I blog about educational development, facilitation, and teaching.
As of March 2018, I am blogging more regularly at isabeauiqbal.com (my coaching site). I will still occasionally blog here.
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Fostering courage in formative peer review of teaching
Introduction Peer review of teaching (PRT) might seem straightforward: a peer observes your teaching, provides feedback, and perhaps writes a report. But anyone who’s been through the process knows that, although it’s linear, it’s rarely simple. Largely because the process is about human interactions and relationships. And, in those, emotions surface. Formative PRT is meant…
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Using a coach-approach to guide instructional consultations
Written by: Isabeau Iqbal and Natasha Kenny We’ve been thinking a lot about the relationships between our coaching and educational development practices. We recently joined a group of educational developers to explore the link between coaching and individual consultations in our work in higher education, at the Educational Development Community in Canada’s (2024) conference.…
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EDCC 2024 Online Conference (Day 2)
Some brief notes on my learning and main take-aways from Day 2 of the EDCC Conference (February 28 and 29, 2024) For Day 1 reflections, see earlier post here. DAY 2 Opening Panel What stood out: There is more diversity in ED as compared to before; in the past our role focussed on 1:1 work…
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EDCC 2024 Online Conference (Day 1)
Some brief notes on my learning and main take-aways from the Educational Development Community in Canada Conference (February 28 and 29, 2024). DAY 1 When UDL Meets EDI: The role of educational developers in bottom-up implementation in higher education What stood out: Facilitators did an access check Facilitators modelled UDL in many ways and provided…
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Ways of Doing: Feminist Educational Development (article notes)
Using the “What?”, “So what?” “Now what?” approach, I will reflect on an article I read yesterday to (1) help me process my learning and (2) share with you, in the spirit of community and ongoing support for each other’s growth. What? Gravett, E. O., & Bernhagen, L. (2018). Ways of doing: Feminist educational development. To…