Discover UCL – Using Lego® Serious Play® with Deaf and Hard of Hearing Students.

  “Designed to support students who are deaf or hard of hearing, Discover UCL is a summer school that aims to encourage prospective Year 12 students to consider applying to university through a range of informative and interactive sessions. The three-day specialist programme features BSL interpreters and live captioning across all talks. It is one … Continue reading Discover UCL – Using Lego® Serious Play® with Deaf and Hard of Hearing Students.

Graduation Ceremonies…

As with the seasons…graduation is one of those markers of time in the university calendar. There’s something magical about being at a graduation – the pomp and ceremony, excitement, tradition and  the fact that it’s a pivotal moment in an individual’s career as they transition into employment or pursue postgraduate study. I remember my first … Continue reading Graduation Ceremonies…

Spring…memories of o-hanami お花見 , Holi होली and Navroz نوروز

There is something magical about spring – growing up in London it was always about daffodils, crocuses and tulips. …that was all to change after spending my first spring in Osaka and celebrating o-hanami. Cherry blossom (Sakura 桜 ) in Japan signals spring, but it means so much more…it holds a very special significance in … Continue reading Spring…memories of o-hanami お花見 , Holi होली and Navroz نوروز

Living in a material world: The Commodification of Culture

This is an area that I started looking at as part of my PhD and that has continued to fascinate me. I co-wrote an article on this subject in 2011, the chapter was entitled Living in a Material World: Religious Commodification and Resistance Abstract: This chapter will explore the impact of immigration on the relationship … Continue reading Living in a material world: The Commodification of Culture

Active Learning: Creative engagement through gamification

  In the past year I have taken a keener interest in applying active learning strategies and what is also commonly referred to as Purposeful Play or Gamification. The video below was my trial at combining an AI chat question with AI Video…the result for someone with no experience in creating videos was a real … Continue reading Active Learning: Creative engagement through gamification

Reflecting on completing Senior Fellowship (SFHEA)…

I’ve been meaning to start this blog since I started at UCL Arena back in March 2022, but there’s always been something else to do and so this went further and further down my list. Why then am I starting now? I recently completed my SFHEA application (and passed 🤪) which is a process that … Continue reading Reflecting on completing Senior Fellowship (SFHEA)…