Archive for the ‘communities of inquiry’ Category

Hepi webinar on the research – teaching nexus in UK Universities

November 10, 2023

I attended the Hepi webinar on 6 November 2023 looking at the UK policy dimensions of the relationship between research and teaching in UK Universities. The recording is available on Youtube.

The main speaker was Professor Dame Nicola Dandridge of Bristol University who was presenting her report on the subject (published by Hepi) The relationship between teaching and research in UK Universities – What is it and does it matter?

My perspective is that of a University teacher. The webinar gave hints as to how, on this question, national policy debates reflect questions that go to the very heart of the inner life of the university, a collection of knowledge-building communities that is also responsible for inducting newcomers into the university and into disciplines.

Michael Lower

My article on the Communities of Inquiry pedagogy

June 15, 2022

My article, ‘The communities of inquiry pedagogy in undergraduate courses’ has just been published online by The Law Teacher. Details here.

Communities of inquiry in undergraduate education: Part 2

July 20, 2018

Part 1 was a little about the theory. Part 2 (here) is about how I tried to put the theory into practice and how that attempt is playing out.

Michael Lower