Dr Nicole Brown

Creativity has become a buzzword across all disciplines in education and across all phases, from early years through to tertiary education. Although the meaning of creativity can change vastly depending on the global educational setting, it is impossible to ignore the applicability and relevance of creativity as an educational tool, philosophical framework and pedagogical approach.

This is a link to a UCL MicroCPD video that explains how in my module we are letting students decide on how they want to be assessed.

In this video Dr Helen Kara and Dr Nicole Brown discuss the role of writing in the life and career of researchers.

This is an excerpt of "Just one more time...", a fictionalised account of real-life experiences during the first year of the COVID19 pandemic.

I was invited to contribute to the Cambridge Centre for International Research podcast series to talk about the experience of disabled people in higher education and how to improve the situation.

This post is a link to a recording from my International Women's Day keynote presented on the 8 March 2021 at the University of Manchester.

In this guest post Dr Helen Ross reflects on the exam production line of our current school system.

The chapter offers reflections on how imagination can be nurtured in the practice of teacher education.

This paper presents how LEGO® can be used in workshops to explore doctoral students’ emotions around the complex and solitary experience of a PhD research.

This workshop provides attendees with reflective tools to help PhD students understand their innermost emotions, concerns and needs, which is a first step towards developing strategies for well-being.

In this post, I explain what ableism in the curriculum is, and what we as teachers can do to counter ableism in the curriculum.

This is my contribution to the HEA annual conference that was held in Manchester in July 2017.

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.

A cyclical process of reading, writing and editing is only possible if you leave enough time. Time management is therefore one of the key skills to learn when entering University life. The easiest way to introduce effective time management is by preparing schedules.

If you read a great range of articles you may find that you cannot remember who said what when and where. Therefore, a systematic approach to reading and taking notes is necessary. It may be helpful to apply the "CaMLISd" grid.