Category Archives: Inclusive Practices

1. Introduction This blog reports the development of an intervention which encourages positionality-related thinking in Computer Science (CS) students. The hope is that through developing their own positionality and self-reflecting, a plurality (Sturdee et al., 2021) of students’ experiences can … Continue reading →

In this blog, I reflect on resources relating to race and higher education. UAL’s anti-racism action plan (Purnell and Patel, 2021) sparked my reflection on performativity, and on how anti-racism is “evidenced” by universities. The plan says it will create … Continue reading →

This blog reflects on how to support students in sharing their faith and identity within my Computer Science lecturing, drawing on course readings and recent teaching experiences. Reflecting on Literature In workshop 2A/2B, we reflected on what constitutes as faith. … Continue reading →

Teaching Context In my teaching, I frequently run brainstorming sessions. Examples include students identifying unexpected links between blog posts on guest lectures (2nd Year BSc Computer Science), and brainstorming usability issues with Moodle pages (MSc Computer Science). These sessions use … Continue reading →

This blog uses Crenshaw’s (1989) theory of intersectionality – where race, gender, and other characteristics overlap and create discrimination beyond a single-axis –  to reflect on films by individuals identifying as disabled. Illustrative Examples Film one presents the Social Model … Continue reading →