Academic career advice from a university leader, “Be curious, be useful, bring evidence”
Learn about the career-building secrets of a university leader who has taken a less conventional path through academia.
Her embrace of leading-edge technology has long set educationalist Jenny Moffett apart, whether that was her early ability to see the potential of online education for professional development or using immersive technology to help medical students navigate ambiguous situations. And now last year’s winner of the Times Higher Education Award for Most Innovative Teacher is looking at how artificial intelligence can help students engage with reflective writing.
Jenny is senior lecturer in the Health Professions Education Centre at RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences in Dublin. She also serves as program director for the postgraduate diploma in health professions education, where she leads curriculum design and delivery to support educators in developing evidence-informed, learner-centered teaching practices.
This wide-ranging conversation includes how educators can put AI to use in a way that fosters efficiency without taking away rich cognitive work, strategies for dealing with uncertainty and complexity in the classroom, why students need to learn to be bored, and the skills university teachers can develop to future-proof their practice (hint: It involves finding the spark of enjoyment).
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