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Scholarly biography
As a former Principal Lecturer specialising higher education learning and teaching my role encompassed a range of educational research and practice. I now work directly with undergraduate and postgraduate students, academic staff and central professional services in the areas of student engagement, student-staff partnership, transition, employability, retention and success. In 2014 I was awarded Senior Fellowship of the Higher Education Academy.
My current role is to provide educational leadership in the areas of student success, engagement and partnership, embedding skills development within the curriculum, and peer learning. I currently hold the national role of Co-Chair for International Academic Peer Learning (IAPL) - a network of over 400 colleagues working in the field of peer learning in higher education. I was the institutional lead for a nationally funded HEFCE Catalyst project 'Changing Mindsets - Reducing Stereotype Threat as a Barrier to Student Success', and have recently completed a UKCISA research grant into Creating Communities of Practice for International Student Transitions.
I have taught on the PGCert in Academic Practice, the Introduction to Learning and Teaching in HE, and am a dissertation supervisor to postgraduate students.
Keywords
- H Social Sciences (General)
- LB2300 Higher Education
- L Education (General)
- LB2361 Curriculum
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Projects
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Changing mindsets: Reducing stereotype threat as a barrier to student success
Wisker, G. (CoI), McConnell, C. (CoI), Jones, J. (PI), Hopkins, S. (PI) & Masika, R. (CoI)
1/03/17 → 31/01/19
Project: Research
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Defining and supporting the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL)
Masika, R. (CoI), Wisker, G. (PI), McConnell, C. (CoI), Canning, J. (CoI), Fanghanel, J. (CoI), Potter, J. (CoI) & Jane , P. (PI)
1/01/15 → 30/09/15
Project: Research
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Igniting social pedagogy through learning and teaching partnerships in a higher education context
McConnell, C., 12 Jul 2023, In: International Journal of Social Pedagogy. 12, 1, 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Literature Review: How are staff supported to undertake student-staff partnership opportunities?
McConnell, C. & Smith, S., 17 Oct 2023, 6 p.Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report › peer-review
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Changing Mindsets and Becoming Gritty: Mature Students' Learning Experiences in a UK University and Beyond
Jones, J. & McConnell, C., 31 Aug 2022, In: Innovations in Education and Teaching International. p. 1-11 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Exploring complex dynamics in partnership and the inherent role of emotion
McConnell, C., 28 Nov 2022, In: Journal of Educational Innovation, Partnership and Change. 8, 2, 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Student-Staff Partnerships for Diversifying and Decolonising the Higher Education Curriculum
Hall, J., MacDonnell, J., McConnell, C. & Jones, J., 27 Jun 2022, In: Equity in Education and Society. 1, 3, p. 327-341 15 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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