Faculty of Health & Social Sciences

Caroline Reid is Associate Dean, and a member of the Health, Education, Sports and Social Sciences Faculty Executive.

With a strategic lead responsibility for the enhancement of the students' academic experience, Caroline works closely with the Faculty Schools, and also with cross-faculty and professional services colleagues on university projects

Caroline started her professional career in nursing, is a registered nurse and practice educator, and originally moved into Higher Education from practice to lead the undergraduate BSc provision as nursing moved to a graduate entry profession.

A growing interest in pedagogy led her into quality enhancement and academic practice development roles, and prior to starting at Bedfordshire in 2013, Caroline was Head of Learning and Teaching in the University Centre for Learning and Teaching Enhancement at Middlesex University.

She has worked closely with the Higher Education Academy, as a Learning and teaching consultant for assessment at the Health Sciences and Practice Centre, and in leading their national assessment special interest group, and is currently a member of the HEA Deans of Health group. Caroline was awarded a National Teaching Fellowship in 2013.

Caroline's research interests and project work include assessment and feedback, flexible pedagogies, the changing nature of academic identities and facilitating and developing Erasmus exchanges.

Qualifications

• DipN (Lond), Birkbeck University of London (RN)
• BSc Nursing with Education, University of Manchester (RNT)
• MSc Social Science Research Methods, Middlesex University
• DProf Academic Assessment Policy and Practice Development

Teaching Expertise

• Models, Theories and Philosophies of care
• Action Research
• Developing Academic Practice

Research Interests

• Assessment Literacy, feedback and achievement
• Flexible pedagogies
• Academic Identity

External Roles

• Governor, Compton Academy

Contact Details

T: +44 (0)1582 489780
E: caroline.reid@beds.ac.uk