Reflexivity and positionality in social sciences research

This post links to my contribution to The SRA Blog, in which I write about the purpose and practice of reflexivity and positionality
Source. UCL

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.
Screenshot of opening slide showing presentation title and contact details for Nicole Brown

The benefits and challenges of participatory research methods

This video about the benefits and challenges of participatory research builds on my original work presented at the PASAR conference in 2017.
Screenshot of opening slide showing presentation title and contact details for Nicole Brown

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: Ableism in Academia

The book "Ableism in Academia" provides an interdisciplinary outlook on ableism that is currently missing. Through reporting research data and exploring personal experiences, the contributors theorise and conceptualise what it means to be/work outside the stereotypical norm.
Covers of two books edited by Nicole Brown: Lived Experiences of Ableism in Academia: Strategies for Inclusion in Higher Education (Policy Press) und Ableism in Academia: Theorising Experiences of Disabilities and Chronic Illnesses in Higher Education (UCL Press)

Recordings of ableism events and keynotes

It is with great excitement and pride that I share a list of scheduled ableism events. Celebrating the launch of my two edited books, find here events about Ableism in Academia.

Article: Partnership in teacher education

This article is an example of student-staff collaboration within the community of practice of trainee teachers.

Joining Ableism in Academia event

Find here the instructions of how to join the Ableism in Academia event via the connected UCL moodle page.

Workshop: Using creative methods in research

In this interactive workshop participants explore creativity within research, experiment with and explore opportunities for creative methods in research.

Strategies for learning names of students

Strategies for learning names at the beginning of an academic year, and reasons for why learning names is important.

Guest post: So we are all gifted and talented

Having read "Peak" guest blogger Craig Brown argues that gifted and talented provision needs to be reviewed.

What are “communities of practice”?

Thoughts on what constitutes and characterises communities of practice and what is required to make communities of practice efficient and effective.

Assessment as a learning opportunity

Many teacher training sessions focus on assessment but we do not spend enough time on discussing assessment in the sense of marking student work. We do not discuss the impact marking has on the students' learning and the teachers' workload, nor do we talk about how we could make marking more meaningful for our learners.

Plagiarism workshop resources

Download some resources for a plagiarism workshop from here.

Writing a good academic essay

Consider some key elements when writing an academic essay: structure, language, use of sources.