Jake Elliot

• BSc (Hons) Physiological Sciences
• Building a library of engagement and teaching material based on ‘real life’ physiological data to promote Newcastle University and enhance student’s learning

To encourage enthusiasm and engagement in our students, we need to involve them in the process of collaborative learning and build a library of teaching resources that are ‘student friendly’. We recently began involving stage three physiological sciences students in outreach activities to the public and we aim to build on this by developing a library of engagement material (including infographics, videos, worksheets, activities etc.) designed and produced by a placement student. We will use these resources for public outreach, raising the profile of Newcastle University, and in-house for teaching across stages 1 and 2 of our degrees. 

The focus of the material will be ‘real life’ data, showing the impact of environmental changes specifically altitude, on physiological function. Our team is currently working with first year students to collect physiological data from a group of volunteers who are trekking to Everest Base Camp in April 2019.

Funding source: Newcastle University

Project supervisors: Dr Alison Howard, Dr Beth Lawry and Dr Michele Sweeney