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
Author: Laura Key
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
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
The Autumn skies are full of (international) opportunities. Are you ready?
By Kate Dexter. Will our new international students be ready for their tempestuous flight: the challenge of living, studying, and thriving in an unfamiliar land, amongst unfamiliar others… in an unfamiliar location, with a seeminglyContinue reading
It’s OK to take small steps towards decolonisation
By Pauline Couper. Decolonisation can feel overwhelming. Perhaps that is inevitable if we are taking the challenge seriously, but ‘overwhelming’ can prevent, rather help, us progress it. Decolonisation is something I have long been interestedContinue reading
I am thinking…. of pedagogy as social justice
[Taken from David Richmond’s paper at the Talk About Teaching (to Transgress) Conference, York St John University, 22 June 2023.] Before I start – this is a sharing of my thinking at the momentContinue reading
Welcome to TATL
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