Teaching, Learning & Curriculum

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Connecting inquiry, practice, and learning across disciplines.

Reframing Research & Learning

Research and learning emerge through curiosity, conversation, and the questions we bring to everyday life.

In my teaching, this means creating space for inquiry, where students engage with real questions, contribute to knowledge, and connect learning to practice.

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Areas of Teaching & Expertise

Teaching connects criminology, pedagogy, and applied inquiry through questions of institutions, community, and everyday experience.

  • Introduction to Criminology

  • Crime, Media & Culture

  • Policing & Society

  • Gender, Crime & Justice

  • Community Corrections

  • Youth Justice

CRIMINOLOGY & JUSTICE

  • Research Design

  • Qualitative Methods

  • Program Evaluation

  • Applied Research

  • Data Analysis & Interpretation

  • Independent Study

RESEARCH METHODS & INQUIRY

  • Community Engagement

  • Professional Development

  • Interdisciplinary Collaboration

  • Capstone Learning

  • Experiential Seminars

  • Networking

APPLIED LEARNING & PRACTICE

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Explore Research and Collaborations

Cuypers Library - Amsterdam

Scholarship of Teaching & Learning (SoTL)

Reflecting on the structures and relationships that shape educational experience.

Scholarship of Teaching & Learning (SoTL) encourages critical reflection on how teaching and learning are shaped across educational and community contexts. Through research, presentations, and international collaborations, I explore how institutional structures and educational policy shape participation, inclusion, and learning experiences.

I am particularly interested in the spaces where learning takes place and how students connect those experiences to lived and professional contexts.

I continue to reflect on how learning environments shape engagement with broader social and institutional issues, while conversations across disciplines continue to influence how I think about curriculum, teaching, and inclusive learning environments.

Emma Smith attending the International Society for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (ISSOTL) annual meeting in 2024.

Connecting with international SoTL and educational practitioners - October 2024.

SoTL through research, collaboration, and institutional practice

Research exploring learning environments, institutional practice, and student engagement.

RESEARCH & PUBLICATIONS

PRESENTATIONS & WORKSHOPS

Invited talks and collaborative discussions on teaching, curriculum, and reflective practice.

Supporting curriculum development and fostering interdisciplinary communities focused on teaching and learning.

SERVICE & LEADERSHIP