The building blocks of Epistemic Insight. 

A comprehensive discussion of the relationships between Big Questions, smaller questions, cross-disciplinary interventions and developing knowledge about disciplines (questions, methods and norms of thought). A guide to EI research methods and processes.

Webinar – Wednesday April 1st 2020

To watch the webinar, click here.

Click here to download the Powerpoint presentation.

BBC Breakfast: Epistemic Insight – Big Questions Day

BBC Breakfast coverage of The Big Questions Day at Canterbury Christ Church University. The event involved over 400 students, both from schools and CCCU. The day involved lectures, workshops and exhibition spaces.

Big Questions Conference
 March 2019

This video shows excerpts from the Big Questions conference for schools. The conference included a series of Big Questions workshops and debates orientated around science, religion, artificial intelligence and a variety of other subjects.

A student’s perspective

In this video, a student discusses the purpose of Epistemic Insight in relation to their teaching and learning practice and highlight the benefits of engaging pupils with Big Questions through a range of subject disciplines.

Epistemic Insight: A tutor’s perspective

Watch this video to hear a tutor’s perspective on the benefits of a cross disciplinary approach to teaching and how an engagement with Big Questions can effectively facilitate students’ understanding of the distinct roles of different types of knowledge and their limitations. Two case study examples are provided.