Developing Object Based Learning at Leeds
From LITE Podcasts by Leeds Institute for Teaching Excellence
June 13, 2025 · 40 min
About this episode
Angela Newton discusses her LITE Fellowship focused on developing Object Based Learning at Leeds.
In the latest episode of LITE Bites, Robert Averies is joined by Angela Newton (Library) to reflect on her recently completed LITE Fellowship: 'Developing Object Based Learning at Leeds'. Angela's research sought to 'build accessible evidence-based OBL scenarios that could be used in teaching, both within the School of Sociology and Social Policy and across Faculties, giving students new, unique and inspiring learning opportunities.' You can read more about Angela's LITE Fellowship here , and explore other LITE Fellowships here . Wider links: Interested in ;Teaching With Objects'? You can access Angela's article on playful learning here , and teaching sociology and social policy here . Ready for another pod? You can listen to Angela's L&T Chat Show episode here (Spotify account required) . Keen to explore OBL further? You can access Angela's 'Good practice in OBL' Padlet here . You can access Angela's 'Key readings in OBL' Padlet here . You can access Angela's 'Good questions to ask students in OBL scenarios' Padlet here .
People in this episode
Host: Robert Averies
Guest: Angela Newton
Topics covered
- Object Based Learning
- LITE Fellowship
- Teaching Methods
- Higher Education
- Sociology
- Learning Opportunities
Keywords
- Object Based Learning
- LITE Fellowship
- teaching
- sociology
- learning opportunities
- evidence-based scenarios
- higher education
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Leeds Institute for Teaching Excellence, School of Sociology and Social Policy
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