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UCL Centre for the Pedagogy of Politics
Research on pedagogy from @uclspp.bsky.social
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Kalina Zhekova
JP Salter
John Wilesmith
Research on pedagogy from @uclspp.bsky.social
@profcathyelliott.bsky.social
Kalina Zhekova
JP Salter
John Wilesmith
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My copy of the wonderful -Of Many Minds: Neurodiversity and Mental Health Among University Faculty and Staff- arrived! I'm honored to have the first essay in this collection; it's far past time for us to talk about all the minds that work (sometimes idiosyncratically, always creatively) in higher ed
August 11, 2025 at 10:26 AM
My copy of the wonderful -Of Many Minds: Neurodiversity and Mental Health Among University Faculty and Staff- arrived! I'm honored to have the first essay in this collection; it's far past time for us to talk about all the minds that work (sometimes idiosyncratically, always creatively) in higher ed
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I finished RADICAL HOPE by @thetattooedprof.bsky.social on the train last night, and I think Ch 10 “I Don’t Know…Yet” should be required reading for anyone who teaches, but especially in college. Building a learning space that allows for failure is just good pedagogy.
I’m three chapters into RADICAL HOPE by @thetattooedprof.bsky.social at my undergraduate Alma Mater Monmouth College. It strikes me, as I read this, that the way through the AI problems is this pedagogy of hope.
August 11, 2025 at 12:44 PM
I finished RADICAL HOPE by @thetattooedprof.bsky.social on the train last night, and I think Ch 10 “I Don’t Know…Yet” should be required reading for anyone who teaches, but especially in college. Building a learning space that allows for failure is just good pedagogy.
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Shoutout to these super-smart scholars quoted/cited in #SnafuEdu! 1/2 @drtnt3.bsky.social @traciemaddy.bsky.social @edifiedlistener.bsky.social @sarosecav.bsky.social @flowerdarby.bsky.social @niyamirandabond.bsky.social @meblenzayas.bsky.social @josheyler.bsky.social
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Books by Jessamyn Neuhaus — Jessamyn Neuhaus
Scholarship of teaching and learning...with a side of snark
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August 11, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Shoutout to these super-smart scholars quoted/cited in #SnafuEdu! 1/2 @drtnt3.bsky.social @traciemaddy.bsky.social @edifiedlistener.bsky.social @sarosecav.bsky.social @flowerdarby.bsky.social @niyamirandabond.bsky.social @meblenzayas.bsky.social @josheyler.bsky.social
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Cathy has been writing about flipped learning today. Look out for the example videos from her class embedded in the post!
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I've got a blog out today on @alpsblog.bsky.social about flipped learning: why and how I do it, what the students think and a bit of advice on how to go about it. Let me know your thoughts! Thanks to @roberttalbert.bsky.social for the prompts!
activelearningps.com/2025/08/11/f...
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Flipped Learning
Some of my students mentioned to me after I gave a public lecture earlier in the year that they’d never seen me lecture before! I am very proud of this and although a lecture can be a fun and…
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August 11, 2025 at 9:47 AM
Cathy has been writing about flipped learning today. Look out for the example videos from her class embedded in the post!
@uclspp.bsky.social
@uclspp.bsky.social
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I've got a blog out today on @alpsblog.bsky.social about flipped learning: why and how I do it, what the students think and a bit of advice on how to go about it. Let me know your thoughts! Thanks to @roberttalbert.bsky.social for the prompts!
activelearningps.com/2025/08/11/f...
activelearningps.com/2025/08/11/f...
Flipped Learning
Some of my students mentioned to me after I gave a public lecture earlier in the year that they’d never seen me lecture before! I am very proud of this and although a lecture can be a fun and…
activelearningps.com
August 11, 2025 at 9:21 AM
I've got a blog out today on @alpsblog.bsky.social about flipped learning: why and how I do it, what the students think and a bit of advice on how to go about it. Let me know your thoughts! Thanks to @roberttalbert.bsky.social for the prompts!
activelearningps.com/2025/08/11/f...
activelearningps.com/2025/08/11/f...
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I desk reject manuscripts at Research in Higher Education if they don't engage with literature published in the field of higher education. If you're just citing psychology, engineering, or econ, send your manuscripts there. I can't find reviewers for interesting work in other fields.
Editor pro tip after reading several excellent articles that got nonetheless desk rejected
Not citing any scholarship published in the journal (or similar/adjacent) where you are submitting is a major red flag that your piece is off-scope
Embed your piece in a debate that matters for your readers
Not citing any scholarship published in the journal (or similar/adjacent) where you are submitting is a major red flag that your piece is off-scope
Embed your piece in a debate that matters for your readers
August 11, 2025 at 9:12 AM
I desk reject manuscripts at Research in Higher Education if they don't engage with literature published in the field of higher education. If you're just citing psychology, engineering, or econ, send your manuscripts there. I can't find reviewers for interesting work in other fields.
