Christopher Towers

Role

Dr Towers has been a lecturer for many years and has taught across all levels of the BA Health and Social Care Degree. Dr Towers has also taught other student groups including the Master’s Degree in Public Health, sociology, politics and criminology students. He has a passion for teaching and this helped him to be awarded the Vice-Chancellors Award for Excellence in Teaching in 2018. His specialist subject areas are social policy and also issues of social gerontology. He uses role play in the classroom with colleagues and students and worked to co-produce videos with others. He is innovative and seeks to use materials, old and new. ‘New’ technology is used where it aids the learning but he is open to all knowledge type and materials He is however led by the subject and whether the tools concerned aid the learning and support the students.  He works collaboratively in the classroom and has ‘employed’ workers from the voluntary sector and the business school and other universities. He  has taught in Germany , and worked with international students. He  uses poetry and audio-visual materials to make the learning interactive.

His work also involves administration, research and writing for journals – including areas such as writing on pedagogical issues as well as social policy. He has worked as an external examiner at various universities.

Career overview

Dr Towers has worked in education before as a Careers Officer. He is social work qualified and has worked with people with disabilities and in elderly care. In addition, Dr Towers has conducted research for a housing association.