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Virna Rossi

Guest Facilitator or Speaker

Virna is an Associate Professor and PGCert course leader at Ravensbourne University London (UK).

A passionate teacher since 1999, Virna has worked in all educational sectors and has been a teacher educator since 2009. Her research focuses around the challenges of implementing more inclusive learning design and the use of threshold concepts in learning design.

She has been awarded PFHEA; the prestigious National Teaching Fellowship by AdvanceHE; JLDHE Reviewer of the Year (2023); Teacher of the Year (2024) and has been added to the SEDA Roll of Honour.

She is the author of an innovative book (published by Routledge in 2023) entitled Inclusive Learning Design in Higher Education — A Practical Guide to Creating Equitable Learning Experiences which also has a rich companion website. She is currently writing a new book entitled Designing better PGCerts due to be published by Routledge in 2025.

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