Rachel Forsyth

About

I have worked in academic development since 1989. My research interests focus on institutional change in higher education, particularly in relation to inclusive learning communities, trust, and assessment, and I am author of Confident Assessment in Higher Education, published by Sage in 2022. The impact of GenAI on learning, teaching, and assessment is now a key part of my work. I am a Principal Fellow and an Associate of Advance HE and have worked since 2017 on the UK Degree Standards Project, which was funded by the Office for Students and is exploring sector-owned processes focusing on professional development for external examiners.

Work

Lund University

Sweden

Lund University

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Senior Pedagogisk Utvecklare

Sweden

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Lund University

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Projektledare

Sweden

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Manchester Metropolitan University

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Head

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

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Manchester Metropolitan University

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Associate Head

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

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Manchester Metropolitan University

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Principal lecturer in Curriculum Development

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

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Manchester Metropolitan University

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Senior Fellow in Higher Education

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Education

Keele University

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
PhD

Publications

Superficially Plausible Outputs from a Black Box

Teaching and Learning Inquiry

journal-article

Engineering students trust teachers who ask, listen, and respond

International Journal for Academic Development

journal-article

Facilitating conversations about race

International Journal for Academic Development

journal-article

Learning and Teaching with AI

Change: The Magazine of Higher Learning

journal-article

Trust-building as inherent to academic development practice

International Journal for Academic Development

journal-article

Superficially Plausible Outputs from a Black Box: Problematising GenAI Tools for Analysing Qualitative SoTL Data

Teaching and Learning Inquiry

journal-article

Generative AI and the implications for authentic assessment

Using Generative AI Effectively in Higher Education

book-chapter

Implementing Electronic Management of Assessment and Feedback in Higher Education

Research Handbook on Innovations in Assessment and Feedback in Higher Education

book-chapter

Taking a long view towards quality improvement

Quality in Higher Education

journal-article

Working towards the inclusive campus

The Bloomsbury International Handbook of Student Voice in Higher Education

book-chapter

The role of internal and external moderation for assuring academic standards

Academic Standards in Higher Education

book-chapter

Expressions of Trust

Teaching and Learning Inquiry

journal-article

Facilitating conversations about race: staff views on the importance of accountability and trust in a student-led project

International Journal for Academic Development

journal-article

Expressions of Trust: How University STEM Teachers Describe the Role of Trust in their Teaching

Teaching and Learning Inquiry

journal-article

Designing and developing the Professional Development Course for External Examiners

Academic Standards in Higher Education

book-chapter

Enhancing Assessment: A Practitioner Guide

Practitioner Guides

other

Building Trust in the Classroom

Teaching and Learning Inquiry

journal-article

Building Trust in the Classroom: A Conceptual Model for Teachers, Scholars, and Academic Developers in Higher Education

Teaching and Learning Inquiry

journal-article

Working towards the Inclusive Campus: A Partnership Project with Students of Colour in a University Reform Initiative

The Bloomsbury Handbook of Student Voice in Higher Education

book-chapter

Understanding and defining programme leadership in a large institution

Supporting Course and Programme Leaders in Higher Education

book-chapter

Confident Assessment in Higher Education

book

Shape-shifting and pushing against the odds

Australian Educational Researcher

journal-article

Shape-shifting and pushing against the odds: staff perceptions of the experiences of first generation students in South Africa and the UK

Australian Educational Researcher

journal-article

Confident Assessment in Higher Education

book

Understanding and defining programme leadership in a large institution

Supporting Course and Programme Leaders in Higher Education: Practical Wisdom for Leaders, Educational Developers and Programme Leaders

book-chapter

Challenging the deficit discourse: Insight from university staff about first-generation students in South Africa and the United Kingdom

Knowledge beyond colour lines: Towards repurposing knowledge generation in South African higher education

book-chapter

Challenging the deficit discourse: Insight from university staff about first-generation students in South Africa and the United Kingdom

Knowledge beyond colour lines: Towards repurposing knowledge generation in South African higher education

book-chapter

Myths and legends

Delivering Educational Change in Higher Education

book-chapter

Myths and legends: Changing assessment procedures and practices

Delivering Educational Change in Higher Education: A Transformative Approach for Leaders and Practitioners

book-chapter

The wicked problem of healthcare student attrition

Nursing Inquiry

journal-article

The wicked problem of healthcare student attrition

Nursing Inquiry

journal-article

Transitions of First Generation Students to Higher Education in the UK

Understanding Experiences of First Generation University Students

book-chapter

Global citizenship education-Assessing the unassessable?

The Palgrave Handbook of Global Citizenship and Education

book-chapter

Global citizenship education-Assessing the unassessable?

The Palgrave Handbook of Global Citizenship and Education

book-chapter

Transitions of First Generation Students to Higher Education in the UK

Understanding Experiences of First Generation University Students: Culturally Responsive and Sustaining Methodologies

book-chapter

The potential of student narratives to enhance quality in higher education

Quality in Higher Education

journal-article

The potential of student narratives to enhance quality in higher education

Quality in Higher Education

journal-article

The potential of student narratives to enhance quality in higher education

Quality in Higher Education

journal-article

Identifying needs and opportunities for academic development

Advancing Practice in Academic Development

book-chapter

Identifying needs and opportunities for academic development

Advancing Practice in Academic Development

book-chapter

Supporting the development of assessment literacy of staff through institutional process change

London Review of Education

journal-article

EQAL to the task: stakeholder responses to a university-wide transformation project.

The Journal of Educational Innovation, Partnership and Change

journal-article

Supporting the development of assessment literacy of staff through institutional process change

London Review of Education

journal-article

Designing games to disseminate research findings

7th European Conference on Games Based Learning, ECGBL 2013

conference-paper

The Right to Higher Education: Beyond Widening Participation

Widening Participation and Lifelong Learning

journal-article

Contexts and concepts

New Traditional Games for Learning

book-chapter

Contexts and concepts: Crafty ways to consider challenging topics

New Traditional Games for Learning: A Case Book

book-chapter

Designing games to disseminate research findings

7th European Conference on Games Based Learning, ECGBL 2013

conference-paper

Accreditation! the responsive curriculum game

Proceedings of the 5th European Conference on Games Based Learning, ECGBL 2011

conference-paper

Accreditation! the responsive curriculum game

Proceedings of the European Conference on Games-based Learning

conference-paper

Supporting e-learning

New Review of Academic Librarianship

journal-article

Supporting e-learning: an overview of the needs of users

New Review of Academic Librarianship

journal-article

Supporting e-learning: an overview of the needs of users

New Review of Academic Librarianship

journal-article

Making professional development flexible

Open Learning

journal-article

Making professional development flexible: A case study

Open Learning

journal-article

Making Professional Development Flexible: A case study

Open Learning: The Journal of Open and Distance Learning

journal-article

Rachel Forsyth