If you are interested in education-focused careers in HE, do contact us to get involved!
Lovely to be at a @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social #DiverseVoices workshop to talk about teaching careers.
These jobs are now often great and I feel good recommending them to this group. What's your advice for getting an education focused role?
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These jobs are now often great and I feel good recommending them to this group. What's your advice for getting an education focused role?
@aspirenetwork.bsky.social
July 25, 2025 at 11:02 AM
If you are interested in education-focused careers in HE, do contact us to get involved!
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Read more on the joy of the teaching track....
journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
The joy of the teaching track: Learning and Teaching in Politics and International Studies - Cathy Elliott, Ellen Watts, Kalina Zhekova, Keith Smith, Rose Gann, Madeleine Le Bourdon, 2025
In recent years, the number of academic jobs in research-intensive universities that are described as ‘academic education route’, ‘teaching and scholarship’, or...
journals.sagepub.com
July 25, 2025 at 10:19 AM
Read more on the joy of the teaching track....
journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
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Lovely to be at a @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social #DiverseVoices workshop to talk about teaching careers.
These jobs are now often great and I feel good recommending them to this group. What's your advice for getting an education focused role?
@aspirenetwork.bsky.social
These jobs are now often great and I feel good recommending them to this group. What's your advice for getting an education focused role?
@aspirenetwork.bsky.social
July 25, 2025 at 10:19 AM
Lovely to be at a @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social #DiverseVoices workshop to talk about teaching careers.
These jobs are now often great and I feel good recommending them to this group. What's your advice for getting an education focused role?
@aspirenetwork.bsky.social
These jobs are now often great and I feel good recommending them to this group. What's your advice for getting an education focused role?
@aspirenetwork.bsky.social
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So Mirya's help would obviously be much higher quality, but I do also have the bandwidth to do this for 2-3 people who are prioritizing teaching-focused positions (eg regional universities, teaching professor), week of August 11th. DM or email me.
July 22, 2025 at 4:08 PM
So Mirya's help would obviously be much higher quality, but I do also have the bandwidth to do this for 2-3 people who are prioritizing teaching-focused positions (eg regional universities, teaching professor), week of August 11th. DM or email me.
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Bit of a non-standard @alpsblog.bsky.social post today. I've been thinking about The Salt Path fiasco, whether it gives me a teachable moment with my students for next term and if so, what I'd like them to take from it and what the assessed work that comes out of it might look like....
Teaching Narratives: The Salt Path, Nature Cures and the Politics of Story
I could not have enjoyed Jennifer’s story of taking students to see a bonkers film more. However, even this totally wild story was upstaged by Susan’s comment which I am still laughing …
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July 21, 2025 at 7:59 AM
Bit of a non-standard @alpsblog.bsky.social post today. I've been thinking about The Salt Path fiasco, whether it gives me a teachable moment with my students for next term and if so, what I'd like them to take from it and what the assessed work that comes out of it might look like....
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I am in dire need of case studies from higher ed instructors using flipped learning in the humanities, fine arts, social sciences, or business for the 2nd edition of my book. If this is you, or you know someone or can reach someone like this, @ me and I'll send details. 🙏
July 17, 2025 at 4:44 PM
I am in dire need of case studies from higher ed instructors using flipped learning in the humanities, fine arts, social sciences, or business for the 2nd edition of my book. If this is you, or you know someone or can reach someone like this, @ me and I'll send details. 🙏
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Portfolios! There is now a case study of my work @uclspp.bsky.social and more widely in UCL Social and Historical Sciences Faculty on the @catalyst-it.bsky.social website
www.catalyst.net.nz/stories-and-...
#Mahara
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#Mahara
UCL scales up portfolio use creating a flexible learning environment | Catalyst IT
Catalyst IT
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July 16, 2025 at 8:57 AM
Portfolios! There is now a case study of my work @uclspp.bsky.social and more widely in UCL Social and Historical Sciences Faculty on the @catalyst-it.bsky.social website
www.catalyst.net.nz/stories-and-...
#Mahara
www.catalyst.net.nz/stories-and-...
#Mahara
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Plus a short account of the great day we had with @uclcpp.bsky.social at our annual workshop which we ran joinly with the University of Yorks Teaching Political Theory Network
July 14, 2025 at 12:18 PM
Plus a short account of the great day we had with @uclcpp.bsky.social at our annual workshop which we ran joinly with the University of Yorks Teaching Political Theory Network
Cathy has been blogging.....
Unlike any sensible person, who keeps up with their blogging duties regularly and in a calm tone of voice, I have saved everything up for a long, generally exuberant, in places slightly moany post right at the end of the year.
