Danielle Hinton

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About Danielle Hinton

25+ years experience in designing, developing and managing innovative blended learning within UK Higher Education. Passionate about the design of pedagogically sound blended learning that supports and is appropriate to the developing needs of staff (teaching and supporting learning) and students. College Educational Enhancement Fellow (2010-12) Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (2012) Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (2016) Areas of Interest Include • Curriculum development (including creation of the 9 Situational Lens Model) • Blended, online and distance learning teaching design and facilitation • Development of critical reflection in Higher Education teaching practice • Academic identity and the emotional aspects of learning and teaching • Playful learning and teaching techniques (incl. Lego Serious Play) • Supporting engagement with the UKPSF by those who teach and support learning • Enquiry and problem based learning (face-to-face and online) • Scholarship of Teaching and Learning / research-informed teaching • Internal CPD especially curriculum design & external examining Teaching Experience Aug 20 – Present External Examiner ARCHE HEA Fellowship Scheme (Aberystwyth University) Sep 18 – Present PGcertHE (University of Birmingham))- Intro to Teaching & Supporting Learning module lead (2019 - 2022, 2025-)- Developing and Enhancing Your Professional Practice - Lead of Distance Learning PGCHE programme (2022/23)- Deputy Lead PGCHE (2024 -) Nov 15–Apr 18 Postgraduate Certificate in Academic Practice (University of Birmingham)- Learning in the Digital Age Module Lead 2014 - 2017 Cooperation in the Contemporary World FutureLearn MOOC (University of Birmingham)- Co-design, development, mentoring, moderation Sept 08 – May 11 Academic Skills Module Lead - first year (University of Birmingham) BA (English Language, Literature and Education)- School of Education Jul 03 – May 05 Open CPD 10 credit Module Lead (University of Birmingham) Centre for Lifelong Learning - Learning to be an E-Tutor - Supporting Online Learning Communities Educational Enhancement Funded Projects (University of Birmingham) 2018-19 Curriculum Futures Retreat (lead) 2015-17 Lego Serious Play - Developing Creative & Relational Thinkers (co-lead) 2015-16 Legacy Learning (with Julie Gilson) 2010-11 Designing Online Distance Learning (Lead) 2006-07 Learner Independence in the School of Education (Lead) 2003-07 Embedding PBL in an Online Distance MA - 1 and 2 (with Mike McLinden) 2001-02 ICT Skills Training for BA Hum