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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., Sambell, K.,

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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. References Burnett, B. and Evans, D.

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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). In Transition In, Through and Out of Higher Education: International Case Studies and Best Practice. Journal of Hispanic Higher Education, 3(2), 180–208. Routledge, pp.

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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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Using open access resources in teaching

Teaching Matters Online Learning

Open access works can be made available through OA publishers and/or OA repositories ( Suber 2004 ). Benefits of using open access resources in teaching There are many reasons engaging with OA content is beneficial across all aspects of higher education.

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Tracking progress from afar

Teaching Matters Online Learning

She has been a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy since 2004, and has recently completed the Edinburgh Teaching Award towards Senior Fellow. Paula has written blogs for the Educational Design and Engagement team. Jan 31, 2018

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Catching the waves: surfing, enhancement, and student success

Teaching Matters Student Employment

As Scotland marks 20 years of its enhancement-led approach to quality in the higher education sector, I reflect on my involvement, particularly around work supporting student development, employability, and personal and professional success.