Dr Eylem Atakav

Dr Eylem Atakav's pedagogy is characterised by the following key themes: internationalisation, inclusivity, active and peer learning, authentic assessment, external engagement, linking theory and practice, and research-led teaching. Her individual contribution to innovative teaching has been repeatedly recognised nationally and internationally with a significant number of highly prestigious awards (6 in total including student-led Transformative Teaching Awards Most Inclusive Teacher of the Year), nominations (6 in total including the Times Higher Education Most Innovative Teacher of the Year Award) and successful funding bids for teaching fellowships (5 in total). In March 2016, she became the first non-US academic to receive the highly prestigious (given to one person in the world every year) Pedagogy Award from the Society for Cinema and Media Studies. Impact of work The impact of her work is seen: in students (through employability related projects she initiates for them, and through providing excellent experience for international students through an inclusive approach); in fellow practitioners within and outside her institution (through teaching seminars on internationalisation and training Eylem has been running for early career researchers on media engagement); and in strategies and policies, within her university, at national and international levels, through her work for the House of Lords, Norfolk and Suffolk Constabularies, international film festivals and a range of media institutions. Plans for the future Through her leadership role at NAFSA: Association of International Educators she aims to create a stronger dialogue between UK and US practitioners to share best practices in international educations. She aims to engage more with the HEA by contributing to the debates around internationalisation and authentic assessment and publishing research on these topics in addition to my publications in the area of her research expertise.