all had to adapt our way of working online and ensure our teaching sessions Read more…