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Claire Timperley

@clairetimperley.bsky.social

Senior Lecturer in Political Theory and Aotearoa New Zealand Politics at Te Herenga Waka-Victoria University of Wellington. Pākehā. She/her.

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Claire Timperley @clairetimperley.bsky.social · 11mo ago

Kate and I are delighted to see our article on spacious learning published in @politicsjournal.bsky.social. In it, we advocate for slower spaces that centre ‘being’ rather than rushing to do or produce. We share three practices from our own teaching as examples: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

Screenshot of article abstract, accessible at this link: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/02633957251370594
The title of the article is 'Spacious learning: A critical reflection on active learning in political science'. The abstract reads: "Active learning is often understood as students ‘doing and producing’ academic work. This approach has a tendency to promote learning as a project of dynamic knowledge acquisition rather than one of being and becoming. In this article, we propose a more capacious understanding of active learning that makes room for spacious learning. Spacious learning invites students into slower spaces that centre ‘being’ rather than rushing to do or produce. This approach treats learning as a process rather than a means to an end, allowing students time to sit with ideas and to relate them to their own lives and experiences. We then offer practical examples of invitations to spacious learning in political science, highlighting transformative everyday practices that sustain spaciousness in the classroom: micro-communities of learning, relational scaffolding for research and creative projects, and reflective writing."

Claire Timperley @clairetimperley.bsky.social · 12mo ago

#nzpol alert! Janine Hayward and I are hosting a public panel this week to highlight some of the findings from our recently published special issue on Jacinda #Ardern and the Sixth Labour Government, published in @politicalsciencenz.bsky.social. Register here: www.wgtn.ac.nz/events/2025/...

Jacinda Ardern and the sixth Labour government—a retrospective | Events | Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington

Join us for a panel discussion to celebrate the launch of a special issue of Political Science journal examining Jacinda Ardern and the sixth Labour government.

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Claire Timperley @clairetimperley.bsky.social · last yr.

Hamish offers a nuanced assessment of the Ardern government’s foreign policy in his article that is part of a forthcoming special issue in Political Science on #Ardern and her government. Essential reading for those wanting more context as they read her newly released memoir #nzpol

Hamish McDougall@hamishmcdnz.bsky.social · last yr.

How should we assess the foreign policy of the Jacinda Ardern Government, given the evident ambiguities and paradoxes? I make some suggestions in a new review essay for 'Political Science': www.tandfonline.com/eprint/K67EJ...

Teaching in Higher Education @teachinginhe.bsky.social · last yr.

🚨 New blog post by Claire Timperley and Kate Schick! "Creative assessments can expand students’ and teachers’ understanding of what education can be – not just an instrumental expression of what students have learned in exchange for a grade" teachinginhighereducation.wordpress.com/2025/05/08/s...

Subverting authentic assessment: inviting relationality, vulnerability and wonder through creative projects

At the beginning of our academic careers we taught as we were taught, and assessed as we were assessed. But as we gained confidence in our roles, we increasingly noticed dissonance between what we …

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Claire Timperley @clairetimperley.bsky.social · last yr.

Kate and I are delighted to have been nominated for an Editors' Choice award for our article on authentic assessment, published in Teaching in Higher Education 🥳: www.tandfonline.com/journals/cth... You can access the full article here: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Image of abstract for article titled 'Assessment as pedagogy: inviting authenticity through relationality, vulnerability and wonder'. Link to article: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/13562517.2024.2367662

Claire Timperley @clairetimperley.bsky.social · 2y ago

Another article in the #nzpol special issue that Janine Hayward and I are editing just dropped! This one by Claire Fitzpatrick, @drevaneely.bsky.social and myself, focused on how #Ardern portrayed herself as a mother on social media. DOI: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Screenshot of article abstract: 'Mother of the Nation? Jacinda Ardern, social media and the politics of motherhood' by Claire Timperley, Claire Fitzpatrick and Eva Neely. Full article linked in post.

Claire Timperley @clairetimperley.bsky.social · 2y ago

Janine Hayward and I have been living our best lives curating and co-editing a special issue for Political Science journal about #Ardern and the Sixth Labour Government. We are blown away by what we've learned, and are so excited to see the first articles in print!