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Lessons learned: Creative & embodied research methods in practice

This is a call for contributions to an open educational resource aimed at helping researchers, students, practitioners and educators learn about using creative and embodied methods in real-world research settings.
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Research ethics in a changing social sciences landscape

This is a recording of my talk "Research ethics in a changing social sciences landscape" from the UCL Research Ethics Conference "Frontiers in Best Practice in Research Ethics" in September 2022.

Becoming an innovator in Higher Education

Contribution to Times Higher Education Campus about becoming an innovator in Higher Education.
Portrait photo of Nicole Brown wearing sunglasses, sitting on steps. The Royal Albert Hall is visible in the background.

FRSA: Fellowship of the Royal Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce

Nicole Brown is FRSA, a Fellow of the Royal Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce.
Screenshot of opening slide showing presentation title and contact details for Nicole Brown

The relationship between creative and participatory approaches to research

This is a presentation based on my article Scope and Continuum of Participatory Research. This video was recorded for the MPE/MeCCSA Practice Network Symposium 2021.
Title slide for the presentation: Zu krank und/oder behindert für die Universität

Zu krank und/oder behindert für die Universität

This post is a link to a recording from an ableism event held via the Technische Universität Wien and Exceptional Norms.
Image of one slide from the presentation depicting a quote from a participant: Invisible disability in the academy is exhausting, peers & work conditions constantly overlook my needs. They have difficulty grasping fluctuations & often it's easier to just shrug off my needs.

Disability post-lockdown

This post is a link to a recording from an event held on the 25th November 2020 via the University of Birmingham, where I was asked to discuss disability experiences before and after Covid19 Lockdown.

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.

Academic identity: active identity and body work in academia

In my contribution to the SRHE Annual Conference, I talked about academics' active body work and identity work to maintain their academic identity.

Digest: Value of social networks for teachers

Kelly and Antonio (2016) report on the value of social networks, more sepcifically facebook, for the teaching communities.

How to flip, so it’s not a flop

This post provides some guidance on how to organise your lesson to flip successfully, as to flip cannot be done thoughtlessly.

Simulation of cognitive dysfunction

This is a brief simulation of what cognitive dysfunction and brain fog feel like.

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 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.

Lesson planning: The hook, a good starter

It may look simple to deliver the hook but in reality planning for the hook should not be underestimated, after all you need something very catching to get your students' attention so they become interested in your lesson.

Reflective model according to Rolfe et al.

This is a description of how Rolfe's model of reflection should be used in order to improve practice and learning.