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The joy of the teaching track: Learning and Teaching in Politics and International Studies - Cathy Elliott, Ellen Watts, Kalina Zhekova, Keith Smith, Rose Gann, Madeleine Le Bourdon, 2025 In recent years, the number of academic jobs in research-intensive universities that are described as ‘academic education route’, ‘teaching and scholarship’, or...

Read more on the joy of the teaching track....
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Lovely to be at a @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social #DiverseVoices workshop to talk about teaching careers.
These jobs are now often great and I feel good recommending them to this group. What's your advice for getting an education focused role?
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So Mirya's help would obviously be much higher quality, but I do also have the bandwidth to do this for 2-3 people who are prioritizing teaching-focused positions (eg regional universities, teaching professor), week of August 11th. DM or email me.

Teaching Narratives: The Salt Path, Nature Cures and the Politics of Story I could not have enjoyed Jennifer’s story of taking students to see a bonkers film more. However, even this totally wild story was upstaged by Susan’s comment which I am still laughing …

Bit of a non-standard @alpsblog.bsky.social post today. I've been thinking about The Salt Path fiasco, whether it gives me a teachable moment with my students for next term and if so, what I'd like them to take from it and what the assessed work that comes out of it might look like....

I am in dire need of case studies from higher ed instructors using flipped learning in the humanities, fine arts, social sciences, or business for the 2nd edition of my book. If this is you, or you know someone or can reach someone like this, @ me and I'll send details. 🙏

And the @ctisleeds.bsky.social Politics and Pedagogy podcast about Aspire
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Portfolios! There is now a case study of my work @uclspp.bsky.social and more widely in UCL Social and Historical Sciences Faculty on the @catalyst-it.bsky.social website

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#Mahara

Cathy collapsed in giggles on a panel at the Centre for the Pedagogy of Politics annual workshop with three other colleagues

Plus a short account of the great day we had with @uclcpp.bsky.social at our annual workshop which we ran joinly with the University of Yorks Teaching Political Theory Network

Cathy has been blogging.....

#GlobalEducation?: Social Media, pedagogy and activism This webinar explores how social media shapes understandings of global injustice, and how teaching can be adapted to equip students with appropriate critical skills.

Looking forward to this presenting my research of Global Education and Social Media next week for @ioe-derc.bsky.social free webinar. @ioe.bsky.social www.ucl.ac.uk/ioe/events/2...

New Post: Redefining Academic Success: Why Career Progression Must Look Beyond Research www.hepi.ac.uk/2025/06/10/r...

The identity crisis of teaching and learning innovation Academics are encouraged to be innovative in their pedagogy but Emma Thirkell and Kamilya Suleymenova argue that insufficient attention is paid to academic identity

Hard nodding at large parts of this this morning. As someone who does occasionally ask forgiveness rather than permission, the annoyances of my personality shouldn't be a way of getting things done.

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#AcademicSky #EduSky

A week since our launch! Have you joined us? www.aspirenetwork.uk

1/3. Excited to announce the publication of: "Teaching IR Theory in Westeros: The Game of Thrones Simulation". In this article, Seçkin Barış Gülmez explores how a Game of Thrones simulation can enhance undergrad learning of IR theory.
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Never fear, for you can still read the article to get most of the highlights! (There was a little bit of new material on why we should be joyful but not happy with our lot!)

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PGTA in Political Theory at UCL An academic position as a PGTA in Political Theory is being advertised on jobs.ac.uk. Click now to find more details and explore additional academic job opportunities.

🏛️ UCL are hiring Postgraduate Teaching Assistants in Political Theory for 2025-26

📅 Deadline - 20 June

www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DNK337/p...

#aspirelaunch such a great group of people brought together to talk all things teaching track and the future of the network.

Our launch event is in London today and we are buzzing. Two top notch speakers @profcathyelliott.bsky.social and @teachpolitics.bsky.social lots of networking and chances to talk scholarship. Also going to use #aspirelaunch for the event. Let us know if you're joining us.

Cathy Elliott speaking at the launch of ASPIRE, the UK’s new teaching track network for scholars of Politics and IR 👏 #aspirelaunch

At the #aspirelaunch of @aspirenetwork.bsky.social happening today at KCL. Feels great for us, teaching-focused folks, to finally have a space to take Teaching & Scholarship seriously and flourish in this track, and work with our T&S and T&R colleagues to value & improve teaching.

The joy of the teaching track: Learning and Teaching in Politics and International Studies - Cathy Elliott, Ellen Watts, Kalina Zhekova, Keith Smith, Rose Gann, Madeleine Le Bourdon, 2025 In recent years, the number of academic jobs in research-intensive universities that are described as ‘academic education route’, ‘teaching and scholarship’, or...

If you're intrigued by the slide in the picture, please do have a read of this article which says more about the joy of the teaching track and the politics of the emotions that go with it: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
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Cathy Elliott at Aspire Launch in front of a slide discussing the key areas for political engagement for the teaching track (including recruitment, careers advice, terms and conditions, time, autonomy and scholarship, discourses and leadership)

We were really happy to be able to support our friends at @aspirenetwork.bsky.social today in their launch event! The network is for mutual support, recognition and advancement of teaching track academics in the discipline. @profcathyelliott.bsky.social here giving a keynote!
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Ludicrous picture of me but in good company with new and old friends and colleagues!

Four panellists (Connie, Cathy, Emma, Tim) sitting at a table in front of a slide advertising recent special edition of the Journal of Learning Development in Higher Education on Liberating Learning. Cathy is collapsed in giggles.

This is our favourite picture so far of our biggest ever workshop yet: @profcathyelliott.bsky.social having fun on the teaching track yesterday.... Thanks again to everyone who made it possible, especially the TPTN from @uoypolitics.bsky.social
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Great to be here today! Exciting programme ahead.

Thanks so much for coming, Chris!

Great day at the CPP-TPTN conference at UCL today, fascinating presentations and invigorating discussions! Thanks @uclcpp.bsky.social

Here is my article in the special edition: journal.aldinhe.ac.uk/index.php/jl...

I'm extra looking forward to our big @uclcpp.bsky.social workshop today. In the first roundtable of the day, I'll be talking about anonymous marking and why it's a bad idea as part of a celebration of our recent @ucl.ac.uk and @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social special edition on Liberating Learning!