In the 2019/20 academic year, I took the Fundamentals of Teaching & Learning in Higher Education course at the University of Sussex and hopefully I will be able to turn my teaching experience into an Associate Fellowship of the U.K. Higher Education Academy (AFHEA).

At the Institute of Development Studies (IDS), University of Sussex:

MA Participation, Power and Social Change (since October 9, 2017 – until present) – MA students

Teaching assistant (part-time 4 hours per week):

• provide general support to the Teaching Office
• support with the preparation of course sessions
• undertake effective communication with MA students
• provide one-to-one/group academic support
• teach and deliver academic skills sessions (e.g. using Zotero for academic reference management, using NVivo for literature reviews and qualitative data analysis and other research skills)
• organise seminars and social events
• assist in mid-term reviews

MA Gender and Development (January 31, 2020 – May 1, 2020) – MA students

Seminar Tutor (part-time for total 50 hours):

• Tutor Research Design Spring Term module for MA Gender and Development students;
• Attend tutor induction training and lectures on Research Design
• Prepare and facilitate the seminar within the established module programme under the direction of module conveners
• Record students’ attendances classes and report any problems to the module convenor
• Provide one to one advice on MA dissertation research design outlines