Articles
Every month we publish articles written by our experienced lecturers and tutors covering areas such as
- professional advice
- best practice within your industry
- employability
- working abroad
- career development
- current issues in your sector
Using objects and visual images in an academic literacies study
By Alison Tyldesley, head of the Department of Education, Childhood and Inclusion
Alison talks about her study which explores the importance of getting students to engage, and how using novel techniques, cultural objects and visual images can help them to tell their stories....
The Autism Act and The Autism Centre
By Luke Beardon, PgCert course leader, autism studies
In this article Luke Beardon discusses the government's autism strategy that was published in March 2010 and the work the Autism Centre is doing to push forward good practice...
Beginning to blog – using blogs in teaching and learning
By Dr Alison Hramiak, senior lecturer in teacher education
As part of an on-going collaborative research project, Dr Alison Hramiak discusses how blogs have been used with students to see if they can promote self-assessment and independent learning...
