Author
Steve Briggs
Steve Briggs is Director for Learning and Teaching Excellence at the University of Bedfordshire. Steve is a former Co-Chair of the Association for Learning Development in Higher Education and currently a member of the Committee for the Association of National Teaching Fellows. He is a Chartered Psychologist, National Teaching Fellow (2020) and PFHEA.
5 pieces
Newest first, since June 2024
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Better awareness of potential key worker shortages ought to increase public support for universities
Higher education finances are all over the papers – but the potential effect on local key worker pipelines is not. For Steve Briggs, it’s incumbent on the sector to get this message across
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Effective academic support requires good data transparency
Personal tutoring requires specialist academic support which is only possible with access to the right data. Rachel Maxwell and Steve Briggs explore what this model could look like
With Rachel Maxwell
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Developing a community of practice around leadership challenges in personal tutoring
Personal tutoring is changing in response to students’ needs and institutional pressures. A new community of practice for leaders in personal tutoring will help to take on the challenge
With David Grey, Gary Jones and Graeme Pedlingham
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An effective personal academic tutor system may require specialist academic support
Rachel Maxwell and Steve Briggs put the case for involving specialist staff in personal academic tutoring systems
With Rachel Maxwell
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Traditional HE role classifications create structural inequalities for third space professionals
Steve Briggs, Sally Everett, and Debbie Holley assess the evidence from Advance HE national teaching awards
With Sally Everett and Debbie Holley