Tara Brabazon podcast

Katie, Sabera and Tara all work at the University of Bolton. In the fourth podcast of their series, Katie, Sabera and Tara talk about the specific experiences, conditions and practices in disability support at the University. Katie and Sabera show the impact of high quality support and care on the life and achievement of all students.

In this third part of their conversation, Katie, Sabera and Tara explore the challenges, difficulties and problems that confront all students in higher education and how an array of modifications can transform the experiences of individual students to create an evocative and effective community of learners.

Katie, Sabera and Tara continue their conversation about disability. In this second part, they explore the legal, social, cultural and personal definitions of disability and the impact of those definitions on higher education.

Katie Morris, Sabera Patel and Tara Brabazon talk about disability services and support at the University of Bolton. In this first podcast, they explore why universities should show an interest in disability.

What can teaching and research about children's literature provide to our wider understandings of literature and culture? Tara talks with Professor David Rudd about what drew him to the study of children's literature and its value in higher education.

Maria and Tara explore the role and function of educational technologies in universities.

A profound challenge in the management of higher education is ensuring the quality of teaching and learning. Tara talks with Dr Mark Scott about quality assurance protocols and their role in enabling reflection on teaching.

What are visual effects and how are they different from special effects? Tara Brabazon talks with Damien Markey, an academic from the University of Bolton, about the nature of visual effects and why it is an emerging area of university study and research.

Tara introduces Professor Steve Redhead's innovative assessment protocol for legal studies. Steve discusses the potential of cascading assessment for upper-level undergraduate students to enable research training.

Tara talks with Steve Redhead about teaching and learning strategies in law, legal studies, criminology and sociology.