Category: Learning & Teaching

Sharing innovations, research findings and good practice for learning and teaching.

LEaD heroes eliminate Glass Boards against all odds

In 2023, LEaD recommended that the old Glass Boards in 18 existing learning spaces be replaced with a low-gloss dry wipe board, now standard (DALI) specification at City St George’s.  This was to address several complaints made by students to the Students Union, Learning Environment Committee and Digital Accessibility Working Group, about their difficulty in…Continue Reading LEaD heroes eliminate Glass Boards against all odds

Gender Equality and Law: Transnational learning and co-producing research with students from Udayana University in Indonesia and City St George’s University

Map of the world with pins for where conference delegates come from

A British council’s Gender Equality Partnerships grant, as well as strong international network links in the school, meant that the City Law School was recently able to run a transnational hybrid project focusing on Gender Equality and Law. This project brought together 20 students, 10 each from Udayana University (Bali, Indonesia) and City Law school. …Continue Reading Gender Equality and Law: Transnational learning and co-producing research with students from Udayana University in Indonesia and City St George’s University

From Delivery to Dialogue: Reimagining Inclusive Assessment and Feedback Design

Recently, my colleague and former student, Dr Stamatia Papathanasiou, and I spoke at the Learning at City conference about assessment and feedback as a mosaic: an interconnected design of practices, modalities, and relationships that shape inclusive learning from the outset. Stamatia was a student on the second-year 15-credit MAAP (MA in Academic Practice) module: EDM126…Continue Reading From Delivery to Dialogue: Reimagining Inclusive Assessment and Feedback Design

Building a Playful Learning Community – And You’re Invited!

What happens when you bring together a group of curious, creative university staff and give them permission to play? You get something pretty special — a playful learning community that’s reshaping how we think about teaching, learning, and collaboration in higher education. Myself, Susannah Quinsee and Sara Reimers recently published an article in the Journal of…Continue Reading Building a Playful Learning Community – And You’re Invited!

Notes From A Spanish Gathering (Part II)

Woman sitting at table in front of AI-generated slide depicting Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs in a university context.

Or, 10 things I remember from Edulearn24 (the other five) 06. On Volumetric Video I’ve long been curious about the possibilities for education of being able to effectively digitise people and recreate them in three-dimensional space and be able to interact with them, in contrast to things like the screen-bound but largely passive experience of,…Continue Reading Notes From A Spanish Gathering (Part II)

Notes From A Spanish Gathering (Part I)

Map of the world with pins for where conference delegates come from

Or, 10 things I remember from Edulearn24 (the first five). 1. First flight since Covid I was waiting at Gatwick for my first flight since just before Covid hit – a full four and a half years out of the air and the first one of my 50s. As the masses of carefree travellers swarmed…Continue Reading Notes From A Spanish Gathering (Part I)

Highlights from the MAAP Symposium 2025: Impact of Educational Research

The MAAP Symposium 2025, which took place on 9th April 2025, brought together a vibrant community of educators, researchers, and practitioners to discuss the impact of educational research in teaching and learning in higher education. Through panels, presentations, a poster and a world café session, the event spotlighted the transformative power of educational research under…Continue Reading Highlights from the MAAP Symposium 2025: Impact of Educational Research