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Using Poetry to Actively Target the Incubation Period (2023)
Book Chapter
Illingworth, S. (2023). Using Poetry to Actively Target the Incubation Period. In O. Varsou (Ed.), Teaching, Research, Innovation and Public Engagement (109-119). Cham: Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-22452-2_9

The incubation period is a stage in the problem-solving process where attention is distracted from the problem in question and is instead focused on something else. Engaging with this incubation period has been shown to foster creativity in problem s... Read More about Using Poetry to Actively Target the Incubation Period.

From belonging to being: Engaging with ‘contexts of difference’ (2022)
Journal Article
Graham, C. (2022). From belonging to being: Engaging with ‘contexts of difference’. Journal of University Teaching and Learning Practice, 19(4),

This paper seeks to unveil the situated struggle that students experience in comprehending the often tacit rules that govern academic practices in order to engage fully with their academic studies and develop a sense of belonging. I present a critiqu... Read More about From belonging to being: Engaging with ‘contexts of difference’.

Actionable Steps to Improve Inclusivity and Diversity in the Geosciences in Higher Education (2022)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Illingworth, S., Hall, C., Mohadjer, S., Koll, R., Otu-Larbi, F., & Poku, C. (2022, December). Actionable Steps to Improve Inclusivity and Diversity in the Geosciences in Higher Education. Poster presented at AGU Fall Meeting 2022, Chicago, IL, US

We propose six action-oriented opportunities for educators to improve diversity in the geosciences as individuals from their classroom to their institution by: Advocating for institutional change Incorporating diverse perspectives and authors in cu... Read More about Actionable Steps to Improve Inclusivity and Diversity in the Geosciences in Higher Education.

David Foster Wallace’s Mathematics of the Infinite (2022)
Book Chapter
Taylor, S. J. (2022). David Foster Wallace’s Mathematics of the Infinite. In C. Hayes-Brady (Ed.), David Foster Wallace in Context (169-180). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009064545.019

Thematically, formally and structurally, Wallace’s writing concerned itself with the infinite, from the antinomies of set theory and the obese Bombardini in The Broom of the System to the featureless horizon of Peoria in The Pale King, by way of the... Read More about David Foster Wallace’s Mathematics of the Infinite.

Leading Learning and Teaching in a Crisis (2022)
Book Chapter
Guccione, K., & Cunningham, C. (2022). Leading Learning and Teaching in a Crisis. In S. Nolan, & S. Hutchinson (Eds.), Leading Innovation and Creativity in University Teaching (154-165). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003190745-15

In this chapter, the authors present a narrative-centred approach to identifying and leading in crises; using the experiences of Teaching and Learning staff during the Covid-19 pandemic as context. Through three stories – rooted in the realities of U... Read More about Leading Learning and Teaching in a Crisis.