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.
Working in academia with a disability: What is it really like?
The Diversity Network asked me for an interview to answer the question: what is it really like to be working in academia with a disability?
Doing fieldwork in the virtual space
In this post I share my contribution to the SAGE research methods online resources about doing fieldwork remotely.
Keeping a research journal that works for you
This is an extract from my contribution to the LSE Impact blog discussing how to keep an effective research journal, thereby busting some of the myths surrounding research journaling.
Conferencing “disabled style”
This is an extract from a guest post on the Conference Inference blog published upon invitation in relation to my ableism in academia work. In this post, I illustrate what it means to do conferencing "disabled style", when your body and/or mind are not typical, and what the realities are of navigating and negotiating conference spaces under the influence of visible and invisible conditions.
Guest post: Creativity in the Curriculum – An Exam Production-Line
In this guest post Dr Helen Ross reflects on the exam production line of our current school system.
Article: Making academia more accessible
The remit of this paper is to provide practical ideas and recommendations to address accessibility issues in events and conferences as a first step to improving existing working conditions.
Presentation from the HEA Annual conference
This is my contribution to the HEA annual conference that was held in Manchester in July 2017.
Learning to accept fibromyalgia
In this post I report some preliminary outcomes from the pilot phase of my fibromyalgia study. This is about learning to accept.
Presentation from the ESLTIS16 conference
Download my presentation from the ESLTIS16 (Enhancing Student Learning Through Scholarship 2016) conference from here.
Using creative methods to reflect
Producing reflections can be a creative process if we allow for more creative methods, such as Lego models.
Simulation of brain fog
Brain fog is difficult to explain. So I tried to create a simulation of an episode of brain fog.
Teaching with artefacts
Artefacts can be used to get students interested in a lesson, but artefacts can do more than just represent an engaging hook. In this post I am discussing the use of artefacts in lessons based on questions that I have been asked in teacher training sessions.
The educational context
In teacher training there is a heavy focus on the educational context, but does the educational context really matter? Or is there a danger in being too reliant on statistical information relating to the educational context, in which we operate?
Action research or case study?
When planning for a practice-based enquiry or small-scale study you will most often be confronted with the choice between an action research or case study approach. Here is a simplified exploration to get you started.
Systematic reading to prepare a literature review
If you read a great range of articles you may find that you cannot remember who said what when and where. Therefore, a systematic approach to reading and taking notes is necessary. It may be helpful to apply the "CaMLISd" grid.