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Assessing students through online role-playing

Teaching Matters Online Learning

Role-playing can be used to directly link learning to a students’ real life experience, while also being a safe space to explore challenging opinions (Oberle 2004). Higher Education Research & Development , 27(1), pp.55-67. Assessment for learning in higher education. References Hounsell, D., Hounsell, J. Oberle, A.P.,

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Lecture Recording: What does research say about its effect on attendance?

Teaching Matters Online Learning

Others argue that the correlation between lecture attendance and performance is weak at best (Horton, Wiederman, & Saint, 2012; Walbeek, 2004). Edit: Teaching Matters has recently published a mini-series about Lecture Recording in Higher Education. Journal of Educational Multimedia and Hypermedia , 17 (4), 453–475.

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Life Design: Connecting students to their future

Teaching Matters Student Employment

Planned Happenstance Theory of Career (Krumboltz & Levin, 2004) is a popular choice and seems particularly prescient just now, echoing changes that are being forecast for the future of work. “The Future of Work: Jobs and Skills in 2030” UK Commission for Education and Skills. That’s where Life Design comes in.

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Tracking progress from afar

Teaching Matters Online Learning

While such a peer-ranking system may not be appropriate in every setting, all of the students enrolled on the ESSQ programme are trainee surgeons and, by definition, they have entered a very competitive field and are familiar with class-ranking from their undergraduate medical education. Jan 31, 2018

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Using open access resources in teaching

Teaching Matters Online Learning

Open access (OA) can be seen as one string of the bow in the open education landscape. Open access and open education both stress the importance of making knowledge available for individuals around the world, regardless of wealth or status ( Elder 2020 ).

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Mini-series: Belonging in the new biology curriculum

Teaching Matters Academic Communities

Beyond just lacking opportunities for integration, many students lack the cultural capital vital to belonging (Nora 2004). CBE—Life Sciences Education, 19:1. Developing Belonging, Community and Creating Professional Identity. In Transition In, Through and Out of Higher Education: International Case Studies and Best Practice.

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Enabling equitable access

Teaching Matters Academic Communities

CC0 [Pexels] As academics, I believe that we have a responsibility to create opportunities for equitable access to higher education. Funding sustainability Continuity of funding is vital to ensure a sustainable impact on education provision in LMICs. Transforming our world: the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.

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