Talking about Teaching Podcast

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Welcome to the Talking About Teaching podcast hosted by the University of Brighton. In these podcast episodes, we’ll be talking to staff and students about aspects of learning and teaching from strategic developments and initiatives to assessment and feedback, student experience, widening participation, digital learning, partnership projects, and much, much more. This podcast is part of our Talking about Teaching blog, which is co-produced by the Learning and Teaching Hub and the Digital Learning team at the University of Brighton. The blog showcases innovative pedagogic practice in learning and teaching and digital technology. You can find out more information by going to https://blogs.brighton.ac.uk/talkingaboutteaching We really hope you enjoy listening to the podcast episodes.

Episode 1: Talking about… marking criteria

“It’s that constant iterative kind of a process that is probably the most valuable thing…”

In this first Talking about Teaching podcast episode, Marina Trowell from the Learning and Teaching Hub talks to Mark Wells, Senior Lecturer,  BA (Hons) Fashion Communication with Business Studies. Marking criteria are the specific indicators of what students need to demonstrate within a particular assessment task. Feedback from students indicates that they find them really useful, and from a staff perspective they help marking by giving clear instructions to markers about what to look for when assessing and giving feedback.

Episode 2: Talking about…student experience

“The support you get from the universities in the UK is exceptional…”

Olanrewaju (Ola) Sanda, PhD student, talks about his higher education journey and provides some reflections on supporting international students.  

Episode 3: Talking about…the role of digital technology and tools in curriculum design

“A lot of work goes into creating, communicating, collaborating on creating the curriculum for students I feel that is not spoken about a lot…”

Olanrewaju (Ola) Sanda, PhD Student, is working with Lucy Chilvers, Senior Lecturer in the Learning and Teaching Hub on a project in collaboration with Warwick University, funded by the Warwick International Higher Education Academy. In this podcast episode, Ola talks about his involvement in this project. 

Episode 4: Talking about…a pre-arrival questionnaire

“The sense of belonging, wanting to belong and being helped to belong came through…”

In this episode we talk to Dr Clare Forder, Subject Lead for Enterprise and Innovation in the School of Business and Law and previously the Course Leader for the Foundation Year course for the three streams: Law, Business Management and Accounting, Finance and Economics.  We discuss the pre-arrival questionnaire and themes that have arisen around wellbeing and belonging.  If you are interested in finding out more about the questionnaire mentioned in this episode, please contact Dr Clare Forder c.l.forder@brighton.ac.uk

Episode 5: Talking about…decolonising the biomedical science curriculum

“There’s need for us to actually make sure the environment you create in the classroom is actually positive so that everybody feels like…I’m supposed to be here.”

In this episode we talk to Dr Arinze Ude, Lecturer in Biomedical Sciences, School of Health Sciences, about his Postgraduate Certificate in Academic Practice (PGCAP) project on decolonising the biomedical science curriculum, widening participation and support for students.

Episode 6: Talking about…the IO Society

“I think it’s important for people to have…other people engaging with their work, so that they feel it’s worthwhile and…to get feedback and to have discourse on it…”

In this episode, we talk to Dani and Joseph about the IO Society, (Input/Output, 1/0) , a new student-run society at University of Brighton that aims to bring together students who are interested in computer science, STEM subjects and related fields.  We find out about hackathons and how students can keep being engaged with their studies. IO (brightonsu.com)

Episode 7: Talking about…going to university and belonging

“I was basically online for most of my sixth form…so going to university is like, very different because you’ve got to…speak up and…talk and actually involve yourself…”

In this episode, we talk to Phoebe and Davina, interns in the Learning and Teaching Hub, about the influences in deciding to go to university and the impact of Covid-19 on students starting at university. We also discuss belonging and support for students starting at university.

Episode 8: Talking about…Microbiology

“It’s the funny stories, the slightly quirky things that illustrate a point, that just sit with you..”

In this episode we talk to Dr Sarah Pitt, Principal Lecturer in the School of Applied Sciences about her love of microbiology.  We discuss her teaching approach, educational background and her work in the field of microbiology. We also find out about an idea for a new podcast series called Micro-organisms are everywhere.

Episode 9: Part 1: Active Learning, group work and authentic assessment

“…reshape the way that we look at assessing and teaching our students…”

In this episode, we speak to Professor Michelle Kovarik from Trinity College, Connecticut and Professor Bhavik Patel, University of Brighton, about approaches to learning and teaching including active learning, group and team work, authentic assessment and linking learning to employment.

 

Episode 9: Part 2: Perspectives on transition to university and belonging

‘…students coming from different backgrounds with different experiences…’

In this episode we continue our discussion with Professor Michelle Kovarik, Trinity College, Connecticut and Professor Bhavik Patel, University of Brighton, about transition into university and belonging.