Latest Past Events

Seminar: Educational Ease and Desirable Difficulties

University of Strathclyde

Any pedagogical process involves certain adjustments on the part of educators to support learning. Often, these make matters easier for the learner, with accommodations such as slowing down or simplifying explanations, scaffolding, or the provision of examples. However, simplification may at times conflict with the value of challenges and depth in education. This seminar aims […]

What’s the ‘use’ in Higher Education? Symposium 1 – Past

Nelson Mandela Auditorium, University of Strathclyde Teaching and Learning Building, Ground Floor, Richmond Street, Glasgow

Register here:  https://forms.office.com/e/eshwZzVMk7 This event is free, and available to attend in person and online. Registration is essential for catering purposes (tea, coffee, and lunch will be provided). This first symposium of this research project will address the question of how ‘use’ was conceptualised in Higher Education in the past. Invited speakers, and history of […]

Free

Autobiography, Fan Fiction, and Education – Book Launch

Join the editors and contributors of Autobiography, Fan Fiction, and Education – due for release by Bloomsbury in September 2025 – to find out more, and spark discussion, about how elements of fan culture and life writing can illuminate, and be illuminated by, educational endeavour. More information and link to join is available below: Autobiography, […]

Free