Publications
In addition to the blog posts on this website, these are just some of my blog posts.
Vasant, S (2014). What is a Learning Technologist? Education Blog at Jobs.ac.uk Available here: https://blog.jobs.ac.uk/education/teaching-learning/what-is-a-learning-technologist/
Vasant, S (2014). It’s down to YOU – creating your own professional development! May 25, 2014. Available here: https://blog.jobs.ac.uk/education/teaching-learning/its-down-to-you-creating-your-own-professional-development/
Vasant, S (2014).The beautiful game, by the greatest artists in Europe, presented by the past masters Available here: https://blog.jobs.ac.uk/education/teaching-learning/the-beautiful-game-by-the-greatest-artists-in-europe-presented-by-the-past-masters/
Vasant, S (2015). Through the Fishbowl – A technique for group work in City’s large Learning Spaces. August 15, 2014. Available here: https://blogs.city.ac.uk/learningatcity/2014/08/15/through-the-fishbowl-a-technique-for-group-work-in-citys-large-learning-spaces
Vasant, S (2015). Post-its, Posters and Problem-based learning in City’s Learning Spaces. August 22, 2014. Available here: https://blogs.city.ac.uk/learningatcity/2014/08/21/post-its-posters-and-problem-based-learning-in-citys-learning-spaces/
Vasant, S (2015). Active Learning Workshops and New Learning Spaces. . Available here: https://blogs.city.ac.uk/learningatcity/2015/03/30/active-learning-workshops-and-new-learning-spaces
Vasant, S (2015).5 Things to Do with Lecture Capture. October 14, 2015. Available here: https://blogs.city.ac.uk/learningatcity/2015/10/14/5-things-to-do-with-lecture-capture/
Vasant, S (2016). 5 Things to Do with Poll Everywhere.
Vasant, S (2016). 5 Things to Do with Moodle. May 18, 2016. Available here: https://blogs.city.ac.uk/learningatcity/2016/05/18/5-things-to-do-with-your-moodle-module/
Vasant, S (2016). Introducing City’s new flagship lecture theatre. December 6, 2016. Available here: https://blogs.city.ac.uk/learningatcity/2016/12/06/b200-university-building
Vasant, S (2017). HEA Conference – Generation TEF, 5th July – Institutional Strategies and Priorities Day. https://blogs.city.ac.uk/learningatcity/2017/07/17/hea-conference-generation-tef-5th-july-institutional-strategies-and-priorities-day/
Vasant, S (2017). Reflections of Time And Relative Dimensions in Learning Space. https://blogs.city.ac.uk/learningatcity/2017/10/09/reflections-of-time-and-relative-dimensions-in-learning-space
Vasant, S (2021). Involving and Valuing Everyone in Higher Education: Lessons Learnt and Future Challenges. Available here: https://www.cla.co.uk/blog/higher-education/involving-and-valuing-everyone-in-higher-education
Vasant, S (2022).Would I lie to you? Checking knowledge in pre-reading, listening or watching tasks In 100 Betts, T., & Oprandi, P. (Eds) 100 Ideas for Active Learning. Active Learning Network. Sussex University Press. DOI: https://doi.org/10.20919/OPXR1032/96
Toro-Troconis, M; Reedy, K J.; Voce, J; Bates, E; Mills, L; Lewis, C; Hurst, K; Williams, S; Perouli, C and Vasant, S(2022). Learning Design in Higher Education. In: Isaias, Pedro; Issa, Tomayess and Kommers, Piet eds. Learning Design in Higher Education: Building Communities of Practice. IGI Global, pp. 259–288. DOI: https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-8661-7.ch01
Page-Tickell, R., Yerby, E., Vasant, S. and Heer, S In Black, K., & Warhurst, R. (Eds.). (2021). Organisation Studies and Human Resource Management: An Educator’s Handbook (1st ed.). Developing praxis through active blended learning and authentic assessment. Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780429262937
Vasant, S (2019). Academics’ Understanding of Learning Spaces: Attitudes, Practices and Outcomes Explored through the Use of Social Media in Rowell, C., (2019) Social Media in Higher Education: Case Studies, Reflections and Analysis. Open Publishers. Available here.
Vasant, S (2015). Bring Your Own Device — policy and practice in higher education in Middleton, A., ed. (2015). Smart learning: Teaching and learning with smartphones and tablets in post compulsory education. Media-Enhanced Learning
Special Interest Group and Sheffield Hallam University. Available here.
Vasant, S (2011) 10.1 Recording and reflecting on a work placement in Sutherland, S et al, ed. (2011). Pebblegogy. Pebble Learning. Wolverhampton. Available here.
Vasant, S (2007) What to expect from Level 1 students starting University Learning and Teaching Symposium, Brunel University London. Available here.
Vasant, S (2010). PRS Clickers Lancaster University.
Vasant, S (2013) Making better use of the VLE and associated technologies. Changing the Learning Landscape: Online Learning in the Social Sciences. Senate House, University of London. 1st May 2013.
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Vasant, S (2016) Incorporating Blended Learning and Flipped Classroom Models. Panellist at the Bett Show (2016). Available here: https://youtu.be/mr16jgs8V_w?t=1039
Vasant, S (2016) SOAS Learning and Teaching Conference
Vasant, S (2016) https://www.slideshare.net/chri5rowell/getting-published-on-the-alt-blog
Vasant, S and Knight, R.A., (2017) HEA Conference
Vasant, S and Voce, J (2017) Planning for Pedagogy, Space and Technology. Association for Learning Technology (ALT) Conference 2017. Liverpool. Available here: https://www.slideshare.net/santanuvasant/planning-for-pedagogy-space-and-technology
Middleton, A, Rowell, C, Spiers, A (2017). Twalk this Way. https://www.slideshare.net/amiddlet50/twalk-this-way
Vasant, S (2018)
Vasant, S (2019). An analysis of Microsoft Teams at scale: experiences so far. Keynote at Keele Jisc Digital Festival. October 30, 2019. Available here
Mansfield, A and Vasant, S (2020) Establishing a Dialogue on Strategic Thinking. Higher Education Institutional Research Conference hosted by the University of Brighton. 10-11th September. Online. Available here: https://www.slideshare.net/santanuvasant/establishing-adialogueonstrategicthinkingamsvheir10092020/
Kennedy, E and Vasant, S (2021). #HEBlogSwap: Sharing Practice and Building Community in Cyberspace. PressED Conference 2021. 25th March 2021. Online. Available here: https://2021.pressedconf.org/?easyconfpr=heblogswap-sharing-practice-and-building-community-in-cyberspace
Toro-Tronconis, M., Voce, J., Alexandra, J., Vasant, S., Frutos-Perez, M. (2021). Using Behaviour Change as a Critical Frame of Reference to Understand the Adoption of Learning Design Methodologies in Higher Education.World Journal of Education. https://doi.org/10.5430/wje.v11n2p1
Vasant, S (2011) Issues in the Transition of Students into Higher Education. Masters in ICT in Education Dissertation. UCL Insitute of Education. London. Available here.
Current Projects
#HEBlogSwap – Co-Founder with Dr Emma Kennedy- 2016-Present
Learning Design Bootcamp Committee Member 2019-Present
Talking Higher Education Podcast Creator / Host – December 2020-Present