DCAD were delighted to host the first institutional Education Track Professorial Lecture on 19th October. Professor Simon Rees gave an interactive lecture focussed on exploring the role of creativity in education through his own career entitled the “Who is the Fool on the Hill ?”.
The talk encompassed Chemistry Demonstrations and lots of audience participation including a Blankety Blank recreation.
Alongside this Simon has recorded an interview as part of our new Leadership in Learning and Teaching Podcast Series which you can find here https://spotifyanchor-web.app.link/e/wNOw99SViub in conversation with Prof Sam Nolan, DCAD Deputy Director (Academic Excellence) Simon explores his career and scholarship.