Cindy Becker

Email:
l.m.becker@reading.ac.uk
Phone:
+44 (0) 118 378 7002
Job title:
Professor

Responsibilities:I am the Director of the School of Literature and Languages Foundation Year and I teach in the Department of English Literature.

Areas of interest

I am a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy and have been awarded a University of Reading Teaching Fellowship. I am a holder of an Outstanding Contribution to Teaching Award, and I have also been awarded an Advance HE National Teaching Fellowship.

I am an enthusiastic member of several University Communities of Practice/Interest: University Teaching Fellows, Technology Enhanced Learning, Inclusion and Diversity and Student Engagement Champions.

I am a university Blackboard Ultra champion and also a YuJa learning capture champion.

Teaching

I am module convenor of Foundation Study for Success and Film Narrative Part 2 Shakespeare and Part 3 Shakespeare on Film.

Awards and honours

2023: Advance HE National Teaching Fellow
2023: Reading Students’ Union Teaching Excellence Awards nominee
2022: Reading Students' Union Outstanding Contribution to Teaching and Learning Award nominee
2021: University nominee for Higher Education Academy National Teaching Fellowship
2017: Reading Students' Union Outstanding Contribution to Teaching and Learning Award nominee
2017: University nominee for Higher Education Academy National Teaching Fellowship
2016: Collaborative Award for Outstanding Contribution to Teaching and Learning, University of Reading
2015: University nominee for Higher Education Academy National Teaching Fellowship
2013: Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy
2013: THE Teaching Innovator of the Year award university nominee
2010-2015: Reading Students' Union Outstanding Contribution to Teaching and Learning award nominee on three occasions
2009: Reading University Teaching Fellowship
2009: Centre for Career Management Skills Fellowship
2007: Individual award for Outstanding Contribution to Teaching and Learning Award, University of Reading
2007: Centre for Career Management Skills Fellowship

Selected publications

Acing Online Assessment
Write a Brilliant CV
Give Great Presentations
Seven Steps to a Successful Career
Writing Successful Reports and Dissertations
14 Days to Exam Success
Teaching in Higher Education

Recent external conference papers and workshops

2022 JISC Annual Conference, workshop: Nurturing the tiniest building block of learning communities: hybrid teaching as friend or foe
2021 ALDinHE Annual Conference, paper: Still Learning Together in Lockdown
2020 Foundation Year Network Annual Conference, paper: Inclusive learning in a newly launched Foundation Year
2019 JISC CAN Annual Conference, paper: 'The Evolving Landscape of Staff-Student Partnership'
2018 JISC CAN Annual Conference, paper: 'Why, and how, I let my students take control'
2017 Higher Education Academy Annual Conference, paper: 'The pedagogical benefits of preparing our students for the professional world'
2017 JISC Change Agents Network Annual conference, Exeter, paper: 'How, and why, I let my students take control'
2017 TSEP (Student Engagement Partnership) conference, London, workshop: 'Student engagement in curriculum design'
2016 RAISE (Researching, Advancing and Inspiring Student Engagement) conference in Loughborough, paper: 'Engaging students in assessment criteria and learning outcomes'
2016 UKAT (United Kingdom Advising and Tutoring) conference, Southampton, paper: 'The strategic and relational differences between a personal tutor and placement mentoring'

Publications

Becker, C. ORCID: 0000-0002-7629-3757 (2023) SAGE Student Success online platform - personal development and wellbeing: module overview. In: Becker, C. , (eds.) SAGE Publications
Becker, C. ORCID: 0000-0002-7629-3757 (2023) SAGE Student Success online platform - communication and interpersonal skills: module overview. In: Becker, C. , (eds.) SAGE Publications

