of a social historian
Teaching is probably the part of my job I love the most. Having taught previously in History departments at Oxford Brookes, Liverpool and Warwick Universities, I now teach History, Politics and Social Policy students at the University of Wolverhampton and assist with the MSc in Grantmaking, Philanthropy & Social Investment at Cass Business School, City, University of London.
In addition to the posts on learning & teaching scholarship and reflections below, I blog specific ‘advice for students’ as well.
Since arriving at the University of Wolverhampton, I've been running a final-year undergraduate module on my specialist topic: modern British charities and campaign groups. This is the 'research-led teaching' we often hear about, where I am drawing heavily on the expertise I've developed over many years of research in this area. It is also where …
When it comes to teaching online, some of the key thinking and advice can be helpful regardless of discipline. But we also need to think about what works for our own subject in particular. I've shared some thoughts in a blog post which you can read over at the Social History Society's Teaching Exchange.
One of the advantages of a permanent lectureship, after a succession of short-term teaching and research posts, is the ability to develop courses that really introduce students to the things I'm most passionate about. Something I've been wanting to get History students doing for some time now is to get some hands-on practice of drawing …
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