Dr Jarmila Glassey

National Teaching Fellow 2013 Dr Jarmila Glassey (Jarka) has dedicated her academic career to improving chemical engineering education institutionally, nationally and internationally. Having gained her qualification with traditional, didactic delivery, she is a passionate believer in more interactive, hands-on approach to engineering education. She has led the successful modernisation of the chemical engineering degree at Newcastle University, introducing industrial case-study supported enquiry based learning. Jarka shares her experience and good practice with colleagues nationally through the Education Special Interest Group of IChemE, whose activities within the UK she revitalised after years of dormancy and she currently chairs the Group. As the secretary of the Working Party on Education of the European Federation of Chemical Engineers, Jarka also facilitates exchange of good practice in chemical engineering education internationally. She is actively involved in the accreditation activities of IChemE, acting as a senior officer of the Education and Accreditation Forum with specific remit of pedagogical research. Jarka teaches core (bio)chemical engineering subjects both at undergraduate and postgraduate levels. She has a unique teaching style, encouraging natural student curiosity and creativity to achieve the development of strong foundations of chemical engineering principles as well as sector-critical professional skills "innovative problem solving, team working and communication. She uses realistic case studies and technology, where appropriate, to improve student engagement with the subject material. Students clearly appreciate this interactive approach. Feedback from students includes: "I like the questions, the voting system, etc. because they engage the students and improve learning." Most recently Jarka introduced peer-assisted instruction supported by e-tutorials to improve the teaching of a core chemical engineering subject in the first year. Students responded very positively to this approach and would like to see this used more widely within the course.