Untapped: Higher Education

In this episode we chat with Carl Gombrich - Dean at the London Interdisciplinary School.

We talk about their radically different approach to a degree - teaching via topic and broad theme rather than a tight discipline.

It's fundamentally opposed to single-discipline teaching and gives breadth and depth to their graduates to become problem-solvers in the business world

In this episode we chat with Xue Zhou - Reader in Innovation and Entrepreneurship at Queen Mary's University London.

Xue is a trailblazer in the world of AI in Higher Education, having published multiple papers in the field and is spearheading QMU's approach to integrating the technology into everyday teaching

In this Episode we chat with Amira Abougazia - researcher and lecturer at Dundee University.

We talk about the tranistion from researcher to educator, the apparent requirement to institution-hop to gain more recongition as an academic and the challenges that creates, as well as a dive into the perception of International students and how to better engage them in an unfamiliar system.

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In this episode we chat to Pippa Ebel - Strategist @ Venture Education and researcher at Peking University.

We discuss her in-depth knowledge of the CHinese Education market - who the students are, why they make the challenging transition to the UK market and what we can do to better understand the educational and cultural challenges they face on arrival.

Pippa helps to shine a light on the somewhat-murky perceptions and pre-coinceptions we have about chinese students and I was totally enthralled by the eipsode.

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In this episode we chat with Francseco del Guidice from the University of Swansea. We caht about the possible end of the Covid Hangover with students, the necessity of peer-learning to help students understand and the innovative methods to incorporating AI into his teaching.

Francesco is a long-time friend and I really enjoyed my time with him on the show.

You can find him on Linkedin here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/francescodelgiudice/

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This episode speaks to Ian Dunn - Pro-Vice Chancellor at Coventry University.

I have always been fascinated by Coventry Uni and their approach to the student experience as they lead the way in new thinking.

Ian gives us a fascinating insight into the business model of Higher Education - what the challenges are now, where the next steps need to be and how to get there.

Ian is a hugely influential figure in the Higher Ed space and I was incredbily glad to be able to speak to him.

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In this episode we chat to Dr Alexandra Mihai - Assistant Professor of Innovation in Higher Education at the University of Maastricht and author of the Educationalist blog on substack.

In this episode we talk about changing dynamics in the world of Higher Education, matching research to practical tools in engaging your students and a whole lot more.

Find Alexandra's substack here - https://educationalist.substack.com/

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In this episode we chat with Sue Blackett (Henley Business School) about the challenges of teaching a common first year module. Sue teaches Accounting to a huge frst year cohort, many of whom have not chosen to pursue accounting but have it as a required module at year one.

We discuss how to go about engaging students in a subject they haven't chosen, the importance of enjoyment in a course and how to manage a large group of students.