About this journal

Innovations in Education and Teaching Internationalis the journal of the Staff and Educational Development Association (SEDA) www.seda.ac.uk. To this end, contributions to the journal should reflect SEDA’s aim to promote innovation and good practice in higher education through staff and educational development and subject-related practices.

Contributions are welcomed on any aspect of promoting and supporting educational change in higher and other post-school education, with an emphasis on research, experience, scholarship and evaluation, rather than mere description of practice.

Educational development, also described as academic, faculty, staff or instructional development in some contexts, is taken to mean the activities engaged in by staff in specialist units, academic staff within departments, academic leaders and managers, those involved with quality enhancement initiatives, and others with an interest in educational change, to bring about improvements in, and a better understanding of, policy and practices of learning, teaching, assessment and curriculum development.

As an international publication, contributors should both contextualise and consider the transferability of the practices and theories being examined.

Innovations in Education & Teaching Internationalis essential reading for all practitioners and decision makers who want to stay informed about the developments in education, teaching and learning.

Peer Review Policy:
All research articles in this journal have undergone rigorous peer review, based on initial editor screening and anonymized refereeing by at least two anonymous referees.

Editor:
Gina Wisker SFSEDA - University of Bath, UK

Deputy Editor:
Dely Lazarte Elliot – University of Glasgow, UK

Co-Editors:
Susannah Quinsee SFSEDA - City University London, UK;
Alice Lau - Aston University, UK;
Bland Tomkinson - University of Manchester, UK;
Kyriaki AnagnostopoulouNTFS - Bath Spa University, UK
Julie Rattray - Durham University, UK
Linlin Xu - University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, China

Book Reviews Editor:
André van der Westhuizen - University of Portsmouth, UK

Assistant Editor: Liz Thomson

Editorial correspondence should be sent via email to: [email protected] for the attention of Liz Thomson

Social Media Intern: Jin Yu - PhD Student, University of Glasgow, UK

Arinola Adefila - Staffordshire University, UK
Philip Barker - University of Teesside, UK
Paul Blackmore - Kings College London, UK
Sean Bracken - University of Worcester, UK
Charles Buckley - University of Liverpool, UK
David Carless - University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Sal Consoli - University of Edinburgh, UK
Mark Crowder - Manchester Metropolitan University, UK
Frances Deepwell SFSEDA - Freelance Consultant, UK
Suki Ekaratne - Sri Lanka Technological Campus, Sri Lanka
Monika Foster- Northumbria University, UK
Ludovic Highman - University of Bath, UK
Laura Hills FSEDA, SFHEA - University of Central Lancashire, UK
Anna Jones - King's College London, UK
Paul Jones -  Swansea University, UK
Jeffrey M. Keefer - New York University, USA
Ben Kei Daniel - University of Otago, New Zealand
Clare Kell - Independent Consultant, UK
Margaret Kiley - The Australian National University, Australia
Helen King - NTF, PFHEA, SFSEDA - Bath Spa University, UK
Vijay Kumar - University of Otago, New Zealand
Jenny Lawrence - Oxford Brookes University, UK
Mark J.W. Lee - Charles Sturt University, Australia
Alistair McCulloch - University of South Australia, Australia
Omid Noroozi - Wageningen University and Research, The Netherlands
Donatella Persico - National Research Council, Institute for Educational Technology, Italy
John Peters - Newman University, Birmingham, UK
Kay Sanderson - University of Central Lancashire, UK
Mark Schofield - Edge Hill University, UK
Rowena Senior  - University of Hertfordshire, UK
Nancy Turner - University of Saskatchewan, Canada
Ahmed Wadee - Vaal University of Technology, South Africa
Mark Warnes - Anglia Ruskin University, UK
Jennie Winter - Plymouth Marjon University, UK
C. Zimitat - University of Tasmania, Australia

Staff and Educational Development Association (SEDA), Woburn House, 20–24 Tavistock Square, London WC1H OPF; Tel: +44 (0)20 7380 6767 ; Fax: +44 (0)20 73872655 ; Email: [email protected]

SEDA is a professional association committed to improving all aspects of learning, teaching and training in higher education through staff and educational development. Membership is open to all staff and educational developers in higher education and to teachers, academic support staff and managers in higher education. SEDA provides and supports activities including: national and international support groups and networks; conferences; publications—practical papers, a refereed journal, a magazine; support and accreditation for professional development; research; liaison with other organizations. Further information is available from Louise Loughlin, at the address above.

OFFICERS OF THE ASSOCIATION:

Co-Chairs:Helen King SFSEDA, University of West England and Clare Saunders, Staffordshire University 
Vice-Chair: Erika Corradini, University of Southampton 
Company Secretary: James Wisdom, Independent Consultant
Treasurer: Maurice Teasdale
Chair, PDF Committee: Giles Martin FSEDA, Bath Spa University
Chair, Papers Committee: Stephen Powell
Co-Chairs, Conference and Events Committee: Mary Fitzpatrick SFSEDA, University of Limerick and Pam Parker SFSEDA, City, University of London
Co-Chairs, Fellowships Committee: Vicky Davies SFSEDA and Clare Power SFSEDA, University of Bath
Editor, IETI Journal: Professor Gina Wisker, SFSEDA, University of Bath
Co-Chairs, Scholarship and Research Committee: Charles Buckley, University of Liverpool, and Jennie Winter, Plymouth Marjon University

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