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Nayiri Keshishi

Senior Lecturer in Social Sciences & Programme Lead Social Sciences Foundation Year

LLB (Hons), MSc, SFHEA

+44 (0)1483 682017

n.keshishi@surrey.ac.uk

Academic and research departments

Faculty of Arts, Business and Social Sciences, Surrey Law School.

About

Biography

I specialise in education with a focus on legal studies, alongside expertise in professional and academic skills development. My research explores effective teaching methodologies in legal education and strategies to enhance student engagement and success, equipping learners with the critical skills necessary for both academic and professional growth.

University roles and responsibilities

Programme Lead Social Sciences Foundation Year

Co-lead for The UGPN Academy

My qualifications

Law LLB (Hons)

Occupational and Business Psychology MSc

Senior Fellow of Higher Education (SFHEA) awarded by Advance HE

Academic networks

Foundation Year Network

The Active Learning Network

Staff and Educational Development Association

Association for Learning Development in Higher Education

Universities UK International (UUKi)

News

24 AUG 2022

Erasmus+ trip to Malmö

In the media

Hackathon17 winners of Collaborative Award for Teach Excellence 2024

AdvanceHE

Pearls of Wisdom

ANTF Gen AI Innovation Project

Towards AI Literacy: 101+ Creative and Critical Practices, Perspectives and Purposes

#creativeHE

Enhancing Assessment case studies: Understanding assessment

AdvanceHE

Multimodal Learning: A Practitioner Guide

AdvanceHE

Generative AI: a problematic illustration of the intersections of racialized gender, race and ethnicity

LearnHigher

The One With the Hippopotamus Presentation

Treasure Island Pedagogies

Shaping Global Citizens: Developing Cultural Capabilities in Students

HE Professional

Nurturing Inner Development Goals in Higher Education

Skills Community of Practice

Top Tips for Effective Presentations

LearnHigher

Internationalisation at Home (IaH) - UGPN Academy Project

EPOS

6 ways the world of work is changing

Prospects Luminate

Erasmus+ trip to Malmö

SurreyNet

Learning and Teaching Chat Show - embedding sustainability

Spotify

Playful learning with origami ‘fortune tellers’

Teaching Insights

The PIEoneer Awards 2022 finalist: Digital innovation of the year (learning)

The PIEoneer Awards

HE Innovate award for most innovative approach to widening participation in the curriculum

Pearson

Teaching

Foundation Year:

Social Sciences (Law, Politics, Sociology)

Publications

Keshishi, N. (2021) Playful reflective thinking in a HyFlex classroom: using nostalgic games to engage students

Keshishi, N. (2022) Worth a fortune: active learning through origami fortune tellers (in 100 ideas for active learning)

Hack, S. & Keshishi, N. (2022) Embedding, but foregrounding academic skills development

Hack, S. & Keshishi, N. (2022) LEGO® SERIOUS PLAY® and reflection: its use during the academic writing process

Keshishi, N. (2023) Connecting through nature in a HyFlex classroom (in The #creativeHE Annual 2022)

Keshishi, N., Seal, A., Jicha, K., Gaustad Shantz, B., & Slovic, A. (2023) Attempts to Replicate the Skills, Attributes and Capabilities Associated with International Mobility in an Online World: A Case Study

Keshishi, N. (2023) Applying Threshold Concepts in Interdisciplinary Subjects

Keshishi, N. (2023) AI-generated book summaries (in 101 creative ideas to use AI in education)

Surendran, S., Mack, K., Bingham, N., Edwards, N., Frost-Schenk, J., Keshishi, N., Matos, F., Moldoveanu, J., Walsha, R., & Bodman-Smith, K. (2023) The use of extracurricular hackathons to promote and enhance students’ academic and employability skills

Hack, S. & Keshishi, N. (2023) Emotional Intelligence in the Digital Age: Harnessing AI for Students’ Inner Development

Keshishi, N. (2024) Embracing mindful reading: leveraging technology to soothe sensory stress

Keshishi, N. (2025) Unlocking a new generation of leaders: How universities can support students’ inner development goals