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Adam Devine

Academic Skills Advisor

Academic Development Team

My role is focused on providing opportunities for all members of our university community to improve their academic skills. I have previously worked at the University of Suffolk as a Lecturer, and coordinated a peer support scheme. Before this, I worked at the University of Warwick, and IT companies such as Cisco Systems Inc and Apple Inc.

Currently, I facilitate sessions such as:

Individual appointments (in person/Skype).
In course skills sessions (predominately with the School of Health Sciences and the School of Creative Technologies, Science and Design)
Functional Skills.
General skills workshops (L3 - L7).

My role also has managerial responsibility for the Study Skills and Peer Assisted Student Success (PASS) coordinator.

I have longstanding research interests in education, cultural studies, and biopolitics. My teaching has been inspired by theories advocated by writers such as Freire, Ranciere, and Hook. I see my current role as someone who advocates inclusivity, action learning, self-efficacy.

Academic qualifications:

PgC Perspectives of Dyslexia and Literacy, British Dyslexia Association (to be completed January 2021)
PgC Academic Practice, University of Suffolk.
MA Social Research, University of Warwick.
BA (Hons) Sociology with Specialism in Social Policy (with Intercalated Year Abroad, Charles University, Czech Republic), University of Warwick.

Professional CPD:

Preparing to Teach in the Lifelong Learning Sector, University of Greenwich
ITILv3 Foundation
European Centre for SI-PASS: PASS Supervisor Training
NCFE Assessor
NCFE Internal Quality Assurance

Interests Outside of University of Suffolk

Playing the piano and listening to music.
Traveling and languages.
Reading.
Running.
Eurovision.