Webinar - The Ideal Student: Virtual Book Launch
We hosted a book launch: The Ideal Student by Billy Wong and Tiffany Chiu. How is the ideal student imagined and envisioned? This webinar will introduce the concept of the ‘ideal student’ and provide an overview of new book, The Ideal Student: Deconstructing Expectations in Higher Education, which draws on a 2-year study funded by the British Academy. The authors, Billy Wong and Tiffany Chiu, unpack the conceptual and empirical potentials of the ‘ideal student’ and argue that being ideal does not mean being perfect or the best, but simply the desirable and idealistic characteristics.
Meet the Speakers
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Dr Billy Wong Billy Wong is an Associate Professor at the Institute of Education, University of Reading. His areas of research are educational identities and inequalities. He has published in areas of sociology of education and science education. |
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Dr Tiffany Chiu Tiffany Chiu is Senior Teaching Fellow in Educational Development at the Centre for Higher Education Research and Scholarship, Imperial College London. She is Programme Director for the PG Cert in University Learning and Teaching. Her areas of research are student transition and progression, learning and teaching in higher education and identity development. |
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Dr Emily Dawson (Contributor) Dr Emily Dawson is Associate Professor of Science Communication in the Department of Science and Technology Studies at UCL, UK. Her research explores how people learn about and engage with science, with an emphasis on inclusion and social justice. |
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Dr Freddie Page (Contributor) Dr Freddie Page is Director of Undergraduate Studies and Senior Strategic Teaching Fellow at the Dyson School of Design Engineering, Imperial College London, where he teaches Computing and Maths. Freddie has collaborated with Tiffany to incorporate Billy and Tiffany's Ideal Student research into workshops for first year Design Engineering students to reflect on their transition to higher education and how their attitudes change throughout the academic year. |
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