There are currently so many viable and cheaper alternatives to University such as Apprenticeships or Foundation Degree’s or Work Based Learning or Professional qualifications. On the other hand a Senior Manager at BAE commented during a recent Placement visit that graduates are the ‘future leaders’ of our business since they usually have a burning desire to succeed and think outside of the box. However, I worry that exorbitant tuition fees will extinguish some of our ‘future leaders’ and in the long run may damage the viability and competitiveness of UK PLC.

As I walked out of the class I really felt for those kids but I am determined that I will do my damn best to inspire and mould the ‘future leaders’.

The road to success is always under construction…

Faisal

I am deeply interested in Accounting Pedagogy especially Research informed Teaching. Thus I will be writing about the latter and also current issues in H.E such as student employability.

I recently completed my Post Graduate Certificate in Learning Teaching in Higher Education and spent the summer developing my ‘touchstone’ for teaching which I hope to share in the coming posts.

Yesterday during a conversation a senior colleague explained there were broadly 3 methodologies for teaching namely; ‘Sage on the stage,’ ‘Guide by the side’, and ‘Meddler in the Middle’. I was not familiar with the last one and subsequently undertook a Google Scholar search and was pleasantly surprised with the results.  This is one the joys of working in H.E; I AM STUDENT AGAIN!