Prof Nicole Brown

Creativity has become a buzzword across all disciplines in education and across all phases, from early years through to tertiary education. Although the meaning of creativity can change vastly depending on the global educational setting, it is impossible to ignore the applicability and relevance of creativity as an educational tool, philosophical framework and pedagogical approach.

This is a link to a webinar organised to offer support for students taking on research projects. My contribution was based on my book Making the Most of Your Research Journal.

This post is a link to a recording from a presentation for AdvanceHE on the topic of how to challenge unconscious bias.

I was invited to contribute to the NVivo Podcast Between the Data. My contribution was published as Episode 13 "Participatory research methods with identity boxes, photographs and Lego".

This chapter argues that higher education research can benefit from fusing existing methodological and theoretical paradigms with more creative, playful and artistic approaches.

This is my contribution to the RAI2018 conference in London "I can't describe what I'm going through - research, arts and therapy".

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

To make sense of my participants' experiences, I am creating an art installation based on the raw data I receive in my research work.

Call for contributions to the Ableism in Academia symposium and special edition publication.

Strategies for learning names at the beginning of an academic year, and reasons for why learning names is important.

RefME survey findings show how students are affected by plagiarism. More needs to be done to prevent plagiarism by raising awareness.

Download my presentation from the "Islam and Peaceful Relations" conference from here.

Producing reflections can be a creative process if we allow for more creative methods, such as Lego models.

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.

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.