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.

In this webinar celebrating the publication of her latest book Dr Nicole Brown discusses Photovoice Reimagined.

As part of the fabulous Phd Life Raft symposium organised by the magnificent Dr Emma Brodzinski, I was invited to an author talk about my book Making the Most of Your Research Journal. It was a great pleasure to oblige, and I thoroughly enjoyed that exciting experience.

In this chapter I explore my journey from a secondary teacher to teacher educator to lecturer, a journey that signifies for me the transition from a teacher interested in embodiment to an embodied teacher and finally to an embodied academic.

The paper discusses practical, ethical, and methodological pitfalls and concerns when using Skype as a tool for interviewing.

In this post I report some preliminary outcomes from the pilot phase of my fibromyalgia study. This is about learning to accept.

Providing feedback is important to improve learning. So here are some examples for providing feedback that foster students' engagement.

In this post I describe what identity boxes are, how I developed the idea and why identity boxes can be used in research.

RefME survey findings show how students are affected by plagiarism. More needs to be done to prevent plagiarism by raising awareness.

Watch my presentation and download my sketchnote summary about STEP from the UCL Teaching and Learning conference.

This is a brief simulation of what cognitive dysfunction and brain fog feel like.

In my experience using audience response systems in secondary or higher education can improve participation and engagement amongst learners.

Alison Clark and Peter Moss developed their own way of carrying out research with children – the Mosaic approach. The idea behind the Mosaic approach is that researchers collect data through a wide range of means. These are what Clark and Moss consider "individual tiles". It is then the researcher's task to put these individual pieces together to form one big picture, just like many little tiles are formed into one big mosaic.

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.

This is a brief description of how the reflective cycle according to Gibbs works.