Oxford Brookes University

Professor Margaret Price has recently been appointed Director of ASKe (Assessment Standards Knowledge exchange), a Centre for Excellence in Teaching and Learning. Her role involves working with a team of colleagues to build a learning community centred on assessment, to encourage innovation and foster evidence-based assessment practice within the Higher Education sector.

As Head of Teaching and Learning at the Business School, Oxford Brookes University she leads the development of learning and teaching in the School through the development of strategy, sharing and enhancement of good practice, and innovation in learning, teaching and assessment methods.

Margaret was awarded a National Teaching Fellowship in June 2002 in recognition of her excellence in teaching and contribution to the development of learning and teaching in Higher Education. While at Brookes she has made a substantial contribution to curriculum development especially in interdisciplinary learning and interpersonal skills development.

RESEARCH INTERESTS:
Margaret's work as a teacher, developer and leader in Learning, Teaching and Assessment is underpinned by pedagogic research. She has undertaken research and published work on peer support for learning, criterion referenced assessment, the role of communities of practice in assessment.