Emily Coyte Email & Phone Number

Bristol, England, Gb

Bristol

Currently I am Pedagogy and Insights Lead at LearnSci.My previous role as Educational Research Lead at LearnSci covered two related areas: pedagogical input to products and educational research with partners.The pedagogical input aspect of this role influences both product development and internal processes. I led the development of our pedagogical framework which underpins design and development of our resources by ensuring all of our content creator understand good pedagogical practice and are aligned in our approach to it. I also carry out pedagogical reviews on in-house designs, providing feedback and guidance to ensure high quality learning experiences for students. The educational research aspect entails conducting systematic investigations and studies, in collaboration with partners and collaborators. This provides a deeper understanding of student engagement with our products and the ability to assess individual and cohort performance more effectively.Other/occasional aspects of my role involve:- Research and designing LabSims- Designing and developing Smart Worksheets - Liaising with academic partners throughout - Marketing and social media- Writing, proofreading and editing articles

SciShow is a science education YouTube channel with over 4.5 million subscribers. As a freelance script writer, I worked mainly with the US-based editorial team. I gave and received pitches for upcoming videos, and crafted scripts from 400-word Quick Questions to 2000-word list or in-depth Infusion pieces. I would often consult with academics along the way to check facts, source images and help me deepen my understanding of the topic at hand. On a semi-regular basis I would also take responsibility for writing the weekly News script. This had added time pressure and also involved sifting through upcoming (embargoed) press releases and journal articles to select the most intriguing and interesting ones for our audience.During the year-and-a-half I worked with SciShow, I wrote the script for nearly 50 videos on a delightfully broad range of topics, including mushroom clouds, bats, the Zika virus, cheese, beta-blockers, dinosaurs and more! Some examples:- What does your uvula do? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ncmUToEIpEA - Why don't sleeping bats fall down? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n6RCxTK7geI- Metal vs Bacteria https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DjZ6b20LSoc

University Of Bristol

During term-time, my role as Assistant Teacher was to act as lead demonstrator in all first year biochemistry labs, operate our online learning system eBioLabs in order to mark work, and act as subject tutor in Biochemistry as well.Outside of term-time, I took on various tasks in preparation for the upcoming academic year. This has so far included: • Developing teaching resources such as pre-lab quizzes, model answers for tutors, filming and editing educational videos• Developing and testing practicals for use in future academic years• Researching and analysing feasibility of the MCQ resource PeerWise, which has now been successfully implemented to first year students• Setting up eBiolabs each year and checking functionality of resources before the students access them• Presenting a short promotional video of eBiolabs to camera (which can be found here: http://www.bristol.ac.uk/ebiolabs/biochem/)• Reconstructing a very large scale-model of DNA to go in the teaching labs!

From April to June 2012 I worked part time as a Learning Intern for At-Bristol (Now We The Curious). During this time I:- became more intimately familiar with the inner workings of At-Bristol- carried out engagement research- designed fun and creative activities for the Diamond Jubilee "Big Lunch" celebrations,- carried out an evaluation of "Urban Stargazing", the first of many adult-only evening events held in At-Bristol.

Between my studies I worked at a variety of events work in the catering industry. During June/July of 2009 and 2010 I worked as a Commis Chef for the AELTC Wimbledon Championships.I have also had numerous plate waiting and bar work at events such as the Goodwood Revival, Goodwood Festival of Speed, and at the Goodwood Park Hotel.These helped improve my interpersonal skills and the ability to work quickly and efficiently, prioritizing multiple tasks in occasionally high pressure environments.

Techniques I used during the seven weeks included qPCR and COBRA (Combined Bisulphite Restriction Analysis) to determine potential links between methylation and expression in three selected genes using Wilms' Tumour samples.After initial supervised for the first few days while I got accustomed to the techniques, it felt good to have autonomy in a lab environment, as opposed to the pre-determined experiments in the training labs. It reinforced in me the importance of good lab etiquette, including sterility and cleanliness when working, sharing of knowledge and resources and how future experiments depend on the results of the last.

Research Masters - Mres, Educational Research, Pass With Distinction

My dissertation was a mixed-methods study into the academic staff goals and perceptions of bioscience teaching laboratories in the UK. I.

Biochemistry, 2:1

As/A Levels

A-Levels: Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Mathematics - Grade A AS-Levels: English Literature - Grade A