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
Making learning more accessible with flexible strength-based assessments – an interview with Lorna Hamilton
Associate Professor, School of Education, Language & Psychology • Developmental Psychologist and Lecturer Qualifications PhD Psychology, University of York: The role of the home literacy environment in the early literacy development of children atContinue reading
‘Anyone know the answer? Anyone…?’ Why is nobody talking in my classroom?
By Kate Dexter. Scenario: You are working with a group of students, home and international. It’s a nice group, and they know the topic. Well, they should do, anyway. They have learnt about itContinue reading
The brilliance of authentic assessment – an interview with Lawrence Jones-Esan
Programme Lead for Global Health • Module Director • Senior Lecturer in Business and Global Healthcare Management • YSJ London Campus Qualifications BSc (Hons) • PGDips/M.Ed • PhD • PGCE • SFHEA • FCMIContinue reading
Adapting the employability module – an 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, TATL Blog, 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, TATL Blog, 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, TATL Blog, 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, TATL Blog, 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