TalkingHE

In this episode of TalkingHE, we talk to Dr David Tree, Vice Dean Education for the College of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences  We discuss what is Integrated Programme Assessment? How can institutions implement IPA in their programmes? What are the advantages and challenges? What’s the impact of IPA been on staff and students at Brunel? Follow host Santanu Vasant and TalkingHEPod on Twitter. #TalkingHE Learn more about Brunel University London's approach to Integrated Programme Assessment via this webpage: https://www.brunel.ac.uk/about/awards/integrated-programme-assessment   

In this episode of TalkingHE, we talk to Professor Lawrie Phipps, Senior Research Lead at Jisc. We discuss what would you say is Digital Leadership? Why is Digital Leadership important? Do we see enough Digital Leadership in UK Universities? How can we develop the Digital Leadership Skills of future leaders? Follow host Santanu Vasant and TalkingHEPod on Twitter. #TalkingHE Lawrie's latest chapter Phipps, L and Lanclos, D (2022) Leveraging Change in Higher Education,  in Nolan, S., & Hutchinson, S. (Eds.). (2022). Leading Innovation and Creativity in University Teaching: Implementing Change at the  Programme Level (1st ed.). Routledge, is available as a pre-print via: https://digitalispeople.org/leveraging-change-a-pre-print/

In this episode of TalkingHE, we talk to Dr Anthony Mansfield, Head of Planning, Performance & Evaluation. We discuss what is strategic planning and evaluation, why is strategic planning so important to Higher Education, where do you think the challenges to Strategic Planning and Evaluation lie and how do you think Higher Education institutions can support strategic planning and evaluation on a day to day basis? Follow host Santanu Vasant and TalkingHEPod on Twitter. #TalkingHE

In this episode of TalkingHE, we talk to Sue Beckingham, Principal Lecturer in Digital Analytics and Technologies within the Department of Computing at Sheffield Hallam University and a National Teaching Fellow via AdvanceHE.  We discuss what trends have been seen in the use of social media in learning in the past 10 years, what would you say to sceptical educators about using social media for learning, are there negatives to social media for learning use and how do you see social media for learning changing, given recent events on Twitter and revenues for these companies falling? Follow host Santanu Vasant and TalkingHEPod on Twitter. #TalkingHE

In this episode of TalkingHE, we talk to Sarah Hallam, Senior SOLSTICE Fellowship Lead (Technology Enhanced Learning) at Edge Hill University. We discuss how technology is used in primary education, the barriers faced by PGCE Primary students and what higher education can learn from primary education. Follow host Santanu Vasant and TalkingHEPod on Twitter. #TalkingHE

In this episode of TalkingHE, we talk to Dr Jenny Lawerence - Director of the Oxford Centre for Academic Enhancement and Development. We discuss what is a learning relationship, why they are important for learning, some of the challenges faced by educators in forming learning challenges and how they vary between in-person and online interactions. Follow host Santanu Vasant and TalkingHEPod on Twitter. #TalkingHE

In this episode of TalkingHE, we talk to Peter Reed, Managing Director of Interactive Pro, we discuss Peter's career journey to date, what online programme managers are, Interactive Pro’s collaboration with Brunel University London Online and the challenges faced by the sector. Follow host Santanu Vasant and TalkingHEPod on Twitter. #TalkingHE References These are links to things Peter refers to in the podcast episode. TPACK Framework https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Technological_pedagogical_content_knowledge  Global GME Candidate Segmentation Understanding Candidate Motivations https://www.gmac.com/market-intelligence-and-research/market-research/global-gme-candidate-segmentation 

In this episode of TalkingHE, we talk to Dr Jana Javornik we discuss Jana's time as Director General in Slovenia, Slovenian and UK Higher Education Systems and her perceptions of what we've learned from Covid19 in Higher Education. Follow host Santanu Vasant and TalkingHEPod on Twitter. #TalkingHE

