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L&T Chat ShowS5E19 - Paul Kleiman on Creativity in TeachingPaul and I discuss replication, formulation, innovation and origination along with the constraints of learn ing outcomes and how to be creative in any subject area.
Check out Paul's blog called "Stumbling with Confidence" https://stumblingwithconfidence.wordpress.com/
or Kleiman, P. (2008) Towards transformation: conceptions of creativity in higher education. Innovations in Education and Teaching International, 45(3), pp.209–217.
or Kleiman, P. (2017) “We Don’t Need Those Learning Outcomes”: assessing creativity and creative assessment. HEA publication ‘Transforming Assessment in Higher Education’ (2017) edited by Sam Elkington and Carol Evans.
If you've used any ideas from previous epi...2025-01-2239 min
Friday SLO TalksDesigning Assessment to Promote Student Learning with Sam ElkingtonThis podcast explores the pressing need for a transformation in higher education assessment practices, particularly given the impact of generative AI. Professor Elkington argues that traditional, high-stakes assessments fail to prepare students adequately for modern careers, advocating instead for a learning-centered approach that values process, feedback, and evaluative skills.Key Themes and Insights:Assessment’s Evolving Role: Current assessments often impose high stakes with limited relevance to future career demands. The narrow range of formats limits student expression. Generative AI challenges traditional assessments, prompting a reassessment of academic integrity and a renewed focus on distinctly human sk...2024-11-1023 min
Pubs. Pints. People.Low and no alcohol beer and ciderThis episode the team explore and sample the world of low/no alcohol beer and cider. Simon interviews the Founder of Dry Drinker and tastes some no/low beers with Alison. Alison interviews brewer Jordan from Mash Gang, talks to cider maker Tom Tibbits and cider historian Elizabeth Pimblett about Ciderkin, and tastes some low/no cider with Sam Wright from the London Cider Circle. Clare speaks to Sonja from Jump Ship Brewing, Christine Cryne about The Champion Beer of Britain and visits The Freston Boot in Ipswich. Guests: Jordan: MASH GANGSonja...2024-02-091h 24
Talking Learning and TeachingLearning Spaces with Sam ElkingtonFollowing on from the Society for Research into Higher Education's excellent Landscapes of Learning for Unknown Futures symposia series, University of Teesside's Professor Sam Elkington shares some fascinating insights from the symposia series as well as his own take on the largely unexplored phenomenon that is learning spaces. Sam delves into critical questions on the role of space in learning, spatial considerations when designing instruction, the role and impact of digital technologies on space, and how we might better support colleagues to develop their spatial literacies in education contexts. This is a brilliant episode!
Sam Elkington is...2024-01-1658 minTalking Learning and TeachingAcademia, Stress, Burnout & Wellbeing with Petia PetrovaIn this fabulous episode, Dr Petia Petrova talks to us about academia, stress, burnout and wellbeing. Petia discusses the nature of academia and its propensity to cause stress, as well as the possibility for burnout. Petia also discusses the processing of stress, various coping mechanisms that may support academic colleagues to manage their emotions and subsequent stress responses more effectively, as well as many other fascinating insights gained from her own experiences as an academic and from her own Serious Leisure Podcast. podcast . This is a fantastic episode! Enjoy!
Dr Petia Petrova is Associate Director of Academic...2023-12-0425 min
QAA Membership PodcastExploring multimodality in higher educationIn this latest episode of the QAA Membership Podcast, Dr Kerr Castle (Quality Enhancement and Standards Specialist) explores multimodality in higher education with the team behind the QAA-funded Collaborative Enhancement Project, Harnessing Multimodality in Higher Education.The episode features Professor Sam Elkington (Professor of Learning and Teaching at Teesside University); Professor Andrew Middleton (Professor of Active Learning and Deputy Head of Anglia Learning & Teaching at Anglia Ruskin University); Maggie Gibson (Head of Learner Development at Birmingham City University); Jimmy Lo (University Learning Technologist at University of Greenwich). The podcast discusses what multimodality is in the c...2023-11-3046 min
The Amish Inquisition PodcastThe Ancient Language Of Sacred Sound - David Elkington : 280This week we are joined by author, academic and historian: David Elkington. David is the author of The Ancient Language of Sacred Sound: The Acoustic Science Of The Divine. In this show we will be exploring some of the themes of David's book, such as his research into cymatics, resonance frequencies, ancient architecture and the origins of religion.
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Serious LeisureFinding a New Leisure Pursuit and Optimal Leisure Lifestyles with Prof Robert StebbinsThe third and final part of An Audience with the Founder of Serious Leisure.
What are the factors that affect our leisure choices? How can we discover new activities for ourselves? In this episode the founder of the Serious Leisure Perspective Professor Robert Stebbins talks through the impact of geography, culture, finance and personal affinity on how we engage with leisure and how we can make it easier to try new things and expand our leisure worlds.