Becker, L. ORCID: 0000-0002-7629-3757 (2022) SAGE Student Success - leadership and negotiation. SAGE Publications , London. | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781071892015 (ISBN 9781071892015)
Becker, L. ORCID: 0000-0002-7629-3757 (2022) SAGE Student Success - giving a successful presentation. SAGE Publications , London. | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781071892282 (ISBN 9781071892282)
Becker, L. ORCID: 0000-0002-7629-3757 (2022) SAGE Student Success - being assertive. SAGE Publications , London. | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781071891582 (ISBN 9781071891582)
Becker, L. ORCID: 0000-0002-7629-3757 (2022) SAGE Student Success - how you like to learn. SAGE Publications , London. | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781071891735 (ISBN 9781071891735)
Becker, L. ORCID: 0000-0002-7629-3757 (2022) SAGE Success Student Skills - managing your time. SAGE Publications , London. | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781071893494 (ISBN 9781071893494)
Becker, L. ORCID: 0000-0002-7629-3757 (2022) 'Still learning together': the way YouTube videos helped arts and humanities students during lockdown. In: Jamil, M. and Morley, D. , (eds.) Agile learning environments during disruption: evaluating academic innovations in Higher Education during COVID-19. Palgrave Macmillan , Cham. pp. 425-439. ISBN: 9783030929787 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-92979-4_27
Becker, L. (2022) Creating an accidental sense of belonging in a foundation flock. The Journal of the Foundation Year Network , 4 pp. 25-32.
Becker, C. ORCID: 0000-0002-7629-3757 , Becker, F. , Becker, A. (2022) Acing Online Assessment. Student Success SAGE Publications , London. pp 200. ISBN: 9781529771893

Becker, L. ORCID: 0000-0002-7629-3757 (2021) How my failure to read a play helped my students develop their learning. Journal of Learning Development in Higher Education (22). ISSN: 1759-667X | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.47408/jldhe.vi22.706
Becker, L. ORCID: 0000-0002-7629-3757 (2021) Presenting research ideas in a seminar setting. In: Morrison, K. , (eds.) Making the grade: re-imagining the graduate seminar essay in literary studies. Rowman and Littlefield , Lanham, MD. pp. 121-136. ISBN: 9781475856378

Becker, L. (2020) Write a Brilliant CV. Super Quick Skills SAGE Publishing pp 140. ISBN: 9781529715224

Becker, L. (2019) Give Great Presentations. Super Quick Skills SAGE , London, UK. pp 124. ISBN: 152970118X
Becker, L. (2019) Study your way to your perfect career. Student Success SAGE pp 280. ISBN: 9781526435019
Becker, L. (2019) Students as partners in academic placements. International Journal for Students as Partners , 3 (2). pp. 149-155. ISSN: 2560-7367 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.15173/ijsap.v3i2.3377
Becker, L. (2019) Student screencasts within a learning partnership. Student Engagement in Higher Education Journal , 2 (2). pp. 133-140. ISSN: 2399-1836
Becker, L. (2019) Serendipity and the impact of tiny innovations. Journal for Research and Practice in College Teaching , 3 (2). pp. 39-43.

Becker, L. (2018) 14 days to exam success. 2nd edition. Pocket Study Skills Palgrave , Basingstoke, Hampshire. pp 126. ISBN: 9781352003710
Becker, L. , Collier, J. , Setter, J. (2018) Students as change partners in the School of Literature and Languages at the University of Reading. The Journal of Educational Innovation, Partnership and Change , 4 (1). ISSN: 2055-4990 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.21100/jeipc.v4i1.712

van Emden, J. and Becker, L. (2017) Writing for engineers. Palgrave , London. pp 154. ISBN: 9781352000474
Becker, L. (2017) Searcher in the dawn. Endeavour Press pp 213. ISBN: 9781549932267
Becker, L. (2017) Creating a learning community on seasteads. In: Tiberius, V. , (eds.) Seasteads: opportunities and challenges for small new societies. vdf Hochschulverlag , Zurich. pp. 221-230. ISBN: 9783728138217

van Emden, J. and Becker, L. (2016) Presentation skills for students. 3rd edition.. Palgrave Study Skills Palgrave Macmillan , Basingstoke. pp 176. ISBN: 9781137576491
Becker, L. and Becker, F. (2016) Seven steps to a successful career. SAGE Study Skills SAGE , UK. pp 205. ISBN: 9781473919419