In this episode of TalkingHE, we talk to Dr Brooke Carlson, an Instructor teaching, researching, publishing and presenting on composition and rhetoric, literature, and Shakespeare at Colorado Mesa University, we discuss undergraduate teaching during Covid19 in the United States, asynchronous teaching, decolonising the curriculum and much more! Follow host Santanu Vasant and TalkingHEPod on Twitter. #TalkingHE

In this episode of TalkingHE, we talk to Dr Elena Forasacco (Senior Teaching Fellow, Graduate School, Imperial College London) and Jorge Freire (Digital Learning Producer, Central St Martins, University of the Arts London) discussing a co-design approach in Learning Design for a Post Graduate Research Competencies module.  Follow host Santanu Vasant and TalkingHEPod on Twitter. #TalkingHE

In this episode of TalkingHE, we talk to Tab Betts, Lecturer in Higher Education Pedagogy at the University of Sussex and a learning technology consultant. Tab is also the co-founder of the Active Learning Network. Follow host Santanu Vasant and TalkingHEPod on Twitter. #TalkingHE

In this episode of TalkingHE, we talk to Jennie Blake, Head of Teaching and Learning Development and Academic Lead for Student Success at the University of Manchester. Jennie is also a National Teaching Fellow (2018) Follow host Santanu Vasant and TalkingHEPod on Twitter. #TalkingHE

In this episode of TalkingHE, we talk to Puiyin Wong, a Learning Technologist at the Royal College of Art and PhD Student at Lancaster University. Puiyin Wong also hosts a Podcast called My Liminal Pod Follow host Santanu Vasant and TalkingHEPod on Twitter. #TalkingHE

In this episode of TalkingHE, we talk to Dr Nicole Brown, Associate Professor in Education at the UCL Institute of Education and Director of Social Research & Practice and Education Ltd discusses Ableism in Academia. Follow host Santanu Vasant and TalkingHEPod on Twitter. #TalkingHE You can find out more about Ableism in Academia, published by UCL Press here and follow Nicole on Twitter

In this episode of TalkingHE, we talk to Dr Teeroumanee Nadan, Independent Researcher and Co-Chair of the Association for Learning Technology's Anti-Racism and Learning Technology Group. Follow host Santanu Vasant and TalkingHEPod on Twitter. #TalkingHE You can read more about the group's work on the Association for Learning Technology's blog - https://altc.alt.ac.uk/blog/tag/diversity/ 

In this episode of TalkingHE, we talk to Dr Paul Penn, Senior Lecturer, University of East London and author of the Psychology of Effective Studying: How to Succeed in your Degree. Follow host Santanu Vasant and TalkingHEPod on Twitter. #TalkingHE

In this episode of TalkingHE, we talk to Dr Lakeshia Legette Jones, Associate Professor of Mathematics at UA Little Rock and Donna Smith, Lecturer at Sierra College, Rocklin, California about STEM education, creating a sense of belonging and the science of learning, plus we preview what's coming up in Episode 13. Follow host Santanu Vasant and TalkingHEPod on Twitter. #TalkingHE

In this episode of TalkingHE, we talk to Dominic Arnall, Chief Executive of LGBT+ Charity, Just Like Us, and its impact on young people and what does Higher Education need to be aware of about young LGBT+ people, plus we preview what's coming up in Episode 12. Follow host Santanu Vasant and TalkingHEPod on Twitter. #TalkingHE More information on the Just Like Us, check out the Just Like Us website. 

In this episode of TalkingHE, we talk to Dr Dawne Irving-Bell about the National Teaching Repository, plus we preview what's coming up in Episode 11. Follow host Santanu Vasant and TalkingHEPod on Twitter. #TalkingHE More information on the National Teaching Repository can be found on the official National Teaching Repository Website. 

In this episode of TalkingHE, we talk to Dr Tiffany Chiu and Dr Billy Wong, about the Ideal Student, plus we preview what's coming up in Episode 10. Follow host Santanu Vasant and TalkingHEPod on Twitter. #TalkingHE Wong, B. & Chiu, Y.L.T. (2021). The ideal student: Deconstructing expectations in higher education. London: Open University Press. More details here.

