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Digital equity: Learning in lockdown for the autistic student

Many of us in the higher education sector are frantically working to place our modules online. This digital transformation at pace can result in short-term decisions, so it is imperative that at...

Taking a year out? The ambitious teleology of higher education for cultivating a self-aware society

In the much-quoted Heraclitean aphorism, ‘the road up and down is one and the same’ (see for example Russell, 2004, p. 51), the pre-Socratic philosopher introduces a radical relativism and...

Values first, goals second

I have a certain disquiet about the way we in higher education so often relate success and failure to the attainment or otherwise of goals. This focus on goals is present at all levels of...

Opportunity for UK science teachers to participate in fellowship-winning research project

Opportunity for UK science teachers teaching electricity to participate in fellowship-winning research project. ‘Development and evaluation of a web application to promote student...

Building on Covid-19 experiences for future organisational improvisations

This recent period of responding to the Covid-19 pandemic has been particularly unexpected and required a very rapid response by everyone across university systems. The use of online delivery as...

Taking stock of social theory in education research: Hybridity, methodology and critical reflexivity

#Â鶹ÒùÔº_theory Online registration for this event has now closed, please email [email protected] to register.    In this talk we argue that educational researchers should consider more fully...

Flipping the course curriculum: Digital engagement for active learning

Digital engagement has steadily become an important part of an educator’s pedagogic repertoire since universities started offering courses online in the early 2000s. In light of the Covid-19...

Reflections on building rapport with university students in an online context

As with other educators, the rapid shift to online delivery during lockdown has led to self-reflection on my teaching skills, how they transfer online, and my ability to use online tools...

Peter Blatchford

Peter Blatchford is professor in psychology and education at the UCL Institute of Education.

UCET Annual Conference 2020

Universities' Council for the Education of Teacher (UCET) is an independent, professional organisation funded solely by its member institutions, universities, colleges and others providing...

Understanding adult education in community contexts: The case of the homelessness sector

Third sector community organisations are important sites for learning, especially for the most excluded groups in society. However, little attention has been paid to the various factors shaping...

Anna Carlile

Head of the Department of Educational Studies

Anna is the Head of the Department of Educational Studies at Goldsmiths, University of London. She is a former youth worker and teacher and is now a Senior Lecturer in Inclusive Education. Her...