Christine Sun Kim Nowness The video commences with Christine Sun Kim getting ready at home and beginning her journey in a busy commute. The viewers only know that she is a deaf artist when she starts using sign language and subtitles. Not all disabilities are visible. Disability occurs in many forms – invisible/non-visible disabilities are impairments…

Deeper Learning through Questioning “I cannot teach anybody anything. I can only make them think.”  Socrates  As a project support tutor, my aim is to deepen understanding via questioning. In one of my cohorts, more than 50% of the students have English as their second language. Given the opportunity, they will be happier for me…

“Teaching is more difficult than learning because what teaching calls for is this: to let learn” Heidegger, M. (1968) This morning, we read and discussed an article with peers followed by a discussion with another group. We were given twenty minutes for this task.  Unintentionally, we opted for the lengthiest and most interesting article. The…

When I began researching for this paper, I started reflecting and casting my mind to my student days. I don’t have a conscious recollection of a tutor discussing well-being or pastoral care with me or to my peers. Maybe it was theorised but not intently practised during my educational journey.  The term pastoral care was…