Dr Anne Crook

National Teaching Fellow 2013 Dr Anne Crook is a leading member of the University of Readings teaching and learning community. As Enhancement Manager (Teaching and Learning) she works with academics, support staff, students and senior management to enhance teaching practices. Anne's pedagogic approach is heavily influenced by her varied teaching background, including her work as a college tutor at Oxford University and as a research active lecturer in Zoology at University College Cork. It was a passion to further her understanding of supporting student learning, in particular through three areas -assessment, feedback and undergraduates research skills development - that led Anne to focus her career on teaching and learning support at the University of Reading. A colleague from the Higher Education Academy comments: "I have known Anne for over a decade and I have had the pleasure of working with her on several national projects addressing key priority areas in higher education. I have always been struck by her leadership and vision and I consider her as a key national player in developing excellence, particularly in developing novel approaches to assessment and feedback. Her track record in innovation is matched only by her enthusiasm to enhance both the student and staff experience." Anne has led a number of successful teaching projects which have significantly impacted upon student learning. For example, the JISC-funded ASSET project, one of the first large-scale initiatives to successfully pilot the use of video for feedback provision. As Innovation Manager for the Centre for Excellence in Teaching and Learning in Applied Undergraduate Skills (CETL-AURS) Anne led projects which continue to influence curricula developments and which have provided students with innovative opportunities to develop their research skills, such as the Engage in Research website for Bioscience students. She has used her teaching experiences to develop a suite of practical open-access resources for staff to enhance their teaching practices, for example, Engage in Feedback and Engage in Assessment. These have been instrumental in supporting change at the University of Reading, as well as attracting substantial national and international interest. Anne is a regular contributor to the pedagogic literature and a popular invited speaker at teaching and learning events across the UK.