Author
James Derounian
Principal Lecturer in Applied Social Sciences, University of Gloucestershire
James Derounian is a Principal Lecturer in Applied Social Sciences at the University of Gloucestershire. He was awarded a National Teaching Fellowship in 2007. James has a 37-year career in community engagement and academia. His research, consultancy and teaching range across active and blended learning, community and rural development. His latest article Inspirational teaching in higher education: What does it look, sound and feel like? An exploratory research study; is available online in the International Journal of the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (2017):http://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/ij-sotl/
5 pieces
Newest first, since May 2017
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How undertaking a PhD by published work took me on my own career journey
Applying for a PhD by published work is the road less taken in academia. James Derounian shares his experience in obtaining one
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Should teaching excellence bring individual rewards?
A National Teaching Fellowship no longer comes with funding. James Derounian makes the case for providers to financially reward their national teaching fellows.
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What do students know?
James Derounian asks how we can improve the state of general knowledge among today’s students
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Vision and creativity as teaching excellence metrics
As the TEF review continues, James Derounian of the Association of National Teaching Fellows makes the case for a consideration of value added.
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From ivory tower to good neighbour
The image of an ivory tower presents universities set apart from their surrounds yet most are physically, socially, culturally economically and environmentally present within cities, towns and neighbourhoods.