I have been thinking a lot about what teaching and learning means to me.
I am entering the last year of my bikes-for-education PhD research while continuing to work amidst a range of significant social, political, economic, health and educational changes.
I thought about what informs, sustains and inspires my personal pedagogy – and I am grateful for the opportunities that I have – and the opportunities I get to share with others.
As part of this reflection, I wrote my first ever Teaching and Learning Manifesto.
I did this to identify what was most important to me – a kind of reinforcing personal statement.
It is a public declaration of my educational principles, approaches or intentions.
It was challenging, revealing and reassuring to do – and totally worth it!
My manifesto has 12 leading principles that encapsulate my current approach to teaching and learning.
My manifesto outlines what and how I co-create my educational passion.
I will update it regularly to incorporate changes over time.
Below is my Teaching and Learning Manifesto (2021).