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Teaching and Practice Coordinator: Birmingham ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ Hub Lead

I joined the ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ in June 2021 and took up my position as Teaching and Practice Coordinator: ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ Hub Lead. I have been teaching in Further Education since 2005, across a wide range of subjects.

I returned to higher Education as a mature student and completed my Psychology BSc (Hons) in 2014. I am also a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA).

Since 2014 I have been teaching in Health and Social Science/Social Care in a number of educational settings in further and higher education.

I strongly believe higher education and the opportunities it brings should be available to all regardless of their backgrounds.

I believe in a student centred approach to teaching and learning and my teaching style aims to develop students’ critical thinking abilities, as this allows students to create links to contemporary social issues.

I teach in an interactive and inclusive style that seeks to engage all students, regardless of previous qualifications and academic ability.

The courses that I design and teach are Wellbeing in Society, Making Sense of Society, Leadership and Management, Contemporary Issues in Health and Social Science, Ethical Issues in Health and Social Science, Evidence Based Practice and Qualitative Research Methods.

I passionately believe that the realities of our contemporary world and its challenges and problems exist due to inequalities in society.

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Qualifications

• PG Certificate in Research Practice-Birmingham City ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½
• M.Ed. Teaching and Learning in Higher Education – Birmingham City ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½
• PG Diploma in Teaching and Learning in Higher Education – Birmingham City ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½
• PG Certificate in Teaching and Learning in Higher Education– Birmingham City ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½
• PGCE Post Compulsory Education and Training-Birmingham City ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½
• BSc Hons Psychology – Birmingham City ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½

Teaching Expertise

• Module leadership
• Blended learning
• Technology Enhanced learning
• Contemporary issues in health and social care
• Module design
• Enhancing the Student experience
• Assessment and Feedback

Research Interests

• Widening Participation in Higher Education
• Health Inequalities in deprived communities
• Wider social determinants of health
• The first-year student experience

Contact Details

E: samina.shafieq@beds.ac.uk