Our University commonly describes itself as ‘international’. While internationalisation can be reflected in research endeavours and staffing demographics, recognition of diversity should move beyond surface-level considerations toward how students’ diverse backgrounds interact with and emerge in learning spaces. We therefore launched the project ‘Embracing Linguistic and Cultural Diversity in Teaching’. What did you do? Why...
This blog article shows you how to facilitate engaging and equitable group work by naming and explaining some principles, or ‘moves’ from spontaneous improvisation. These mechanise and demystify the experience of exploratory talk, giving everyone the same conversational tools regardless of perceived shyness or other such challenges. What did you do? Why did you do it? ...
This blog post presents a short action research project at the University of Leeds School of Law that seeks to shed some light on postgraduate taught (PGT) international students’ views on academic offences and their approaches to academic integrity to inform future policies and prevention strategies.