Biography
Fiona-Jean Howson is an NMC registered nurse , a Lecturer, and a Practice Educator within the School of Health and Social Care. As a registrant, she has gained a wide range of clinical experience within specialised critical care units within the UK. Fiona-Jean is a very experienced Module Leader and Programme Leader. She has worked at an institutional level working co-productively with programme leaders in their role and in using an appreciative enquiry approach to articulate student feedback into their curriculum. Currently, Fiona-Jean is the Deputy Programme Leader for the Global Online Programme and teaches within the international provision. Her current expertise is on the enhancement of nursing leadership, management of enduring conditions, health promotion and the ethical and legal dimensions of nursing. She teaches at undergraduate and postgraduate levels across ENU, Singapore, and the GOL programme. Fiona-Jean is a Senior Fellow of the HEA and an Edinburgh Napier University Mentor. She has also rotated through various roles and has experience as an Academic Advisor, External Examiner, Open University Lecturer and Critical Reader for Sage Publishing and MacMillan Education. Fiona-Jean is most passionate about the de-construction of knowledge and the integration of the principles of assessment for learning and assessment of learning into all curricula.