Role
Dr Iain Wilson is a Senior Lecturer in Social Sciences (Learning and Teaching) and teaches on modules in NTU Psychology.
Iain's current work focuses on supporting the development of learning and teaching practices across the School of Social Sciences. He leads on the support for APA/PGCert mentors and candidates, HEA fellowship applications and mapping training and development opportunities around learning and teaching in the School of Social Sciences. Iain also teaches on the MSc/PGDip Psychology Conversion course as well as the Occupational Psychology module on the BSc Psychology courses.
Iain's Scholarship activities and interests focus on enhancing reflective writing and practice, capturing impact in scholarship research, as well as to being an active member in committees and groups such as the Teaching and Learning Forum. Iain is also engaged in activities around employability teaching and learning, including perceptions towards this. For the 2022-23 academic year, Iain completed a part-time sabbatical where he developed and evaluated teaching, learning and assessment resources to support reflective writing and practice.
Career overview
Iain currently works part-time, working 4 days across all five working days. Prior to joining Nottingham Trent University in 2016, Iain worked as a Teaching Fellow in Psychology at Loughborough University, where he also completed his PhD thesis.
Research areas
Iain currently has interests in the following:
- The Synthesised Model of Reflection (SMoR).
- The importance of self-reflection and supporting reflective practice.
- Pedagogy of employability teaching and learning, including methods of improving employability learning within Higher Education.
- Learning, teaching and assessment.
- Occupational health psychology.
Previous research Iain has been involved in includes:
- Musculoskeletal conditions and occupational fatigue among white-water raft guides.
- Benefits of exposure to the natural outdoor environments.
- Social cure – how being involved in groups can help improve health and wellbeing.
External activity
Iain is a Critical Friend of the National Teaching Repository.
Press expertise
Assessing students using reflective writing.
Employability learning.