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Reflecting on ways to balance work and wellbeing via...2023-01-3133 minSerious LeisureSerious Leisure Podcast trailerA 60 second taster of the Serious Leisure podcast to give you a flavour of what we discuss with our fascinating guests.
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Reflecting on ways to balance work and wellbeing via leisure and hobbies.
Produced at UWE Bristol.
2023-01-2501 minSerious LeisureWhy We Keep Going When the Fun Stops with Prof R StebbinsThis is the second part of An Audience with the Founder of Serious Leisure.
Ever hit a wall with your favourite leisure activity? We can be surprisingly resilient and persistent with our favourite leisure activities. In this episode the founder of the Serious Leisure Perspective Professor Robert Stebbins talks us through the blurry lines between work and leisure, barriers to our leisure and the challenging periods where we might give up. We examine why we keep going and how can we use that resilience to help us balance work and leisure time in our everyday lives.
2023-01-2438 minSerious LeisureThe History of Serious Leisure with Prof Robert StebbinsPart 1 of 'An Audience with the Founder of Serious Leisure'.
Wondering where the term ‘Serious Leisure’ comes from? What do we mean by amateur or hobbyist and how might these labels help us understand leisure better? In this fascinating episode with the founder of the serious leisure perspective, Professor Robert Stebbins, we explore the origins of his serious leisure perspective concepts starting with elusive concept of amateurism.
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Reflecting on ways to balance work and wellbeing via leisure and hobbies.
Produced at UWE Bristol.
2023-01-1331 minSerious LeisureWhat is Serious Leisure and Why it Matters...Get to know the hosts of the Serious Leisure podcast in this entertaining reflection on our past episodes, highlighting the funniest and most touching moments so far, whilst explaining a bit more about what Serious Leisure means and why it matters for all of us.
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Reflecting on ways to balance work and wellbeing via leisure and hobbies.
Produced at UWE Bristol.
2022-11-111h 01Serious LeisureFROM THE ARCHIVE: What is Serious Leisure?This episode features the three podcast hosts: Dr Petia Petrova (Associate Director of Academic Practice at UWE Bristol), Kat Branch (Leader of UWE Bristol’s Centre for Music) and Dr Sam Elkington (the co-author of ‘The Serious Leisure Perspective’, Teesside University). We introduce our live audience to the origins of the podcast and the concept of Serious Leisure. We discuss the importance of community and how making time for leisure significantly affects our sense of identity and ability to recharge. We explore in particular the significance of separation between private and work spaces. Finally, we reflect on how our leisur...2022-11-0449 minSerious LeisureFROM THE ARCHIVE: The Power of PlayfulnessIn this episode two people with very serious jobs explain the importance of playfulness and a space to be silly in maintaining personal and professional wellbeing. Judith Ritchie, Faculty Director for Quality Enhancement and Standards, and Dr Petia Petrova, Associate Director of Academic Practice are both based at UWE Bristol. They discuss the joy and freedom of being allowed to be funny and mischievous as part of their leisure activities! This episode is recorded with a live audience.
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Reflecting on ways to balance work and wellbeing via leisure a...2022-10-2155 minSerious LeisureFROM THE ARCHIVE: What Can Social Prescribing Teach Us About Leisure?Social Prescribing projects are now being used across the UK to respond innovatively and holistically to our mental health needs through activities typically associated with leisure. We speak to the social prescribing programme co-ordinator at UWE Bristol, Marie Pring, along with Senior Lecturers in Psychology Dr Liz Jenkinson and Dr Nicola Holt who also run a crafting group as part of the UWE social prescribing programme 'Living Well'. They share their personal and professional stories of how leisure activities can directly impact mental health.
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Reflecting on ways to...2022-09-2152 minSerious LeisureFROM THE ARCHIVE: Fly Fishing ProfessorsIn this episode we hear from Dr Richard Waller, Associate Professor of the Sociology of Education, and Jon Dovey, Professor of Screen Media at UWE Bristol. They talk to us about their mutual love of fly fishing. Through our guests' intriguing, lyrical stories we enter the hidden world of a fascinating, niche leisure activity whilst hearing familiar tales of the restoration gained from escaping to nature and the joy of losing yourself in the moment.
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Reflecting on ways to balance work and wellbeing via leisure and hobbies.
2022-09-1247 minSerious LeisureFROM THE ARCHIVE: Hold Your HorsesWhat happens when your leisure time involves stubborn personalities (horses!), stormy weather and midnight births (sheep!)? In this episode we hear from UWE Bristol Student Caseworker Amanda Headley-White and Senior Lecturer Dr Alison Miles who share moving stories about the challenges and triumphs of spending time away from work with those with four legs.
