Author
Vivien Rolfe
National Teaching Fellow
Dr Vivien Rolfe is a National Teaching Fellow and Principal Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, and has previously been involved open educational resource projects such as UK Open Textbooks (UKOpenTextbooks.org). She is now Head of Herbal Research for Pukka Herbs, working with students and universities to research the effects of herbs on human health. Vivien writes in a personal capacity.
4 pieces
Newest first, since August 2017
· Comment
How stressed are postgraduate students?
How much stress are postgraduates under, and how far should we seek to prevent it? Vivien Rolfe shares details of exploratory research.
With Laura Cole
· Comment
Why we should fund the National Teaching Fellowship Scheme
Following the decision to remove the funding element from the 2018 National Teaching Fellowship Scheme, fellows and others with an interest in teaching quality have been sorely disappointed. National Teaching Fellow Vivi
· Analysis
Opening textbooks
How are textbooks used by academics and students – and how much do they cost? David Kernohan and Vivien Rolfe introduce the UK Open Textbook project.
With David Kernohan
· Analysis
For these are jolly good Fellows? NTFS and the TEF
The National Teaching Fellowship Scheme has run since the year 2000 – Vivien Rolfe explores how it prefigures and partially explains the results of the TEF