Becker, L. (2014) Writing successful reports and dissertations. SAGE study skills series SAGE , Los Angeles. pp 208. ISBN: 9781446298275
Becker, L. (2014) Mastering Q & A sessions. In: Daly, I. and Haney, A. , (eds.) 53 Interesting Ways to Communicate your Research. The Professional and Higher Partnership , Suffolk. pp. 111-112. ISBN: 9781907076633
Becker, L. , Denicolo, P. , Reeves, P. (2014) Success in research kit. SAGE , London. ISBN: 9781473906808
Becker, L. (2014) Presenting your research. Success in Research SAGE , London. pp 160. ISBN: 9781446275894

Becker, L. and Denicolo, P. (2012) Teaching in higher education.. Success in Research SAGE , London. pp 176. ISBN: 9781446256046
Becker, L. and Denicolo, P. (2012) Developing research proposals. Success in Research SAGE , London. pp 160. ISBN: 9780857028655
Becker, L. and Denicolo, P. , eds. (2012) Publishing journal articles. Success in Research SAGE , London. pp 160. ISBN: 9781446200629

Becker, L. , eds. (2011) Old Whiteknights House papers. , 1. University of Reading , Reading. pp 167. ISBN: 9780704915103

Becker, L. (2010) 14 days to exam success. Pocket Study Skills Palgrave Macmillan , Basingstoke. pp 112. ISBN: 9780230249103
van Emden, J. and Becker, L. (2010) Presentation skills for students. 2nd edition. Palgrave Study Skills Palgrave , Basingstoke. pp 168. ISBN: 9780230243040

Becker, L. (2009) The mature student's handbook. Palgrave Study Skills Palgrave Macmillan , Basingstoke. pp 139. ISBN: 9780230210264

Becker, L. (2008) Managing the research process and the supervisory relationship. In: Hall, G. and Longman, J. , (eds.) The Postgraduate's Companion. Sage , London. pp. 144 -162. ISBN: 9781412930253
Becker, L. (2008) The supervision process and the nature of the research degree. In: Hall, G. and Longman, J. , (eds.) The Postgraduate's Companion. Sage , London. pp. 123-143. ISBN: 9781412930253

Becker, L. (2007) Engaging with the present, believing in the future: why our students' career planning should matter to us . English Subject Centre Newsletter , 12 pp. 14-16. ISSN: 1479-7089

Becker, L. (2004) How to manage your postgraduate course. Palgrave , Basingstoke. pp 200. ISBN: 9781403916563
Becker, L. (2004) How to manage your distance and open learning course. Palgrave Study Skills Palgrave , Basingstoke. pp 224. ISBN: 9781403921529

Becker, L. (2003) Death and the early modern Englishwoman. Ashgate pp 236. ISBN: 9780754633495
Becker, L. and van Emden, J. (2003) Effective communication for arts and humanities students. Palgrave Study Skills Palgrave Macmillan , Basingstoke. pp 224. ISBN: 9780333984871
Becker, L. and Price, D. (2003) How to manage your science and technology degree. Palgrave Study Skills Palgrave Macmillan , Basingstoke. pp 184. ISBN: 9781403906403

Becker, L. (2002) How to manage your arts, humanities and social sciences degree. Palgrave Study Skills Palgrave Macmillan , Basingstoke. pp 192. ISBN: 9781403900548

Becker, L. (2001) The absent body: representations of dying early modern women in a selection of seventeenth-century diaries. Women's Writing , 8 (2). pp. 251-262. ISSN: 1747-5848 | doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09699080100200132

Becker, L. (2000) Death and the Early Modern Englishwoman.

Cindy Becker

Areas of interest

Teaching

Awards and honours

Selected publications

Recent external conference papers and workshops

Publications

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