Pedagogy Futures

Pedagogy Futures is a collective of scholars developing pedagogical research that contributes to the institution, the higher education sector and wider society.

We develop models for engaging with the creative industries as a means to research and teach, and develop models for teaching and learning in a fast changing higher education sector that honour traditions of education while responding to new demands and needs caused by technological and structural shifts.

Our projects aim to develop large-scale, innovative pedagogy projects that are inter/transdisciplinary in nature, output and impact; support staff in the move from practice and teaching to research and innovation through engagement in pedagogical projects; support all staff in the delivery of pedagogical projects and events; showcase good pedagogy practice across and beyond the institution – particularly around ‘Doing it for Real’ and in preparation for KEF; validate pedagogy within the institution and value staff contributions in teaching and learning, student experience and attainment.

The key questions we address are:

• How can pedagogy (re)assert its value in a neo-liberal, market and metric driven higher education sector?
• What will the future of pedagogy in higher education look like and how can technological and structural challenges be met while protecting education as a social good?
• How can innovative and radical pedagogies drive thinking in terms of communicating ideas, amplifying voices and addressing societal challenges in the academy and beyond?
• How can universities prepare students for life in an ever-more precarious global climate?
• What does a pedagogy look like that responds to the spaces and places of its locale, using Cornwall as the site and stimulus of activity?
• What are the roles and functions of pedagogy in a climate emergency?