By Sarah Trussler and Crowley Vyner. Legally, politically and socially, it is not easy being a transgender woman entering hormonal transition at this time. Just as Crow was beginning to feminise, the UK Supreme CourtContinue reading
Category: YSJU Talk About Teaching Annual Conference
Delivering excellence for all: How experiential learning can foster inclusive values in tourism and hospitality students
By Hongrui Zhu. At York St John University (YSJU), we aim to make learning not just meaningful but transformative, with a strong focus on social impact. One way we do this is by embeddingContinue reading
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
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
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






