This section lists projects and works that have exercised my leadership abilities. I believe leadership should be a mixture of collaboration, with a larger dose of collaboration than might be expected. This helps to ensure diverse views are taken into account while making whatever is created that much better.
The items below reflect direct leadership activities, including:
leading & co-leading teams;
leading the development of courses and events;
leading, convening and teaching courses/modules where I had a significant leadership role.
“We should never leave it to women and equity-seeking leaders to carry the weight of gender-sensitive, equity-mindful, and diversity-unlocking decision-making alone. That’s a setup and a missed opportunity.”
Teams and communities of practice
Below are some of the teams and areas I have directly led in terms of development and delivery:
Co-lead of the University of Glasgow Decolonising the Curriculum Community of Practice
April 2022 to present
I have worked with our co-leads to develop:
A student-staff reading and resources list
A series of cross-institutional workshops for colleagues to share practices and dialogue
A podcast set to launch in September 2023
A website for the CoP
A draft proposal for a MOOC on decolonising learning and teaching
Senior Pre-sessional English language tutor at Coventry University
I had a remit for learning technologies at Coventry University, specifically developing and delivering staff development related to learning and teaching with technology such as the Moodle VLE, Mahara ePortfolio system and Google Apps for Education.
I designed and delivered induction sessions for our teaching staff.
I line-managed staff and took part in interview panels.
Events led & organized (in collaboration!)
These items represent events (CPD, conferences, etc.) that I have directly led on:
Enhancing Learning & Teaching in Management Education unconferences
2019 Theme: Crossing the line: bridging boundaries in management education. https://bit.ly/388ivuH at Lancaster University
2018 Theme: Getting to grips with a changing landscape. https://bit.ly/2BL7408 at Lancaster University as part of the Teach-Learn-Share initiative
I led a small team in organizing the development of these two unconferences. Each saw upwards of 100 colleagues from teaching, learning development, research and administrative backgrounds from within Lancaster University and beyond come together to discuss how colleagues can collaborate more closely within the context of management education.
2015-2017 - leading the development of a series of staff CPD workshops focused on learning development, Royal Holloway University
Credit-bearing modules/courses led, designed, developed, delivered & taught
Here is a selection of modules/courses that I have directly led with respect to design, development and teaching:
AY2019/2020
How to Design Online Activities / for all staff at Lancaster University
MNGT160 Future Global Leaders: Sustainability Across Business (online w/1200+ students) / Lancaster University
AY2015/16 & 2016/17
English Through The Media Part A: Understanding Media in the UK (blended) / Royal Holloway University
English Through The Media Part B: Issues that Unite and Divide People (blended) / Royal Holloway University
AY2014/15
Fully blended pre-sessional English language courses using Moodle & Mahara / Coventry University
Programmes developed where I led by coaching/mentoring academics in learning design/development:
Here is a selection of modules/courses that I have directly led with respect to design, development and consultation:
AY2017 to 2020
Lancaster Executive MBA:
I coached/mentored/taught academics design for learning/teaching to create credit-bearing modules ranging from 10 to 20 credits.
I developed staff capabilities using curriculum mapping consultations to create blended and fully online modules while considering good pedagogic practices for enabling learner engagement.
All courses were created/delivered within the Moodle VLE.