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Professor Earle Abrahamson, University of Hertfordshire At the recent ANTF Symposium in Hereford (20–21 May), I reflected on my experience of leading and participating in collaborative writing groups that support colleagues preparing National Teaching Fellowship (NTF) and Collaborative Award for Teaching Excellence (CATE) applications. These groups emerged not from strategy, but from a shared need… Continue reading Getting it Write: Collaboration in the Pursuit of Reward and Recognition
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
Julia Reeve, Independent Workshop Facilitator at www.playtoconnect.co.uk As we look forward to this year’s symposium, this post reflects on my visual journey mapping workshop at last April’s event. This hands-on, multisensory session was prompted by my joint passions of creativity and inclusion, harnessing the creative process of visual journey mapping to enable colleagues to reflect… Continue reading Reflecting on my ANTF workshop: “The Incredible Journey: empowering potential NTF and CATE applicants via visual journey mapping”
