Hot Topic
| Maximum per award | £50 |
|---|---|
| Awards per round | 20 |
Hot Topics are short pieces, usually an electronic offering by teachers and students. They are a eureka! moment that makes a short, pithy contribution to solving a problem or a challenge, and invites dialogue on a current topic. A Hot Topic discussion enhances teaching or learning in some simple, imaginative and creative way: something that is essentially 'of the moment', something that works for you. Suggested topics might be...
- New Technology
- Education for Sustainable Development
- Accreditation
- New ways of looking at assessment and feedback
- Student engagement
Who can apply to write a Hot Topic?
Teachers and students in Education departments in UK publicly funded universities and FE colleges.
How much is available?
£50 worth of book tokens as a prize for each Hot Topic idea and discussion accepted.
What are the requirements?
You will be credited with the ownership of the idea. You must be prepared to share your Hot Topic idea with the community via the ESCalate website. You may get emails or other enquiries from colleagues in the sector who want to discuss your idea with you.
Important: In order to apply for a Hot Topic award, you must register with ESCalate. Once your registration has been approved, you will be able to log in to your account and complete an online Hot Topic proposal.
What ESCalate wants
We want to be able to post your Hot Topic on the ESCalate website to invite discussion. We may also want to include it in other ESCalate publications such as our newsletter.
