Dr David Killick

National Teaching Fellow 2012 In his capacity as Head of Academic Staff Development, Dr David Killick also acts as course leader for the Postgraduate Certificate in Higher Education at Leeds Met, a role in which he is able to work with colleagues across the institution to develop and spread best practice in learning and teaching. David comes from a background in English language teaching, and worked in several countries before joining Leeds Met over 20 years ago. In his first role, he established the Universitys own courses in English as a Foreign Language and associated TEFL teacher training programmes. Other University roles have included developing its international student exchange programme, designing a Global Citizen Award scheme, and heading up international student support. David has worked in his own institution and across the sector on the internationalisation of the curriculum, and took a lead role in pioneering work to introduce global citizenship and cross-cultural capability into curricula in a five-year institution-wide project. This work has been disseminated widely and has formed the basis for internationalisation in other HEIs. He is continuing to lead on curriculum internationalisation as colleagues at Leeds Met embed the graduate attribute of a global outlook as part of a major refocus of the undergraduate curriculum. David has published and presented at national and international conferences on curriculum internationalisation, global citizenship, and creating inclusive campuses. His doctoral studies into the experience and learning journeys of UK students on international work, study and volunteering activities has led him to seek creative ways to bring similar benefits to those students who do not have the opportunity to travel overseas as part of their studies. Working with HEA/UK Council for International Student Affairs (UKCISA) funding, David will shortly be publishing student-facing and staff-facing open educational resources to facilitate home and international student interactions, something which he believes has the potential to transform the student experience and significantly enhance graduates interest and capabilities in working across cultures.