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When I worked as a secondary school teacher, creativity wasn’t an add-on. It was the job. Lessons invited curiosity, risk-taking, and connection across subjects. There was structure, yes, but within it, space to play with ideas. That belief has never left me. In higher education, I often hear creativity spoken about as something for the…
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As graduation week approaches, I’ve been reflecting on the journey this past year. My second year as a university lecturer has felt like a turning point. It has been a time of development, both professionally and personally, and I feel more confident about the direction I want to take. In my first year, I was…
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We talk a lot about teamwork and communication in business education, but rarely do we give students a meaningful way to feel the complexity of these dynamics. This post introduces a new PrototypeED resource designed to do just that – using drones. 🛰️ Why Drones? Why Now? This one-pager offers a low-tech, high-impact lesson using…
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I really enjoyed presenting at The Square 2025, our recent I-TELL conference. This was a particularly meaningful moment for me. It was the first time I had shared independent scholarly research, and I wasn’t quite sure what to expect. There was an extra layer of emotional attachment to the work I was presenting. My session…
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Too often, reflective practice in higher education is treated as a checkbox exercise, particularly in apprenticeships where learners juggle complex workplace experiences and academic expectations. Traditional written reflections can struggle to capture the nuance of learning that unfolds on the job. At Manchester Met, we’ve been exploring how LEGO® Serious Play® (LSP) can reframe reflection…
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I recently attended a brilliant I-Tell session led by Emily Atkinson, Subject Leader of Social Sciences at a secondary school in Warwickshire. Emily offered a fascinating window into the assessment experiences of students before they arrive in Higher Education. One such practice was cold calling, a teaching approach I used routinely and championed in my…
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By David Yarwood I have long believed that we talk too much about innovation in education and do too little to design for it. This post introduces the first in a series of one-page resources I am developing to help shift that balance. These one-pagers are part of a wider project that explores how assessment…
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By David Yarwood When we talk about innovation in higher education, assessment is often the elephant in the seminar room. Despite bold claims about graduate attributes and creativity, much of our assessment practice remains rooted in risk-averse, standardised, and compliance-driven models. Over the past year, I’ve been exploring this tension more deeply — most recently…
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This research project aims to enhance entrepreneurial competencies among students within the Faculty of Business and Law through the development and implementation of an ‘Innovation and Creativity in Teaching and Learning Toolkit.’ The toolkit will comprise a range of guides for activities, lessons, and teaching case studies that support the development of key enterprise and…
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I thoroughly enjoyed listening to this podcast. Through our Degree Apprenticeship projects we are looking at ways to encourage out learners to become ‘impact intrapreneurs’.
Structured Creativity 