Ripped off in Academia: Costs and Consequences of Unethical Practices in Research
Call for participants! “Ripped off in Academia: Costs and Consequences of Unethical Practices in Research” Background In informal settings, academics of all career stages talk about being ripped off in higher education: they experience or witness unethical practices in research. Unethical practices described include but are not limited to: …academics […]
Book launch: Making the most of your research journal
This is the recording of the book launch event to celebrate the publication of "Making the most of your research journal".
Creative output: This is just to say
This is an example of an ethnographic poem, the output of poetic inquiry and analysis within Embodied Inquiry from my research with academics.
Research impact poster
This is an example of a prize-winning research impact poster.
Article: Partnership in learning
This paper outlines two distinct staff-student collaborations and how such a partnership may innovate teaching practices.
Article: Using LEGO® to understand emotion work
This paper presents how LEGO® can be used in workshops to explore doctoral students’ emotions around the complex and solitary experience of a PhD research.
Article: Ableism in academia: where are the disabled and ill academics?
From the context of UK higher education this article explores ableism in academia to stimulate a debate and raise awareness of those disabled and ill academics , whose voices are not heard.
Ableism in the curriculum
In this post, I explain what ableism in the curriculum is, and what we as teachers can do to counter ableism in the curriculum.
Article: Preventing plagiarism and fostering academic identity
This is the link to the PDF version of the article "Preventing plagiarism and fostering academic identity: a practical approach" (Brown and Janssen, 2017).
Teacher training placements
A brief outline of intended research in relation to the placements within teacher training.
Epistemology
Methodology and methods are only part of the story of choosing a research framework. The way you go about collecting and interpreting data is strongly influenced by how you interpret knowledge and truth. This is about the epistemology. In simple terms, epistemology is the theory of knowledge and deals with how knowledge is gathered and from which sources. In research terms your view of the world and of knowledge strongly influences your interpretation of data and therefore your philosophical standpoint should be made clear from the beginning.
Teaching empathy
Teaching empathy is crucial if students are to understand empathy as a concept in order to be able to demonstrate historical empathy, for example. Here is a useful resource.
Methodology and methods – what are they?
When preparing a practice-based enquiry or research you will need to ask yourself how you will answer your research question or test your hypothesis. The methodology and methods section of a proposal or write-up lays out these ground rules and approaches you take.
Proofing and editing
At University level you are expected to have checked, re-checked, edited and proofed your assignment several times. Each time you read through your work you should focus on a different aspect of your writing.
Referencing and bibliography
A good essay acknowledges all the sources used. Read here about referencing and bibliographies.
Challenges for mentors
Being a mentor for trainee teachers is rewarding and challenging at the same time. Ultimately, the smiles on a trainee teacher's face after successful lessons is definitely worth every battle against all odds.