Professor Glynis Cousin is Professor of Higher Education and Director of the Institute for Learning Enhancement at the University of Wolverhampton. Professor Cousin has worked in adult, community and higher education, and is currently writing a book about higher education research approaches.  She has an interest in the internationalisation of the curriculum particularly in relation to 'rethinking diversity' and her recent book entitled 'Researching Learning in Higher Education' explores learning and teaching scholarship.

Professor Cousin's research interest is discipline-based, threshold concepts - the fundamental concepts needed to understand specific disciplines. She argues that these lead to a 'less is more' approach to curriculum design and the establishment of strong learning and teaching environments in the disciplines, leading to student success.

Her work is of broad interest across the University and specifically to program teams and those interested in first year curriculum and students' learning journeys, including matters of retention and progress.

• Definition of the scholarship of learning and teaching* (1:51mins)
• Advice on entering the scholarship of learning and teaching* (2:30mins)
• The role of students* (4:12mins)
• Good examples* (3:40mins)
• Overcoming challenges, particularly workload* (4:26mins)

Professor Cousin discusses threshold concepts* (18mins) with selected members of various communities of practice at USQ.

From left to right: Dr Karen Noble, Mrs Jennifer Bundy, Dr Jacquie McDonald, Professor Glynis Cousin, Mrs Shalene Werth, and Dr Jill Lawrence.