Author
Doug Specht
Head of School
Doug Specht is Head of the School of Media and Communication at the University of Westminster.. He holds Advanced Teacher Status and has been appointed as a both a Chartered Teacher and Chartered Geographer. His research examines how knowledge is codified and constructed through geospatial and educational technologies.
6 pieces
Newest first, since August 2021
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Universities need to find a way past the current atmosphere of permanent crisis
A decade of shocks has left higher education working conditions feeling like one firefight after another. For Doug Specht, leadership decision-making must recover some degree of strategic calm
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The rise of the ghost academic
The academic conference no-show might feel like a minor inconvenience, but for Anne Tierney and Doug Specht it represents evidence of a growing concern with CV padding over contributions to the field
With Anne Tierney
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Generative AI can help with course planning
Course planning takes time and effort. Doug Specht and Gunter Saunders argue that large language models can serve as a critical friend in the process
With Gunter Saunders
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Place has an impact for doctoral supervision
Where doctoral supervisions happen can have an effect on how well they work. Doug Specht shares his research findings
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How to teach and support students through times of stress or disadvantage
Thinking about how we treat our colleagues and making small changes to teaching can support student and staff wellbeing, says Doug Specht
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This year’s students will not give universities the benefit of the doubt when it comes to online learning
In the middle of a raging pandemic, students cut universities a lot of slack about online learning. Doug Specht warns that this year that might not be the case