Teaching Matters Academic Support
SEPTEMBER 4, 2018
Staff and three students meeting for a chat on the Coffee and Cake Conversation initiative September’s introductory blog post is written by Dr Cathy Bovill, Senior Lecturer in Student Engagement at the Institute for Academic Development. 2014) Clarifying the concept of student engagement. Kuh, G.D. &
The Scholarly Teacher
MAY 12, 2022
Farrell and Brunton (2020) uncovered themes essential to online student engagement. They found that the peer community created through online forums, social interactions, and collaborative activities were significant factors in students feeling supported and encouraged, leading to their overall course and content engagement.
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The Scholarly Teacher
OCTOBER 2, 2024
Students engaged with material defining the characteristics of high-performing teams, including the importance of establishing psychological safety and avoiding groupthink (Cardon, 2023). When taking a collaborative quiz, the students prepared independently (e.g., link] Harper, S. R., & Quaye, S. New York, NY: Routledge.
Teaching Matters Experiential Learning
OCTOBER 11, 2024
This is precisely what Altitude Physiology Expeditions (APEX), a Scottish charity founded by University of Edinburgh medical students, has made possible for over two decades. Established in 2001, APEX has organized six successful high-altitude research expeditions, with the seventh—APEX 7—scheduled for the summer of 2025.
Teaching Matters Student Employment
OCTOBER 27, 2022
The advent of the new student support model offered an opportunity to draw a clear link between the Careers Service and student support, making the implicit, explicit. This is now available for staff and can typically be used in Semester 1: Step Forwards (for Masters students) [link] References O, Flavahan. 29 June 2001.
Teaching Matters Experiential Learning
FEBRUARY 13, 2018
CC0 Q: What do a laboratory at 4700m, 34 Edinburgh students, and a bulldozer have in common? A: The APEX 5 high altitude medical research expedition, which gave its student volunteers and organisers a unique and unforgettable learning experience.
Teaching Matters Online Learning
APRIL 12, 2017
69 (9), 2001. [1] Eric Mazur, Peer instruction: A User’s Manual , Addison-Wesley, 1997. [2] 2] Catherine H Crouch and Eric Mazur, “Peer Instruction: Ten years of experience and results”, Am. Ross Galloway Ross Galloway is a Senior Teaching Development Officer in the School of Physics and Astronomy.
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