Scope of Practice

Curriculum Design, Delivery and Mentoring

Digital Learning Tools

Authentic Assessment

Partnership and Agency

Integrating virtual learning environments, interactive and emerging digital technologies within curriculum delivery to extend accessiblity, encourage self-regulation and reflective learning beyond physical lecture rooms.

Designing practical evaluation methods that reflect real-world scholarly inquiry and professional problem-solving scenarios for authentic learning and employability.

Cultivating supportive academic communities that encourage co-creation, critical thinking, peer to peer learning, intellectual curiosity, and reflective self-assessment.

My pedagogical approach centers on constructive alignment, ensuring that institutional policies, regulatory standards, learning outcomes, teaching activities, and assessment tasks form an integrated, mutually reinforcing inclusive ecosystem for student learning and success. Alongside structural alignment, modern higher education requires intentional digital inclusion. By thoughtfully integrating learning technologies, I believe we can cultivate participatory spaces for knowledge creation in various mode of learning environments that engage diverse student cohorts equitably.

Principles, practices and what this means for business education

Keynote address delivered at the Bournemouth University Business School ECR Development and SME Engagement Event - July 2026

— Featured Invited Keynotes

Theory, practice and what it means for external examiners

Keynote address delivered at the University of Greater Manchester External Examiner Development Symposium - April 2026

TEDx Talk

Presented at TEDx 2019, this address deconstructs student engagement and institutional barriers in modern higher education, presenting empirical strategies for co-created digital learning spaces and inclusive academic engagement within higher education institutions.

9 Min

Full Presentation Run Time

TEDx

Global Ideas Forum

Higher Ed

Pedagogy & Digital Futures

Invited Guest Talks

Selected panel contributions, staff development symposiums, and guest talks to peers and international academic audiences.

1. Nahar, N. (2026) Exploring student perspectives on AI-generated feedback using a Socratic method chatbot. Association for Learning Development in Higher Education CPD webinar. 16th November 2026

2. Nahar, N. (2026) The Greater Manchester Way block delivery model - A case study of the business school. JISC Student Experience Experts Group, Birmingham, 14th October 2026.

3. Nahar, N. (2026 AI in Higher Ed: The conversation every university should hear. VEVOX Top Voices in Higher Education 2026. 8th September 2026. https://www.vevox.com/blog/ai-in-higher-education

4. Nahar, N. (2026) How community is supporting transformation across FE and HE, with the JISC community champions. Powered by people event from JISC and University of Lancashire. 30th June 2026.

5. Nahar, N (2025). AI in business education, early career research and industry engagement. Business school, Bournemouth University. 29th June 2026.

6. Nahar, N (2025) Generative AI and the future of digital assessments. Association for Learning Technology Digital Assessment Special Interest Group webinar. 21st January 2025.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RY1Xn7sZQ64&t=414s

7. Nahar, N (2025) The Human-AI Nexus: Nurturing an adaptable workforce of the future with technology enhanced learning. November to Remember Series. 10th November 2025

8. Nahar, N. (2025) How community keep people at the heart of great education. JISC Connect More 16th May 2025.

9. Nahar, N. (2025) Generative AI as a Conversation Partner: Reframing Critical Thinking with Laurillard. University of Leicester Inaugural AI Best practices series. 6th November 2025. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OKNWqs3IxzI

10. Nahar, N. (2025) Flipped learning in Block Teaching. University of Lancashire Festival of Learning 2025.

11. Nahar, N., Ibileye, T. and Gul, A. (2024) A Win-Win: The benefits of student volunteering in academic conferences. Imperial College London Bi-Weekly Student Voice Event. 3rd December 2024

12. Nahar, N. and Beckingham, S. (2024) Co-Creating the Future: Empowering Students in Technology Enhanced Learning. Association for learning technology CPD webinar. 29th July 2024

13. Nahar, N and Hollins, P (2024) A brief history of AI: The Past, Present and Future. The Greater Manchester Applied AI Symposium. Centre for Intelligence of Things. 7th June 2024

14. Nahar, N., Compton, M., Kristandl, G. and Blomfield, C. (2024) Higher Education and AI panel discussion. Mentimeter Listen Show, Manchester. 22nd March 2024.

15. Nahar, N. and Hussain, A. (2022) Achieving inclusivity with AI in Higher Education: Where do we start? Liverpool John Moores University. Higher education and AI symposium. September 2022.

Disseminating inquiry-led teaching frameworks, advising on cross-institutional curriculum transformation, and contributing to national and international dialogues in higher education pedagogy and digital inclusion.

Assessment and Digital Inclusion

External Examining & Validation

• JISC Learning Contents Experts Group HE member – October 2025 to present

• JISC Curriculum Design Working Group member – December 2022 to Present

• JISC Assessment and Feedback working group member– May 2023 to Present

• Association for Learning Technology (ALT) Digital Assessments SIG Officer – May 2024 - Present

• ALT Awards panel judge – Association for learning technology Conference 2024, 2025 and 2026

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Institutions & Symposia Engaged

Institutional Partnerships & Academic Dialogue

Collaborating with university leadership teams to establish resilient pedagogical practices, evaluate learning analytics, and mentor early-career researchers in published SoTL inquiry.

• External Examiner (Postgraduate taught programmes in the area of Business and Accountancy) – Sep 2022 to Sep 2026- University of West of Scotland

• External Examiner (Postgraduate and undergraduate taught programmes in the area of Business Management) – March 2023 to present -Teesside University

Peer Review & Journal Editor

• Guest Editor Special Issue of Journal of Intelligent Technologies in Education ‘The

  Impact of Artificial Intelligence (AI) on Academics and Student Wellbeing in Higher Education

• Reviewer – Journal of educational innovation, partnership and change

• Reviewer – The student engagement in higher education journal.

Partnership, Governance and Academic Development

• RAISE Network Partnership Special Interest Group Convenor – September 2025 to present

• Governor for Technology Enhanced Learning and Student Engagement in Higher Education - Trafford and Stockport College Group

• TIRIgogy founder and Lead – September 2023 to present - For staff CPD related to teaching and learning through in-person sessions, podcasts, blogs and webinars (www.tirigogy.com)

Welcoming inquiries regarding workshop facilitation, program review, and peer educational initiatives.