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Where’s Cathy? Joyful reflections on tricky times
Me at the Aspire Network launch talking about joyful education careers I felt a bit bad when I read Pigeon’s post apologising for a short absence from blogging for Very Serious Reasons! (Happ…
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July 14, 2025 at 12:22 PM
Cathy has been blogging.....
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Looking forward to this presenting my research of Global Education and Social Media next week for @ioe-derc.bsky.social free webinar. @ioe.bsky.social www.ucl.ac.uk/ioe/events/2...
#GlobalEducation?: Social Media, pedagogy and activism
This webinar explores how social media shapes understandings of global injustice, and how teaching can be adapted to equip students with appropriate critical skills.
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June 19, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Looking forward to this presenting my research of Global Education and Social Media next week for @ioe-derc.bsky.social free webinar. @ioe.bsky.social www.ucl.ac.uk/ioe/events/2...
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New Post: Redefining Academic Success: Why Career Progression Must Look Beyond Research www.hepi.ac.uk/2025/06/10/r...
June 10, 2025 at 6:02 AM
New Post: Redefining Academic Success: Why Career Progression Must Look Beyond Research www.hepi.ac.uk/2025/06/10/r...
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Hard nodding at large parts of this this morning. As someone who does occasionally ask forgiveness rather than permission, the annoyances of my personality shouldn't be a way of getting things done.
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#AcademicSky #EduSky
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#AcademicSky #EduSky
The identity crisis of teaching and learning innovation
Academics are encouraged to be innovative in their pedagogy but Emma Thirkell and Kamilya Suleymenova argue that insufficient attention is paid to academic identity
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June 16, 2025 at 7:36 AM
Hard nodding at large parts of this this morning. As someone who does occasionally ask forgiveness rather than permission, the annoyances of my personality shouldn't be a way of getting things done.
wonkhe.com/blogs/the-id...
#AcademicSky #EduSky
wonkhe.com/blogs/the-id...
#AcademicSky #EduSky
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A week since our launch! Have you joined us? www.aspirenetwork.uk
June 16, 2025 at 8:30 AM
A week since our launch! Have you joined us? www.aspirenetwork.uk
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1/3. Excited to announce the publication of: "Teaching IR Theory in Westeros: The Game of Thrones Simulation". In this article, Seçkin Barış Gülmez explores how a Game of Thrones simulation can enhance undergrad learning of IR theory.
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June 13, 2025 at 9:08 AM
1/3. Excited to announce the publication of: "Teaching IR Theory in Westeros: The Game of Thrones Simulation". In this article, Seçkin Barış Gülmez explores how a Game of Thrones simulation can enhance undergrad learning of IR theory.
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Never fear, for you can still read the article to get most of the highlights! (There was a little bit of new material on why we should be joyful but not happy with our lot!)
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If you're intrigued by the slide in the picture, please do have a read of this article which says more about the joy of the teaching track and the politics of the emotions that go with it: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
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The joy of the teaching track: Learning and Teaching in Politics and International Studies - Cathy Elliott, Ellen Watts, Kalina Zhekova, Keith Smith, Rose Gann, Madeleine Le Bourdon, 2025
In recent years, the number of academic jobs in research-intensive universities that are described as ‘academic education route’, ‘teaching and scholarship’, or...
journals.sagepub.com
June 9, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Never fear, for you can still read the article to get most of the highlights! (There was a little bit of new material on why we should be joyful but not happy with our lot!)
bsky.app/profile/uclc...
bsky.app/profile/uclc...
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🏛️ UCL are hiring Postgraduate Teaching Assistants in Political Theory for 2025-26
📅 Deadline - 20 June
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DNK337/p...
📅 Deadline - 20 June
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DNK337/p...
PGTA in Political Theory at UCL
An academic position as a PGTA in Political Theory is being advertised on jobs.ac.uk. Click now to find more details and explore additional academic job opportunities.
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June 9, 2025 at 4:50 PM
🏛️ UCL are hiring Postgraduate Teaching Assistants in Political Theory for 2025-26
📅 Deadline - 20 June
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DNK337/p...
📅 Deadline - 20 June
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DNK337/p...
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#aspirelaunch such a great group of people brought together to talk all things teaching track and the future of the network.
June 9, 2025 at 2:21 PM
#aspirelaunch such a great group of people brought together to talk all things teaching track and the future of the network.
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Our launch event is in London today and we are buzzing. Two top notch speakers @profcathyelliott.bsky.social and @teachpolitics.bsky.social lots of networking and chances to talk scholarship. Also going to use #aspirelaunch for the event. Let us know if you're joining us.
June 9, 2025 at 8:33 AM
Our launch event is in London today and we are buzzing. Two top notch speakers @profcathyelliott.bsky.social and @teachpolitics.bsky.social lots of networking and chances to talk scholarship. Also going to use #aspirelaunch for the event. Let us know if you're joining us.