Hello and welcome to Talk About Teaching and Learning (“TATL”), published by the Teaching and Learning Enhancement Team at York St John University. First of all, thank you for getting this far – I’m acutelyContinue reading
Adapting the employability module – interview with Adam Smith
Associate Professor in English Literature • Chair of the School of Humanities Community of Practice for Employability • Co-Director of the York Research Unit for the Study of Satire Qualifications BA (Hons) in English Literature,Continue reading
Integrating AI into teaching and learning: Putting the horse before the cart
By Andrews Agya Yalley. As a module director for applied research projects, I’ve seen firsthand how academic malpractice and plagiarism continue to be major concerns. Recently, research supervisors have raised concerns about students potentiallyContinue reading
Employability, Teaching and Learning, Work-related experiential learning, YSJU Talk About Teaching Annual Conference
Beyond Monopoly! Using modern boardgames in teaching
By Library and Learning Services, York St John University. If you had read only three books – A Christmas Carol, The London Phone Directory A-H, and Death On The Nile, would that be aContinue reading
Decolonising the Curriculum, Inclusive Practice, International Student Experience, Teaching and Learning
Business students are increasingly international – can the curriculum keep up?
By Marta Matosek. Business and management is the most popular subject studied by international students arriving in the UK. According to HESA (2023), almost 37% of all “non-UK domiciled” students chose this discipline inContinue reading
A smart move? Introducing the use of AI into assessment
By Susie Walsh. The use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Higher Education has the potential to revolutionise the way students learn, teachers teach, and institutions operate. However, it also raises various challenges and concerns, andContinue reading
Decolonising the Curriculum, Discussing Decolonisation at YSJ, Social Justice, Teaching and Learning
How do race and imperialism form the fabric of our education systems? Reflections on Discussing Decolonisation with Dr Adam Elliott-Cooper and Dr Amit Singh, 27.11.23
By Amita Nijhawan. In the many years I knew him before he died in 2007, my grandfather would casually throw into conversation the time when he had worked in Gandhi’s sevagram and that time whenContinue reading
Equality, Inclusive Practice, International Student Experience, Teaching and Learning, YSJU Talk About Teaching Annual Conference
De-misting the sky: creating a clear path for our international students
By Kate Dexter. This is the second part of Kate’s focus on the international student experience. Access Part 1. Our international students have arrived. But their journey is just beginning. We truly hope they willContinue reading
To decolonise, we must reflect first upon our selves: thoughts following the ‘Reimaging Higher Education’ Conference at De Montfort University
By Laura Key. On Wednesday 8th November, I was fortunate to join colleagues from across the UK at De Montfort University’s ‘Reimagining Higher Education: Journeys of Decolonising’ conference. Picking up on the current (inter)national focusContinue reading
Discussing Decolonisation: a mini-series at York St John University, 2023-24
During the academic year 2023-24, the Teaching and Learning Enhancement Team at York St John University (YSJU) is hosting a six-part mini-series under the banner ‘Discussing Decolonisation’. The series aims to showcase and critically engageContinue reading
My experience as a Graduate Intern in Teaching and Learning Enhancement at YSJU
By Leah Thompson. Being part of the Teaching and Learning Enhancement (TLE) Team at York St John as a Graduate Intern has given me a very interesting insight into all the work that goes onContinue reading