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Dr Jayne Dennis

Jayne

Reader in Biomedical Education, Director of Scholarship

Email: jayne.dennis@qmul.ac.uk
Telephone: +44 (0)20 7882 5018
Room Number: Room 3.05, Fogg Building

Undergraduate Teaching

My pedagogic approach for teaching human genetics and genomics emphasises interactive and student-centred learning.  I use scenarios, including those created by generative AI, to foster critical thinking and problem-solving skills among learners.  Student feedback on my teaching is consistently excellent:


“Jayne Dennis [is] a fantastic and enthusiastic teacher who cares about her students' success and was therefore a big motivating factor in my choosing this module.”


“Jayne is an amazingly strong woman and lecturer and I admire her way of teaching, empowerment of women roles in society, and I look up to be like her because of how good she is at what she's doing.”


I organise two modules: Human Genetic Disorders (BIO227) and Advanced Human Genetic Disorders (BIO324).  I supervise final year projects in education research and I mentor project skills students on topics in genetics, cancer and personalised medicine.  I am a tutor on the first year Essential Skills module (BMD100), Advisor to Biomedical Sciences students, and Senior Tutor to both the Medical Genetics and Biomedical Sciences programmes.


I have been an Advance HE Senior Fellow since 2017 and I regularly review applications for Associate through to Senior Fellow.


In 2019-2023 I was Director of Teaching and Learning for Biomedical Sciences, responsible for the academic management of the undergraduate programmes co-delivered by SBBS and the Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry (FMD).  During the pandemic I oversaw the transition of ~40 modules, ~850 students and >100 academics to online and then blended learning.  Concurrently I was Programme Director for Biomedical Sciences: in this role I led a review and consolidation of the programme, aligned learning outcomes and reduced assessment.  These initiatives all resulted in substantial gains in the programme’s performance in the National Student Survey (NSS).


In 2016-2018 I was Director of Student Experience with oversight of the advisor scheme, engagement with student satisfaction surveys and chaired the Student-Staff Liaison Committee. In 2014-2016 I was responsible for the undergraduate Ciência sem Fronteiras scholarship programme within SBBS.


Previously I taught at St George’s, University of London (SGUL), where I obtained my Postgraduate Certificate in Biomedical & Healthcare Education. I continue teaching at City St George’s as a visiting lecturer on the Cancer Biology module.

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