Keynote: The body in qualitative research
The organising committee of the World Conference in Qualitative Research invited me to deliver the closing keynote for their 10th Conference in Madrid in January 2026. The body in qualitative research: from disembodied knowledge to corporeal praxis In my keynote I examined the role of the body in qualitative […]
Assessments: Letting students decide on their assessments
This is a link to a video for UCL Digital Assessment that explains how in my module we are letting students decide on how they want to be assessed.
Doing fieldwork in the virtual space
In this post I share my contribution to the SAGE research methods online resources about doing fieldwork remotely.
Identity boxes: An art-based approach at a distance
This presentation video exploring identity boxes as an art-based approach at a distance was recorded for the virtual NVivo conference Qualitative Research in a Changing World.
Book: Making the most of your research journal
"Making the most of your research journal" offers guidance and additional resources to make research journaling effective.
Book: Embodied Inquiry: Research Methods
Accounting for the interdisciplinary nature of the field, this book has been written to be a concise primer into Embodied Inquiry for research students, scholars and practitioners alike.
Creative output: This is just to say
This is an example of an ethnographic poem, the output of poetic inquiry and analysis within Embodied Inquiry from my research with academics.
Supervising PhDs: Dealing with ‘atypical’ students
This is an extract from a guest post on the Supervising PhDs Community Blog, where I explore the experience of "atypical" students, and what research supervisors can do to better support those "atypical" students.
Learning from the Korean context
This post shows the Korean educational context and how I have discovered that you can be half-way around the world, and yet nothing changes.
Digest: Value of social networks for teachers
Kelly and Antonio (2016) report on the value of social networks, more sepcifically facebook, for the teaching communities.
Presentation from the ESLTIS16 conference
Download my presentation from the ESLTIS16 (Enhancing Student Learning Through Scholarship 2016) conference from here.
How to flip, so it’s not a flop
This post provides some guidance on how to organise your lesson to flip successfully, as to flip cannot be done thoughtlessly.
Challenging students
I believe in challenging students and having high expectations of everyone in the classroom. This is coupled with appropriate support and guidance. However, challenging pupils is not an easy task and must be planned for meticulously.
Which kind of teacher are you?
The result of a wide-ranging study provides an insight into the kind of teacher you may be. According to the findings there are four major types of teachers: the idealist, the moderate, the practitioner and the rationalist.
Manage behaviour in lessons
One of the most daunting aspects for new teachers is to manage behaviour in lessons. The dynamics of the classroom and the teacher's personality are probably key to how much classroom management you will need to do and which strategies you can use. However, there are some basic rules that you should consider and that will help you manage behaviour in your lesson.
Challenges in bilingual families no one tells you about
Bringing up a child bilingually is a conscious decision, but there are issues and challenges that bilingual families encounter that are not mentioned in any of those handbooks or parent guides. Knowing about these might have had led to fewer disappointments.