Theresa Mercer and colleagues explain how to develop virtual field trips that support in-person learning, boost accessibility and help future-proof teaching against unforeseen challenge
Faculty are poised to take their online teaching to the next level, but they’ll need time to reflect as well as appropriate resources and professional incentives
Kelvin Ke Jinde offers a step-by-step guide to creating instructional videos to support your teaching with the help of stock footage
Maurice Kinsella and colleagues offer practical advice on using the virtual learning environment (VLE) tools to monitor student engagement and focus support efforts where they are needed
When discussing complex problems online, without the ability to read the room, the focus often shifts to what can be achieved rather than taking risks, says Donna Murray
The higher education sector needs the resources to get better at spotting students at risk of falling behind or dropping out altogether, says John Couperthwaite
Danielle McDonald and colleagues share advice on how universities can approach welcoming two student cohorts to campus for the first time, staying mindful of the vastly different attitudes among students relating to the post-pandemic transition
What does it mean to be a civic university in 2021 and how should institutions improve their public outreach and engagement to increase their value to wider society?
At this conference, faculty were like the walking wounded, but we can and should learn from it because our students deserve our best selves, says Flower Darby
The next school year is going to be challenging enough as it is without the skewed and absolutist coverage we’ve seen in the media lately, says Harriet Dunbar-Morris
Paula Reilly explains how universities can work with employers and students to shape curricula and courses that better prepare graduates for the future workplace
Kyriaki Papageorgiou outlines shifts in higher education that should help academics in designing more effective teaching and in recognising what areas need in-person instruction and what can be done online
Brad Chan offers three tips for making hybrid learning work for all, based on his experience teaching languages
China’s institutions are undoubtedly on the up, but they need to smash their glass ceiling to truly register on the world stage, says James Chin
Institutions are embracing the opportunity to create and deliver their own online programmes, but they’re realising that means more to think about, says Elliot Felix