Peripatetic pedagogical practices: Interdisciplinary walking and mobile methods in Higher Education

An interdisciplinary event exploring peripatetic practices in teaching in Higher Education through on-the-ground experiences. 

The day will include seven parallel walks or outings around Central London designed and facilitated by academics and teaching staff who use walking or other mobile methods as a form of pedagogy. Event participants will experience these walks or outings as students might, using them to spark conversations about the uses (and challenges) of using walking and other mobile methods in teaching.*

Places are limited, please sign up. The event organisers will contact you via email to select which walks or outings you would like to participate in.

To register for the keynote and panel discussion only, please go here.

Walk facilitators:

Dr Emma Jackson, LSE

Dr Emily Falconer, Sociology, University of Westminster

Dr Emma McClusky, Criminology, University of Westminster

Shukri Sultan and Dr Amy Maclatchy, Centre for Education and Teaching Innovation, University of Westminster

Dr Magali Peyrefitte, Sociology and Criminology, Brunel University of London

Dr Xiao Ma, Humanities, University of Westminster

Professor Andrew Smith, Destinations and Experiences Research Centre, University of Westminster

Programme:

9.30am: Introduction and tea and coffee C.103

10am-12noon: Morning walks/outings

12noon-1pm: Lunch C.103 (vegetarian and vegan)

1pm-3pm: Keynote (Dr Emma Jackson) and panel discussion C.103

3pm-5pm: Afternoon walks/outings

Walk or outing details to follow.

The event will be followed by the launch of the Westminster Interdisciplinary Food Studies Network (5pm-7pm).

For more information please contact the event organisers: Louise Rondel l.rondel@westminster.ac.uk and Emily Falconer e.falconer@westminster.ac.uk

This event is supported by the Centre for Social Justice Research, University of Westminster and the Destinations and Experiences Research Centre, University of Westminster.

Image credit: Louise Rondel

* walking is understood as walking or wheeling or any kind of moving through space that can be done by any body at any speed (Morag Rose, 2025, The Feminist Art of Walking).