‘Mirror, mirror on the wall’: reflecting on, and refracting through, academic development in a pandemic year

Cunningham, Catriona; Cunningham, Tom

Abstract

Using a creative and playful fairy-tale storyboard approach this paper explores the impact of the pandemic, the move to online and blended learning, and the role academic development can have in the future of learning and teaching. We refract academic staff experiences of teaching during the pandemic through our own experiences as academic developers during this time. We conclude that a balancing act is required to sustain the influence gained in the pandemic whilst retaining the signature pedagogy of playfulness that underpins our work.

Citation

Cunningham, C., & Cunningham, T. (2022). ‘Mirror, mirror on the wall’: reflecting on, and refracting through, academic development in a pandemic year. International Journal for Academic Development, 27(2), 191-202. https://doi.org/10.1080/1360144x.2022.2082439

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Apr 10, 2022
• Online Publication Date: Jun 14, 2022
• Publication Date: 2022
• Deposit Date: Jul 4, 2022
• Publicly Available Date: Jul 4, 2022
• Journal: International Journal for Academic Development
• Print ISSN: 1360-144X
• Electronic ISSN: 1470-1324
• Publisher: Routledge
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 27
• Issue: 2
• Pages: 191-202
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/1360144x.2022.2082439
• Keywords: Academic development, creative methodologies, fear, pandemic, storytelling
• Public URL: http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/2884324