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Reflecting on ways to balance work and wellbeing via leisure and hobbies.
Produced at UWE Bristol.
2022-08-1956 minSerious LeisureFROM THE ARCHIVE: Why Leisure MattersAfter a hiatus we return with Season 2 of the podcast. We start with a live episode recorded during the UWE Bristol Festival of Learning, featuring lively discussions with Dr Fiona Jordan, Associate Dean – Strategic Partnerships, and the audience about why the leisure conversation is central to our collective wellbeing. Plus we share strategies for protecting leisure time working in Higher Education. This is a great place to start if you’ve never listened to the podcast before and will recap the concept of Serious Leisure and our mission to help each other towards a healthy, sustainable work-life balance.
Do...2022-08-1157 minSerious LeisureFROM THE ARCHIVE: Bringing Things to LifeIn Episode 8 ‘Bringing Things to Life’ we meet Dr Matt Wood (Lecturer in Social Psychology at UWE Bristol) who alongside his lecturing career is also a puppeteer. We delve into the wonder and magic of the art of bringing inanimate objects to life and the intense focus and skill of this rare art form. Matt also helps us understand the tensions around having a side career that crosses into leisure and how ensuing personal and professional identities can be negotiated to everyone’s benefit.
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Reflecting on ways to balanc...2022-08-0556 minSerious LeisureDjing like CsíkszentmihályiIn this episode we hear from Justin Iriajen about the euphoria and relaxation of spending time on the decks. Whether connecting with a crowd or recharging alone, Justin explains why this unique art form is an essential part of his work/life balance. Not sure how to pronounce the title of this episode? It’s DJ -ing like ‘chick-sent-me-high’, the name of Hungarian-American psychologist who developed the concept of ‘flow’ – the blissful state of being totally absorbed in an activity where worries, stress and even the passing of time fade to the background.
Don't miss the next episode! Subs...2022-07-2056 minSerious LeisureFROM THE ARCHIVE: Ultra LeisureIn Episode 9 ‘Ultra Leisure’, Teesside University’s Sharon Gayter (Lecturer at Teesside University Business School), and UWE Bristol’s Jaroslaw Turif (Senior Lecturer - Learning Disabilities Nursing) introduce us to the elite world of ultra-running where races last for days and cross some of the world’s most hostile landscapes. Find out what draws people to these extreme sports, how can they be navigated alongside working life and what are the unique gains that make such a punishing leisure activity so addictive.
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Reflecting on ways to balance work and wellbei...2022-07-0747 minSerious LeisureJazz and Business SchoolHow did two Marketing and Management experts end up as jazz musicians on the side? In this unusual episode we hear how Noel Dennis kept up a lifelong passion for jazz trumpet together with his academic career in marketing and management, importing improvisation skills from music into management training, whilst also running a jazz band. Tim Hughes shares how the journey into retirement has made more space for his lifelong love for blues guitar to blossom, reminding us that it’s never too late to spend more time doing what we love.
Keep listening for a jazz re...2022-06-271h 02Serious LeisureFROM THE ARCHIVE: Do What Makes You Happy‘Do what makes you happy – possibility or pipe dream?’ We investigate the elusive reality of combining work and leisure interests into a single meaningful approach to life through the life story of social entrepreneur, writer and lecturer Roger Griffith MBE. As a black British man Roger shares his extraordinary story from dropping out of school in Bristol, establishing a successful, traditional career before embarking on a different approach combining his passions, interests and talents into a portfolio of activity that could also be called ‘work’. We discover what it takes to try this approach and how the risks compare to the rew...2022-06-171h 14Serious LeisureFROM THE ARCHIVE: Creativity Takes CourageIn this episode we explore the personal journeys and professional breakthroughs of two academics who are also involved in visual arts and crafts. Dr Rob Grieve (Senior Lecturer in Physiotherapy at UWE Bristol) unpacks his journey initially as a cartoonist to printmaking/painting, and finding the balance between enjoying recognition and creating art for its own sake. Dr Harriet Shortt (Associate Professor in Organisation Studies, at UWE Bristol’s Faculty of Business and Law) explains the transition of her quilting activities from a deeply personal way of processing her PhD to boldly integrating visual methods into her academic life....2022-06-0955 minSerious LeisureAccidental PoetsHow does an activity you start doing alone in your home snowball into a vibrant, active group of people, generating, sharing and critiquing ideas? In this episode we hear how Dr Emmanuel Adukwu and Father Immanuel Unekwu-Ojo Ogu journeyed from writing poetry for an audience of one, to creating a dynamic and nurturing writing collective that reaches round the globe, where poets can hone their craft together, even evolving writing into a form of activism. Their story reminds us we don’t always need a clear plan to see where our leisure takes us, just a willingness to share wh...2022-05-2659 minSerious LeisureFROM THE ARCHIVE: Going ProWhat happens if you get the chance to transform your serious leisure into a full time career change? Would you take the leap? In this episode we hear from Sara Hale, Deputy Head of Law, in her final weeks at UWE Bristol. Sara tells us about leaving her academic role to become a full time netball coach. But can we still recharge through activities if they become our full time job? Be inspired by Sara’s story in this unique episode where we take a deep dive into the liminal space where work and leisure blur.
