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It’s been a pretty hectic few weeks attending and presenting at a wide range of conferences, some virtual and some in real life. What I have really taken from these events is how much I miss in-person presentations. The very subtle cues that people give off when you are speaking make the experience so much […]
It’s been a busy couple of weeks for presentations; firstly, I made a virtual return to Bath at the invite of Professor Momna Hejmadi to present at the Faculty of Science, Science Community of Practice in Education (SCoPE) forum. Then on Friday 16th, a last-minute invitation, facilitated by Professor Sally Brown, was received to present […]
In the last #DryLAbsRealScience meeting before the summer break, we heard from three new presenters, Nia Faulder, Alfred Thumser and Jenny Koenig. Nia followed on from the previous meeting and discussed some of the challenges international students had faced due to the pandemic. Alfred talked about using some of the OpenSTEM resources that Dr Mark […]
The #DryLabsRealScience community heard from three A-level teachers discuss the challenges that they and their students have faced over the past 18 months and the considerations that academics may need to make come September as the next cohort of students arrive at university after a very different school education experience. I am very grateful to […]
Well, my hands have just about stopped shaking enough to type this post now! I feel incredibly humbled to have been announced today as the Royal Society of Biology Higher Education Biosciences Teacher of the Year 2021 (HEBTOY 2021). This is a huge honour, especially when I consider the calibre of the finalists, Drs Helen […]
It’s amazing to think that we have held ten #DryLabsRealScience meetings already! At this meeting we have four presentations including co-founder David Smith, Julia Sero, Isabel Murillo and Krys Bangert. Dr Julia Sero from the University of Bath gave an extended overview of using image analysis as a capstone project, and provided an great resource […]
#DryLabsRealScience was featured in the new OfS publication Gravity assist: propelling higher education towards a brighter future (opens in new tab). “In practice-based subjects we also heard that some providers have been surprised by the amount that could be delivered in a digital environment, particularly where this relates to theory, which can then be followed […]
In a second round of lightening presentations we heard two presentations from Dr Dom Henri (University of Hull), Dr Dave Lewis (Leeds University), Dr Noel Carter (University of Sunderland), Dr Alexandra Moores (university of Kent), and our first International presenter Dr Bob Le Suer (Suny Brockport, USA) Dom presented two projects, one about remote access […]
The latest #DryLabsRealScience meeting saw a change in format, with a series of short lightning talks from 5 academics, including myself. First up was Dr Nic Harmer (University of Exeter) who spoke about using R scripts to generate custom datasets for students; Dr Mel Lacey (Sheffield Hallam University) discussed at home microbiology, including swapping her […]
After a short break over the summer while everyone relaxed (I wish) and started preparing their teaching materials for what promises to be a very different and challenging academic year teaching wise the #DryLabsRealScience meetings returned with two presentations, the first from Dr Keith Miller from Sheffield Hallam University and Mr David Bryson from the […]