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Dynamic conversations: Utilising social media to create a sense of community (2021)
Digital Artefact
Williams, R., & Sutherland, N. (2021). Dynamic conversations: Utilising social media to create a sense of community. [Video Discussion]

Dynamic conversations edition 1: Learning communities From our first edition of Dynamic Conversations: Learning Communities, Neil Sutherland CMBE and Rachel Williams of Bristol Business School, University of the West of England, explore how social... Read More about Dynamic conversations: Utilising social media to create a sense of community.

"I feel like I am part of a community": Creating social presence at a programme level through Facebook groups (2021)
Presentation / Conference
Sutherland, N., & Williams, R. (2021, June). "I feel like I am part of a community": Creating social presence at a programme level through Facebook groups. Presented at UWE Festival of Learning, 2021, Bristol

In this presentation we reflect on the importance of creating social presence at a programme level, specifically in virtual environments. Briefly defined, social presence is the degree to which participants feel like they feel a part of, and know oth... Read More about "I feel like I am part of a community": Creating social presence at a programme level through Facebook groups.

Problematizing leadership learning facilitation through a trickster archetype: An investigation into power and identity in liminal spaces (2021)
Journal Article
Edwards, G., Hawkins, B., & Sutherland, N. (2021). Problematizing leadership learning facilitation through a trickster archetype: An investigation into power and identity in liminal spaces. Leadership, 17(5), 542-559. https://doi.org/10.1177/1742715021998229

This study uses the archetype of a ‘trickster’ to reflect back on, and hence problematize, the role of the educator/facilitator identity in leadership learning. This is based on the view that a trickster is a permanent resident in liminal spaces and... Read More about Problematizing leadership learning facilitation through a trickster archetype: An investigation into power and identity in liminal spaces.