Don't miss...2022-05-1952 minSerious LeisureBees, Bugs and Growing ThingsIn this soothing episode Louise Mighall and Dr Arthur Turner share their stories of escaping offices and lecture theatres for gardens and neglected wild city spaces. Louise describes how her interest in bee-friendly gardens which started by time spent outside with her young family, led to new friendships with neighbours and deeper personal contentment. Arthur recounts the peaceful satisfaction of looking after a patch of unloved land and the enjoyment and connection of seeing the transformation being appreciated by others.
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Reflecting on ways to balance work and wellbeing v...2022-04-201h 05Serious LeisureD&D: Adventures Real and ImaginedThought Dungeons & Dragons was so just a cartoon from the 1980s? Maybe you are already familiar with this classic role-playing game with fantasy creatures and many-sided dice! In this episode we hear from Martin Williams and George Howard who show us around this magical world where lifelong friendships and new connections flourish in the laughter and adventure of co-creating epic escapades together.
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Reflecting on ways to balance work and wellbeing via leisure and hobbies.
Produced at UWE Bristol.
2022-03-2950 min
The Tour Report from Secret GolfTHE PLAYERS | Steve & Sam Elkington at TPC SawgrassBack in 2019, Elk and his son, Sam, took a stroll down memory lane - this lane being 16, 17 & 18 at TPC Sawgrass, a place very special to the Elkington family. Hear Steve's tales of the emotion, nerves and victories at THE PLAYERS - and Sam's reaction as the walks the fairways with his Dad. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices2022-03-1130 minSerious LeisureFreedom to drop in and outIn this reassuringly relatable episode we hear from Emma Wingate and Laura Quick about the often hidden journey of making progress with something, dropping it and picking it up again. Through Laura’s ups and downs with Couch to 5k we explore how leisure gives us a safe space to stop and start whilst still experiencing satisfaction and enjoyment on our own terms. Free from the pressure of achievement, Emma helps us rediscover the value of doing activities for their own sake as a way of reconnecting with our authentic selves.
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UWE BristolSerious Leisure Podcast Ep #1 - What is Serious Leisure?This episode features the three podcast hosts: Dr Petia Petrova (Associate Director of Academic Practice at UWE Bristol), Kat Branch (Leader of UWE Bristol’s Centre for Music) and Dr Sam Elkington (the co-author of ‘The Serious Leisure Perspective’, Teesside University) We introduce our live audience to the origins of the podcast and the concept of Serious Leisure. We discuss the importance of community and how making time for leisure significantly affects our sense of identity and ability to recharge. We explore in particular the significance of separation between private and work spaces. Finally, we reflect on how our leisure pursui...2021-02-2649 min
The SG Tour Report from Secret GolfTiger's 82nd Win at THE ZOZO CHAMPIONSHIPTiger wins in Japan and gets his 82nd PGA TOUR win, tying Sam Snead's record.
Diane Knox talks to Steve Elkington & Ryan Ballengee from Golf News Net. And the team preview this week's WGC-HSBC Champions & the Bermuda Championship on the PGA TOUR.2019-10-2942 min
The Tour Report from Secret GolfTiger's 82nd Win at THE ZOZO CHAMPIONSHIPTiger wins in Japan and gets his 82nd PGA TOUR win, tying Sam Snead's record.Diane Knox talks to Steve Elkington & Ryan Ballengee from Golf News Net. And the team preview this week's WGC-HSBC Champions & the Bermuda Championship on the PGA TOUR. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices2019-10-2944 minThe SG Tour Report from Secret GolfA Little Elk - Episode 01From the Secret Golf Podcast Network, we bring you Episode 01 of "A Little Elk" - with Sam Elkington.2019-09-2526 min
The Tour Report from Secret GolfA Little Elk - Episode 01From the Secret Golf Podcast Network, we bring you Episode 01 of "A Little Elk" - with Sam Elkington. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices2019-09-2528 min
Secret in the Dirt PodcastsSecret in the Dirt Podcast Episode #26On this edition of the Secret in the Dirt Podcast, the guys recap how their Wells Fargo Championship picks are doing, and bring TO in for a little bit of golf instruction talk related to Sam Snead2013-05-0500 min