Inside WIHEA: Learning Beyond Boundaries Podcast
Inside WIHEA: Learning Beyond Boundaries Podcast
A University of Warwick podcast exploring educational excellence through authentic staff-student partnership.
WIHEA is the UK's first institutional academy dedicated to advancing learning and teaching through genuine partnership work between educators and students. This podcast takes you inside that transformative work, examining how staff and students collaborate to reshape educational practice and create meaningful impact across the global higher education landscape.
Through monthly conversations with WIHEA Fellows, alumni, and partners at Warwick and beyond, we will explore how educational innovation happens in practice; from AI-enhanced learning to compassionate pedagogies, from individual teaching innovations to institutional change, and the real-world challenges of creating truly collaborative learning environments.
Hosted by Dr Tom Ritchie, WIHEA Fellow (22-25) and Learning Circle Co-Lead, this podcast goes beyond theory to share the stories and strategies behind WIHEA's commitment to 'Learning Beyond Boundaries.'
This podcast is produced in partnership with the Warwick International Higher Education Academy.
Upcoming Episode
WIHEA and Student-Led Research: Finding Legitimacy and Belonging
Yanyan Li,Link opens in a new window IAS Early Career Fellow and WIHEA Student Fellow (2024-2025), shares her journey from student researcher to educational leader through WIHEA's mentorship and partnership model.
She led a student-driven research project on AI use that challenged narratives of students as "cheating or blindly relying on AI", revealing them as thoughtful, strategic, and critical.
Her work produced a policy briefLink opens in a new window, opened doors to national conferences, and led to organising the Building Bridges symposium on Human-AI Interaction.
Available: Monday 23 Feb at 12:00 GMT
January 2025 - Jess Humphreys,Link opens in a new window Director of the WIHEA, has spent a decade building the UK's first institutional academy dedicated to advancing learning and teaching through genuine staff-student partnership.
She shares how WIHEA has grown from its founding vision to a record-breaking year with 46 new Fellows, and why authentic collaboration matters: "Partnership isn't just a method—it's the foundation of educational excellence."
