Teaching

I have extensive experience and knowledge in various countries' tertiary education sectors - especially Aotearoa New Zealand, The Netherlands, and the United Kingdom. As part of this, I have obtained both my (Dutch) University Teaching Qualification Registration, and a Fellowship of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA). I am also currently Departmental Director of Studies, combining pedagogical, pastoral, and organisational tasks of education leadership.

Over more than ten years, I have designed and taught various undergraduate and postgraduate courses broadly covering international security, international relations theory, and foreign policy analysis. In this time, I made use of various in-class and virtual pedagogical tools and approaches, and a range of innovative and traditional assessment strategies. I am also an experienced supervisor to undergraduate, postgraduate, and doctoral dissertations. 

In my current role, I work very hard to bolster student experience and educational culture. I initiated and organise staff-oriented Teaching and Learning Circles. I have led projects and initiatives on Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Committees, redesigning course content, supporting student initiatives, improving assessment and feedback practice, strengthening student-led teaching participation. I am enhancing my familiarity with educational tools like Mentimeter, FeedbackFruits, and Mahara. I consider myself a knowledgeable practitioner with 'closed-lane' and 'open-lane' approaches to AI pedagogy.

I am an active member of the ASPIRE Network (Academic Scholarship in Politics and International Relations Education). As part of this network, I have collaborated on conference, roundtable, and publication projects about university teaching in a GenAI world.

Teaching Philosophy and Teaching Evaluations are available upon request.