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In 2023, a group of committed academics came together to address a key issue in higher education: the lack of support for teaching-focused staff. Building on their previous individual and joint work, they had already started creating resources around recognising and rewarding higher education academics and scholars. They recognised that, while there were many scholarly… Continue reading Shining the Spotlight: A Collaborative Journey to Support Scholarship in Higher Education
Emma Yhnell and Emmajane Milton, Cardiff University The Association of National Teaching Fellows (ANTF) 2024 Symposium was held 23rd-24th April at Nottingham Trent University. This was our first ANTF national symposium, and we were delighted to be presenting an interactive workshop. Our session, in the sub theme of equity and ethics, was entitled “Do all… Continue reading Reflecting on our ANTF workshop: “Do all of our learners get an equitable learner experience?”
Dr Katharine Hubbard, University of Hull We like to think of universities as integral to social mobility, but the uncomfortable truth is higher education (HE) perpetuates societal inequalities. For example, if in a given institution 80% of non-mature students and 70% of young students obtain a 1st/2i this gives a 10% ‘awarding gap’. While this… Continue reading If we want to close awarding gaps we need to get serious about assessment design
