Five interconnected cogs: Research, Policy, Practice, Teaching, leading to the largest of the five Pracademia. Image credited to Turgoose 2023
Annual NTF Symposia

The Added value of the Pracademic Classroom in Criminology and Criminal Justice

Di Turgoose, Associate Professor and De Montfort University Teacher Fellow, and Pracademics in Criminal Justice Network Lead  In Higher Education Institution’s (HEIs) we have seen the spotlight emerge on the concept of ‘pracademia’; the nexus between pragmatic ‘real world’ practice and abstract academia, so the opportunity to present my work in this area was timely… Continue reading The Added value of the Pracademic Classroom in Criminology and Criminal Justice

Graphical image of figures putting puzzle pieces together. Text reads: 'Begin with end goals in mind. What result do you want need / to achieve?', below that is the word 'Success' in big bold letters, alongside 'pitfalls, failures, challenges'. The SOAR model is summarised in another text box: 'My Self, My Opportunities, My Aspirations, My Results'. At the bottom of the image another text block reads 'Own and align personal values and professional aspirations with sustainable employability and global needs for sustainable futures'.
Sustainability

Animating the SOAR metamodel as a pedagogy and andragogy for personalised learning and holistic development

Arti Kumar MBE; National Teaching Fellow; Emerita University of Bedfordshire; AGCAS Lifetime Achievement Award winner  I attended the ANTF Symposium in April and presented on the key enablers that hold powerful potential for SOAR to ‘Soar to success’. Over the years I have become associated with my publications and expertise in the design and delivery… Continue reading Animating the SOAR metamodel as a pedagogy and andragogy for personalised learning and holistic development

Photograph of Newton Building, Talbot Street, Nottingham
Annual NTF Symposia

Mapping Scholarship in a large School of Social Sciences: sharing our approach and initial findings from this project

Rose Gann (Head of Social and Political Sciences) and Julie Hulme (Professor in Psychology Education). Both authors are from Nottingham Trent University.  The Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SOTL) is widely recognised as providing an evidence base to enhance student learning. However, its definition is contested (Trigwell, 2013; 2021), and there are many reports claiming… Continue reading Mapping Scholarship in a large School of Social Sciences: sharing our approach and initial findings from this project