The Education Burrito: Recent Episodes
The Education Burrito
Podcast unwrapping the highs and lows of student engagement and learning and teaching in higher education.
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What is powergogy, and why is it important in higher education? Join Dr. Pablo Dalby as we find out more!
For Pablo's work: https://sway.cloud.microsoft/p3cD6DJRgHvjEikO?ref=Link
Traynor, K. (2024) “Year in Industry: who gets access and what difference does it make? Access and awarding gaps in UK university undergraduate placement programmes”, Journal of Learning Development in Higher Education, (30). doi: 10.47408/jldhe.vi30.1155.
Research article on the vision for playful future
Forbes, L.K. and Craven, C., 2023. 15 play experts' vision for a more playful future. The Journal of Play in Adulthood, 5(2).
https://www.journalofplayinadulthood.org.uk/article/id/1326/
What does the C in creativity mean to you?
This episode comes from a recent presentation at one of the CreativeHe meetups that took place in April 2024. For more details about CreativeHE: https://creativehecommunity.wordpress.com/
Ethnicity Awarding Gap Project – co-creation and action research; a means of understanding the student experience of underrepresented students. Join Tamara Kwofie as she shares her work with a group of students on this topic.
Kwofie, T., Almallah, M. ., Choudhury, A., Francis, D. ., Gordon, H., Gordon-Agbaje, H. ., Javed, Z. ., Khan, F., Miah, M. ., Richardson, A. and Wete, V. (2024) “Ethnicity Awarding Gap Project – co-creation and action research; a means of understanding the student experience of underrepresented students”, Student Engagement in Higher Education Journal, 5(2), pp. 228–252. Available at: https://sehej.raise-network.com/raise/article/view/1211
Research article on developing librarians' teaching practice
Harding, R., McWilliams, R. and Bingham, T. (2023) “Developing librarians’ teaching practice: a case study of learning advisors sharing their knowledge”, Journal of Learning Development in Higher Education, (27). doi: 10.47408/jldhe.vi27.1007.
"How to Be a Learning Developer in Higher Education: Critical Perspectives, Community and Practice"
Join Carina Buckley and Alicja Syska as we unwrap,"what on earth is learning development?"
Book: https://www.routledge.com/How-to-Be-a-Learning-Developer-in-Higher-Education-Critical-Perspectives/Syska-Buckley/p/book/9781032560076
Carina and Alicja can be found on X and LinkedIn.
Research article on: Taking off the academic‘armour’: Exploring notions of co-creation within a selective UK university via a student-staff partnership.
Homer, D., Fitzmaurice, L. R. ., Aderemi, O. ., Prakash, P. ., de la Tour, N. and Macintyre, M. . (2023) “Taking off the academic ‘armour’: Exploring notions of co-creation within a selective UK university via a student-staff partnership”., Student Engagement in Higher Education Journal, 4(3), pp. 136–149. Available at: https://sehej.raise-network.com/raise/article/view/1138
The use of artificial intelligence within academic integrity in higher education.
Join Emma Duke-Williams (and ChatGPT) as we unwrap this more. Follow Emma on
Twitter: @Emmadw
Pedagogy for Social Justice - what is it and the purpose of the project? But the question is, how can we embed it in our learning and teaching practices?
Join Dr Fatima Maatwk as we unwrap this more.
For more about the Pedagogy for Social Justice project: https://blog.westminster.ac.uk/psj/
Twitter: @FatimaMaatwk
Special episode from the Social Media for Higher Education 2022, held at the University of Northampton.
This episode summarises the conference, titled "the role of social media in community building and development in higher education".
Guests featured: Danielle Hinton, Dr Scott Turner, Simon Horrocks, Sue Beckingham, Dr Alison Purvis, Teresa MacKinnon, Alex Spiers, Suzanne Faulkner and Dr Hala Mansour.
Special Series to support the University of Westminster's Learning & Teaching Symposium, organised by the Centre for Education, Teaching & Innovation
The transition to sustainable education: Embedding Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) through Problem-Based Learning at the Westminster Business School
Join Dr Gustavo Espinoza-Ramos (Lecturer from the Westminster Business School) to find out more!
Twitter: @tavoer8
Special Series to support the University of Westminster's Learning & Teaching Symposium, organised by the Centre for Education, Teaching & Innovation
What we can – and should – do to counter information disorder: information literacy and critical thinking 2.0
Join Kerry Gilfillan (Learning Developer from the Academic Engagement and Learning Development Team) to find out more!
Website: https://libguides.westminster.ac.uk/alld/learningdevelopment
Special Series to support the University of Westminster's Learning & Teaching Symposium, organised by the Centre for Education, Teaching & Innovation
Decolonising Arabic language teaching
Join Dr Alessandro Columbu (School of Humanities) to find out more!
Special Series to support the University of Westminster's Learning & Teaching Symposium, organised by the Centre for Education, Teaching & Innovation
Bringing "Open (Research)" into Learning and Teaching
Join Ka-Ming Pang (Library) to find out more!
