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    STEP - Pedagogy Reading Group
    Provider   Organisational and Staff Development Unit

    The pedagogy reading group meets to discuss articles / books on pedagogy. The aim of the group is to support participants' knowledge and understanding of varying pedagogies and how they may apply to teaching.

Duration 1 hour

Course Type Workshop

Booking Status Now Booking

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Target Audience: All staff with an interest in pedagogy

The pedagogy reading group meets monthly to discuss significant pieces of literature and interesting articles which may impact  on our teaching and learning practice. The aim of the group is to encourage collegiate behaviour and support participants’ knowledge and understanding of the variety of pedagogical theories and techniques. The intention is to equip participants with a with a tool kit to aid critical reflection. 
 
At the first session, we will look at this book.

Academic Misfits: Questioned Belongings in Higher Education

Academic Misfits: Questioned Belongings in Higher Education presents powerful narratives, exploring the experiences of academics who want their voices to be heard. It highlights aspects of the academic world that need to be and should be changed to allow for more equitable experiences.

Internationally placed contributors share personal stories of the various ways they have been made to feel out of place in the career path of academia, including accounts of discrimination, careerism, injustices, and the weight of bureaucracy. This book will connect individuals with shared experiences, helping others find comfort, strength, and community in their feelings of misfitting. The authors advocate for more inclusion and independence within academia, where individuals aren’t forced into categories and are instead given the freedom to think differently and focus on the value they can bring.

This book is for all those involved in academia, especially those interested in a future that does not eject talented individuals because they might not fit in. Established field experts are encouraged to foster and take part in developing a sustainable and accepting research environment while doctoral students and PhD candidates are empowered to challenge the barriers, limits, and unfair treatment that is the status quo.

Academic Misfits: Questioned Belongings in Higher Education | Magnus H

Accessibility

We are committed to ensuring our events and courses are accessible to all staff. If you feel you have a disability, health issue, or neurodivergent condition that may affect your ability to access, participate or engage in this course, please get in touch with us at osdu@strath.ac.uk to discuss your specific support requirements.

We are committed to ensuring our events and courses are accessible to all staff:

  • Full access information for the venue is available via AccessAble.
  • Hybrid provision is not available.
  • There will be audience participation.
  • You are asked to attend the whole session.
  • There will be a break.
  • The session is relaxed – this means you can stretch, move around, stim etc.
  • Digital copies of resources will be emailed to participants in advance of delivery upon request.
  • Contact step@strath.ac.uk to request printed materials in different formats.
  • Please contact osdu-equity@strath.ac.uk to discuss any further access requirements.

 



Delivered By: Sarah Proctor, Education

Prerequisites

none

Cancellation Policy

When applying for a course, you should note that there will be a £50* charge to your Department / School if you do not attend your place on the course. There will be no charge as long as you cancel your booked place before the event or notify our staff at osdu@strath.ac.uk that you can no longer attend.

A Department / School is welcome to send someone else in your place if they wish without incurring a charge, providing that person has the necessary prerequisites for the course. In the case of courses split over more than one day, you are expected to attend ALL parts of the course.

*This is the standard charge for cancellation or non-attendance of a course of 1-day duration or less. For some courses, there may be a higher cancellation charge and if this is the case you will be advised of this at the time of booking.