In this episode of TalkingHE, we talk to Dr David Baume, Independent Consultant and former co-founder of the Staff and Educational Developers Association, conducts a curriculum conversation with host Santanu Vasant, plus we preview what's coming up in Episode 9. Follow host Santanu Vasant and TalkingHEPod on Twitter. #TalkingHE

In this episode of TalkingHE, we talk to Dr Graham Holden, Independent Consultant, plus we preview what's coming up in Episode 8. Follow host Santanu Vasant and TalkingHEPod on Twitter. #TalkingHE References Buber, M (1937) I and Thou. Charles Scribner's Sons. New York. Bateson, C. M (1989) Composing a Life. Grove Press. York. Holden, G (n.d)  'Why teaching and learning needs a narrative' Invisible Grail Available:  https://invisiblegrail.com/blog/why-teaching-and-learning-needs-a-narrative Simmons, J (n.d) A-Z  of Writing Invisible Grail Available at: https://www.invisiblegrail.com/blog/the-a-z-of-writing Simmons, J (2015) Dark Angels on Writing  'Changing lives through words'  (Ed) London: Unbound.

In this episode of TalkingHE, we talk to Satwinder Samra, Architect | Director Collaborative Practice @SSoA_news, on TV @CBBC TheDengineers, Collaborator William Matthews Associates, plus we preview what's coming up in Episode 7. Follow host Santanu Vasant and TalkingHEPod on Twitter. #TalkingHE

In this episode of TalkingHE, we talk to Kelly Trivedy, an Independent Academic Consultant about critical thinking, plus we preview what's coming up in Episode 6. Follow host Santanu Vasant and TalkingHEPod on Twitter. #TalkingHE Trivedy, K (2021). Plan your Research Project - Little Quick Fix Series. Sage Publications. London. 

In this episode of TalkingHE, we talk to Dr Chris Headleand, Director of Teaching and Learning at the School of Computer Science at the University of Lincoln about his own experiences of teaching in a pandemic, plus we preview what's coming up in Episode 5. Follow host Santanu Vasant and TalkingHEPod on Twitter. #TalkingHE

In this episode of TalkingHE, we talk to Kulvir Bahra, Digital Development Editor at the Open University in the FutureLearn Microcreditional team, about the digital divide facing learners, his own experience of learning with Open University and tips how staff can design for that divide, plus we preview what's coming up in Episode 4. Follow host Santanu Vasant and TalkingHEPod on Twitter. #TalkingHE References Van Ameijde, J., Weller, M., Cross, S. (2020) Designing for Student RetentionThe ICEBERG model and key design tips. Open University. Available: http://www.open.ac.uk/blogs/learning-design/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/ICEBERG-booklet-compressed.pdf (Accessed 5th February 2021). 

In this episode of TalkingHE, we talk to Professor Sally Brown and Professor Kay Sambell about Assessment and Feedback plus we preview what's coming up in Episode 3. Follow host Santanu Vasant and TalkingHEPod on Twitter. #TalkingHE  References to the literature discussed in this episode Sally Brown and Kay Sambell (2020) COVID-19 Assessment Collection all freely available to download from the flowing link https://sally-brown.net/kay-sambell-and-sally-brown-covid-19-assessment-collection/ Sambell, K., McDowell, L., & Montgomery, C. (2013). Assessment for learning in higher education. Routledge. Sambell, K., & Graham, L. (2020). “We  need to change what we’re doing.” Using pedagogic action research to  improve teacher management of exemplars. Practitioner Research in Higher  Education, 13(1), 3-17. Nicol, D. (2020). The power of internal feedback: exploiting natural comparison processes. Assessment &  Evaluation in Higher Education, 1-23

In this episode of TalkingHE, we talk to Kate Lindsay Head of Digital Education at the University College of Estates Management (UCEM)  on the challenges to online learning, plus we preview what's coming up in Episode 2. Follow host Santanu Vasant and TalkingHEPod on Twitter. #TalkingHE

TalkingHE is a podcast for higher education bringing you perspectives and insights into the sector. In each episode we talk to those working in and with higher education, including academics, researchers, support staff, consultants and senior leaders to get expert analysis of the issues affecting them. So join us, as we begin #talkingHE