Special Series to support the University of Westminster's Learning & Teaching Symposium, organised by the Centre for Education, Teaching & Innovation
Values and principles underpinning a Foundation Mentoring Scheme to enhance community belonging
Join Dr Christina Delistathi (Centre for Education, Teaching & Innovation) to find out more!
Twitter: @c_delistathi
Special Series to support the University of Westminster's Learning & Teaching Symposium, organised by the Centre for Education, Teaching & Innovation
Co-creating best practice guidelines and tools with students to support the development of compassionate pedagogical practice
Join Dr Kathryn Waddington & Bryan Bonaparte (School of Psychology) to find out more!
Twitter: @KathrynWadding2 & @moviepsychology
Special Series to support the University of Westminster's Learning & Teaching Symposium, organised by the Centre for Education, Teaching & Innovation
Join Dr Andy Pitchford (Centre for Education, Teaching & Innovation) as he introduces this year's Learning & Teaching Symposium
Twitter: @andypitchford68
Can we engage students via Snapchat?
Join Suzanne Faulkner to find out more!
Twitter: @SFaulknerPandO
Research article on examining the spaces used for research degree supervision.
Specht, D. (2022) “Between the office and the coffee shop: an examination of spaces used for research degree supervision”, Journal of Learning Development in Higher Education, (23). doi: 10.47408/jldhe.vi23.828. https://journal.aldinhe.ac.uk/index.php/jldhe/article/view/828
Can we use memes to help build digital skills?
Join Arielle Redman to find out what memes are!
Research article on using technology for collaborative learning.
Paper: Jones, K. (2021) “‘We had a good laugh together’: using Teams for collaborative learning ”, Journal of Learning Development in Higher Education, (21). doi: 10.47408/jldhe.vi21.810. https://journal.aldinhe.ac.uk/index.php/jldhe/article/view/810
What does blended learning, hybrid, or hyflex mean in learning and teaching? Danielle Hinton shares her thoughts.
Danielle can be contacted at: @hintondm
What can we do to engage staff and students in 'Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion in HE'?
Join Tamara Reid as she shares her experience and work.
Tamara can be contacted at Twitter: @TTimeEdu
Research article on the impact of writing workshops on doctoral student wellbeing.
Buckley, C., Saetnan, E., Gerber, A., Cheetham, J., Price, T., Kenyani, J. and Greaves, A. (2021) “Impact of writing workshops on doctoral student wellness”, Journal of Learning Development in Higher Education. Plymouth, UK, (20). doi: 10.47408/jldhe.vi20.593.
What does inclusive learning mean? Is there a model that we can use to bring to include creativity?
Join Virna Rossi as she shares her "root to shoot" work.
Virna can be contacted at:
Twitter: @VirnaRossi
Website: https://inclusivelearningdesign.com/
A case study using Instagram to create an online learning environment.
Santarossa, S., Coyne, P. and Woodruff, S.J. (2021). A case study using Instagram to create an online learning environment. The Journal of Social Media for Learning, 2(1), pp.003-016. Available at: https://openjournals.ljmu.ac.uk/index.php/JSML/article/view/509
What do Students as Change Agents mean? Join us as we unwrap Elliott Lancaster as he shares his Change Agent's experience.
Elliott can be contacted at: e.a.lancaster@keele.ac.uk
Twitter: @ElliottKeele
Welcome back to season 2! Here's a round-up from the past season and what we have for this year coming!
Twitter: @EdBurritoPod
Do you know the 5Ps in academic writing? Do you feel that sense of belonging at your institution? Join Dr Helen Webster as she unwraps these topics and shares her passion for rats...
Follow Helen:
Twitter: @scholastic_rat
Blog: https://rattusscholasticus.wordpress.com/
Are student mothers supported in higher education? What are the faculty and student mothers' perceptions of the support and coping strategies?
Paper:
Dickson, M. and Tennant, L. (2021) “Faculty Support for Student Mothers: Comparing Student and Faculty Perspectives”, Student Engagement in Higher Education Journal, 3(2), pp. 103-118. Available at: https://sehej.raise-network.com/raise/article/view/1001
How can we bring the fun in assessment and feedback? Sarah Honeychurch shares her practices along with knitting and doodling...
To follow Sarah:
Twitter: @NomadWarMachine
University website: here
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Can we co-create a meaningful student charter with staff and students?
Dunbar-Morris, H. (2021) “Co-creating a student charter ”, Student Engagement in Higher Education Journal, 3(2), pp. 26-34. Available at: https://sehej.raise-network.com/raise/article/view/1033
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Twitter: @ADANconf
Website: https://www.alldayallnight.social/
Join us as we speak with Teresa MacKinnon on all things about virtual exchange!
You can follow Teresa via her Twitter: @WarwickLanguage
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Twitter: @ADANconf
Website: https://www.alldayallnight.social/
Can we use technology to promote students' cognitive engagement in assessment?
Paper: Gill-Simmen, L. (2021) “Using Padlet in instructional design to promote cognitive engagement: a case study of undergraduate marketing students”, Journal of Learning Development in Higher Education. Plymouth, UK, (20). doi: 10.47408/jldhe.vi20.575.
