Jo Beaver
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Teaching Critical Thinking: Beyond Strengths and Limitations
Blog post by Yu Shuang Gan (Department of Psychology) following his Teaching Development Fund Seed project One challenge I have encountered in teaching and marking undergraduate psychology essays is helping students move beyond describing research and identifying the strengths...
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New sustainability education case studies published
The Centre for Learning & Teaching is pleased to share four newly published case studies showcasing innovative approaches to sustainability education at the University of Bath. Spanning disciplines including psychology, engineering, marketing and management, the case studies highlight how colleagues...
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Introducing GEOG: Leading the University of Bath's Response to Generative AI in Education
I have been at the University of Bath for twenty years, and in that time few developments have presented a challenge, and an opportunity, of the scale now posed by Generative AI (GenAI). Unlike previous waves of educational technology, tools...
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Mini Series on the Future of Education: Part 5 - Future walk around Bath - what will Bath be like in 2050
Back in 2022, when I was researching my book on Regenerative Design I started coming across future imaginings of the world that I found really helpful. Whether James McKays drawings, which featured as part of Paul Chatterton’s book “Unlocking Sustainable...
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Mini Series on the Future of Education: Part 4 - Lecturing, really? A case for collective hope
I love lecturing. It’s one of my favourite parts of the job. The joy of standing up in front of a group of people and telling them stories, sharing something of yourself. Being vulnerable. But here is the thing. Over...
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Mini Series on the Future of Education: Part 2 - The unit megaplan - lectures, workshops and a field trip to the library to read books
This week I would like to unpack with you how my unit on regenerative design will work. What my plan is. But to do that first of all I need to explain a little bit of background. Firstly, the unit...
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Mini Series on the Future of Education: Part 1 - Introduction to regenerative design
Hi, my name is James and I joined the University of Bath about 5 months ago. Before that I was at Bristol for ten years where I was a teaching focussed member of staff, and was the equivalent of Director...
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Twas the Night Before Teaching
Dr Josh Lim, Learning Technologist and Digital Accessibility Leader, shares a festive poem on the gift of digital accessibility this Christmas. With thanks (and apologies) to Clement Clarke Moore and Microsoft CoPilot. Read this poem without hyperlinks, for a...
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