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Miranda Melcher, PhD Candidate and teacher, King's College London

Enabled in Academia

English - March 22, 2021 16:00 - 24 minutes - 16.6 MB
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In this episode I talk to the positively dynamic Miranda Melcher who has just submitted her PhD thesis. She chats about her research into learning differences and her important teaching primer. Her Three basic principles for all teaching are:
Be specific
Be transparent
Be mindful

An overview of Miranda's principles of inclusive teaching: https://accessibility.jiscinvolve.org/wp/2021/02/08/low-effort-high-impact-how-small-changes-to-your-teaching-can-create-a-more-inclusive-learning-environment/

The full inclusive teaching primer: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1g-4uH_FyU5M5yX4DFUJVIJGKN1qwc9su81kLYgM64dE/edit#heading=h.2e24rti9ma4w

If you are interested in inclusive training workshops, there are more at King’s and maybe more to come elsewhere

A talk and discussion about disabilities and neurodiversities in UK higher education: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dqLprpMZnC4

The book Miranda's a co-author of: https://www.springer.com/gp/book/9783030561079