Presenter Profile

Rhiannon Parry Thompson

Session Title(s)

1.  Integrating education for sustainable development in Learning Development practice within a university humanities  and social sciences faculty
2.  Green and Academic literacies. Embedding sustainability into Learning Development practice

Biography

Rhiannon has worked at the University of Portsmouth since 2009, as a Pre-Sessional English tutor, a Lecturer in Academic English and, since 2013, as a Learning Development Tutor in the Faculty of Business and Law, followed by the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences.  With a history of working for environmental organisations and sustainability training, and ongoing green campaigning, she regularly integrates climate education and broader sustainability and cultural biodiversity themes, including species and language endangerment, into her learning development practice, sometimes co-creating material with students and colleagues. She is also an English as a Second Language Teacher and External Verifier.

Last modified: 30/05/2023