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David Croot

 

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Dr David Croot - ()

  • Job title: Teaching Fellow, Teaching and Learning
  • Address: Room 004, 8 Kirkby Place, Drake Circus,
    Plymouth, Devon, PL4 8AA
  • Telephone: +441752587901
  • Email: david.croot@plymouth.ac.uk


Role
50% in School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences (SoGEES) where I am responsible for teaching glacial environments (GGP 2114), advising on dissertations in this area and supporting fieldwork in Ireland and Iceland.
50% in the Teaching and Learning Directorate where I lead on the Plymouth Award scheme (which recognises extra-curricular achievements), the development of the University Higher Education Achievement Report (HEAR), Learning Through Volunteering and am involved in the further development of institution-wide learning initiatives. 

Qualifications & background

BA (hons) Geography (with Geology) Kings College, University of London. 1972.

PhD University of Abedeen, 1979. Glacial sediments and landforms associated with surging glaciers in Iceland and Spitsbergen.

Institute of Learning and Teaching in HE, Admitted 2001.

Promoted to University Teaching Fellow and Principal Lecturer 2002.

Director, Plymouth Award scheme 2010- (www.plymouth.ac.uk/plymouthaward)

Main focus of interests in learning & teaching: life-wide learning; enhancing employability; personal development planning, e-portfoilos (http://e-portfolio.plymouth.ac.uk)

 

Professional membership

 

Roles on external bodies

 

University of Plymouth Insitutional representative at Centre for Recording Achievement.

Scrutineer for OfQual (Geography AS and A2 level awards, International Baccalaureate in Geography and Land-based Diplomas.).

Member of SW Military Education Committee.

 

 


Teaching interests
Glacial and periglacial environments.
Life-wide learning and employability.
E-portfolios. 


Research interests

Geographical/Earth Sciences interests:

Modern glacial and periglacial environments (particularly glaciotectonics, glacial depositional systems, and glaciolacustrine environments).


General learning/teaching:

Personal Development Planning; employability skills; It systems supporting learning; widening participation; changing patterns of applications to HE.

 

Other research
Life-wide learning.
E-portfolios.
Personal Development Planning 




Additional information