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7 December 2021
5 minutes to readA face in the crowd: how can better understanding your audience drive sustainability for your project?
In a recent Incubator workshop, project leaders were asked to bring an object that represented their project. Why did we do this? Hazel Beevers, who led the workshops for us, sets out our thinking. Well, try it yourself. Think about the object that would represent your project; whether it’s a book, a vase…
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24 November 2021
5 minutes to readExploring Student Experiences in Classics and Mathematics through Mindfulness and LEGO Serious Play
Houry Melkonian (Mathematics, CEMPS) and Irene Salvo (Classics & Ancient History, HUMS) As Education Incubator Fellows in 2020/21, we met at the Education Incubator Online Cafè in July 2020. Irene was presenting her project Mindful Classics. Embedding Contemplative Pedagogy into the Study of Antiquity, and Houry her Learning How to Teach Mathematics…
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4 October 2021
8 minutes to readGet started using design thinking in Higher Education with these 10 steps
In the Incubator’s recent Innovation Lab, academics and students used the principles of design thinking to innovate and improve aspects of education and student experience at Exeter. Each project team worked with a Design Coach to support them with this new way of working. One of our Design Coaches, Dr Bo Kelestyn…
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30 September 2021
3 minutes to readEncompass: Decolonising STEM – what is this all about?
Our STEM topics are built in a culture of collecting and representing scientific knowledge based on clear facts that have emerged from (often) centuries of scientific endeavour. For those designing and delivering University content to students it has become clear that some more focussed discussion around what decolonising is, is required. A question often asked is: How is decolonising relevant to STEM? To help address this question, a team at the…
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27 September 2021
4 minutes to read#5 Lab blog – How do we know we are creating value?
Our fellows whose Incubator year came to an end in the summer, are currently reviewing the achievements and learning from their projects. I am looking forward to sharing their findings with you really soon. In the meantime, I am thinking through evaluation myself as we review the Incubator’s ten-week Innovation Lab, asking…
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