When refuge isn’t safe: uncovering real-life stories to shape policy
Human stories that feed into research can be a powerful tool for driving policy change but need careful and sensitive handling, as Lizzie Kirsch explains
November 3, 2022
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How AI can drive personalised learning offerings
As demand grows for modular courses and credentials to suit lifelong learners, automation can help institutions promote and support agile continuous learning
November 2, 2022 -
Experiential learning gives students invaluable workplace exposure
Strong industry partnerships can help students broaden their career objectives and create graduate opportunities, writes Reem Althawadi
November 2, 2022 -
Food for thought: advice for building a university-community collaboration
Planning and communication can turn good intentions into lasting benefits for students, faculty and the community. Joshua Gruver shares his advice for successful outreach, based on his experience developing a local farmers’ market
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Universities must stop policing and surveilling international PGRs
From controlling travel to failing to provide adequate support, universities’ treatment of international postgrads is harming the research community and the HE sector
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Using the ‘36 questions to fall in love’ to revolutionise group work
Nici Sweaney shares a simple classroom task rooted in the psychology of interpersonal relationships that anyone can use to help students bond and feel more comfortable with group work
November 2, 2022 -
Augmented reality in teaching: key challenges and how to overcome them
Will Shüler identifies three challenges of integrating augmented reality into the classroom and shares advice on how university tutors might navigate them
November 2, 2022 -
Breaking with tradition: 10 creative assessment ideas
Monica Francesca Contrino and RocÃo Elizabeth Cortez Márquez suggest 10 methods for adding an imaginative twist when evaluating your students’ learning
November 1, 2022 -
Transformative not transmissive education for sustainability
The teaching of sustainability and the SDGs needs to equip graduates with the skills to bring about transformative change for a better future. Jen Dollin, Brittany Hardiman and Susan Germein explore what this means for universities
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Using immersive tech to enrich healthcare education
As virtual reality technology has become more affordable and user friendly, it opens opportunities to enhance teaching of clinical skills. Here’s how one team brings VR into the classroom
November 1, 2022 -
A framework for teaching work integrated learning projects
A framework for structuring work integrated learning (WIL) projects to train students in problem solving and creative thinking, from Nguyen Hoang Thuan and Pedro Antunes, based on their research and lecturing experience
October 31, 2022 -
Efficient methods of marking and providing feedback
Aaron Taylor and Victoria Rafferty provide advice on how to ensure formative and summative feedback is carried out with student learning in mind
October 31, 2022 -
Challenging elitism in medicine
Early and ongoing support, inclusive selection processes and gateway programmes can help address the inequalities in access to medical training
October 28, 2022 -
Open-book assessments: dos and don’ts that foster good practice
Exam format can affect student performance and anxiety levels. Here’s how to set an OBA that gives students their best chance to excel
October 28, 2022 -
Tips on providing free public access to your university library
A university library should provide a gateway into the institution for surrounding communities, explains Andrew Barker, as he shares advice on creating a ‘library community card’ that provides free and open access to the public
October 28, 2022