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Twitter: @ADANconf
Website: https://www.alldayallnight.social/
Join us as we speak with Sandra Abegglen from across the pond on peer support and mentoring.
Sandra's website: https://sandra-abegglen.com/
Can we stimulate students in creativity aside from traditional assignments? Can we free students from their ‘mental blocks’ to creativity, whether in respect to formulating their concept, in the process of making or through producing the interpretative text?
Bride, I. (2020). Fantastic creatures – fantastic students. Student Engagement in Higher Education Journal, 3(1), 231-240. Retrieved from https://sehej.raise-network.com/raise/article/view/1016
What are games and play? Can we "escape" to the world of fun?
Join Rachelle O'Brien as we unwrap the "fun in games" in this episode.
To follow Rachelle:
Twitter: @rachelleeobrien
Chimichanga Challenge time!
A 7-minute challenge summarising a student engagement paper. In this episode, we bite into the topic of power and paragraphs in academic writing and emotions.
Paper:
Forster, E.C., 2020. Power and paragraphs: academic writing and emotion. Journal of Learning Development in Higher Education, (19). https://journal.aldinhe.ac.uk/index.php/jldhe/article/view/610
Join us as we unwrap reflective writing space with Dr Hala Mansour. Make sure you have your pens and paper ready to take some notes!
To follow Dr Mansour:
Twitter: @HalaMansour
Institutional website: Dr Hala Mansour
Join us as we unwrap what OER (aka Open Education Resources) is all about with Dr Vivien Rolfe. Make sure you grab a hot beverage too as we talk a bit about teas and teas and teas...
Follow Vivien's work on:
Twitter: @VivienRolfe
Chimichanga Challenge time!
A 7-minute challenge summarising a student engagement paper. In this episode, we bite into the topic of inter-cultural competencies.
Paper:
Forsyth, R., Hamshire, C., O'Connor, D., Barland, E. and Hyrkkanen, U., 2020. Developing inter-cultural competencies without travelling. Student Engagement in Higher Education Journal, 3(1), pp.167-189.
https://sehej.raise-network.com/raise/article/view/1024
Join us as we explore the world of Augmented Reality with Sara Muršić! Sara shares her work working with school students and the impact that augmented reality brings to learning and teaching.
To follow Sara Muršić:
Twitter: @saramursic
Website: https://augmentedtoys.org/
Chimichanga Challenge time!
We try to summaries the paper from Comi (2020) on freshmen perceptions at university.
Comi, D. J. (2020) “The Inconvenient Truth About Institutional Engagement: A Qualitative Look at Freshmen Perceptions.”, Student Engagement in Higher Education Journal, 3(1), pp. 51-73. Available at: https://sehej.raise-network.com/raise/article/view/928
Join us for all thing virtual with Dr Chris Headleand in Virtual Reality! Chris shares his virtual reality experiences such as collaboratively working with students to create Lincoln Island and other exciting projects.
To follow Dr Chris Headleand:
Twitter: https://twitter.com/ChrisHeadleand
Website: https://chrisheadleand.com/
Tune in for the Chimichanga Challenge! A 7-minute challenge summarising a student engagement paper. In this episode, we bite into the topic of employability.
Paper is available: https://journal.aldinhe.ac.uk/index.php/jldhe/article/view/576
Lowe, T. (2020) “An evaluation of a translation intervention to raise awareness of employability skills gained from higher education”, Journal of Learning Development in Higher Education. Plymouth, UK, (18). doi: 10.47408/jldhe.vi18.576.
Every educational institution has one of these. Some might spend more time there than others, but is more than just having physical books.
Join Lee Fallin as he unwraps the concept of academic libraries as learning spaces and why we should all use our libraries!
To follow Lee's work:
Twitter: @LeeFallin
Website: https://leefallin.co.uk/
Join The Cyber Doctor, aka, Dr Linda Kaye as we unwrap the psychological experiences and its impacts associated with the innovative technology in education.
Follow Linda on Twitter: @LindaKKaye
Website: https://lindakkaye.wixsite.com/dr-linda-kaye
Youtube: Subscribe on Linda's channel
[unfortunately, Bella (the bunny) sadly passed away since recording this episode 😢]
October is Black History Month. In this episode, Dr Deborah Husbands shares her work in the area of Black and Minority Ethnic students as a specific context of student diversity in higher education. With examples such as the Human Library, Deborah highlights the importance of decolonising and diversifying the university space.
To follow Dr Deborah Husbands work:
Twitter: @DebbiHusbands
Website: https://www.westminster.ac.uk/about-us/our-people/directory/husbands-deborah
Join Sue Beckingham (and her two German Shepherds) as we unwrap the digital identity and online presence for staff and student and its impact on student engagement in higher education. Sue also shares examples of social media use such as her SMASH (Social Media for Academic Studies at Hallam) and #LTHEchat.
Follow Sue on Twitter: @SueBecks
Website: socialmediaforlearning.com
LTHEchat: lthechat.com
How did The Education Burrito podcast come about? Kiu Sum shares her story of being inspired in student engagement whilst at university and the meaning of being engaged in extra-curricular activities.
You can follow Kiu Sum on twitter @KiuSum