
Reflexivity and positionality in social sciences research
This post links to my contribution to The SRA Blog, in which I write about the purpose and practice of reflexivity and positionality

Assessments: Letting students decide
This is a link to a UCL MicroCPD video that explains how in my module we are letting students decide on how they want to be assessed.

The PhD Life Raft podcast: Reflective journaling
I was invited to contribute to The PhD Life Raft Podcast. My contribution was about research journaling and reflective practice, and the book Making the most of your research journal.

Ableismus in Academia: Trotz Fleiß kein Preis?
This post is a link to a recording from an event held via the Johannes Kepler Universität Linz, where I was asked to discuss ableism in academia.

Article: “Where’s the validation?”
This article presents an original engagement with research into emotions in the PhD to ask ‘Where’s the validation?’ by using emotion work as a theoretical foundation.

LEGO® reflections in Higher Education
This is a guest post on the Advance HE website published after I had delivered a successful workshop at the HEA Annual Conference demonstrating how to use LEGO reflections in higher education.

The research pipeline: managing the publications process
This post outlines how to maintain a research pipeline to plan and manage publications systematically and links to a word template.

Article: Creative and embodied methods to teach reflections
This article describes a project at the Rambert School of Dance that introduced the use of creative methods for teaching reflection and reflective practice.

Using creative methods to support well-being amongst PhD students
This workshop provides attendees with reflective tools to help PhD students understand their innermost emotions, concerns and needs, which is a first step towards developing strategies for well-being.

Article: Exploring the lived experience of fibromyalgia
The paper reports on the lived experience of fibromyalgia, which used identity boxes and metaphorical representation to offer a holistic view.

PASAR Connecting Communities conference
This is my contribution to the PASAR Connecting Communities conference, which was held in November 2017.

More messages from the classroom
We need to think about what the messages are we send. So here are some more messages from the classroom.

Global Innovation Awards 2016: Winner Academic Integrity
This is about the Global Innovation Awards 2016, in which I have been nominated the winner for the Academic Integrity category.

Preventing plagiarism from the UCLTL conference
See feedback from the conference workshop about Preventing Plagiarism and the Role of Identity Codes.

Professional development portfolios
Many teacher training sessions and professional development courses nowadays link to or culminate in the compilation of portfolios. Portfolios are evidences and resources that are gathered and annotated systematically to provide an overview of the teachers' achievements, career events and areas for development. The process of gathering information for the portfolios is an opportunity to take a step back from everyday work to reposition yourself and reconsider your values, your development and your learning. Here is some help for developing portfolios.
Teaching and reflective practice
Teaching and learning are complex due to the many factors that impact what happens in a classroom. Teachers need to constantly adapt and change their activities and plans accordingly. And in order to do just that in an efficient and effective way, teachers must be reflective.