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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). The University does not have an official policy that lecture attendance is compulsory (Check out Article 24 of the Degree Regulations and Programmes of Study). 2007; Dolnicar, 2005). Walbeek, C.

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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. How does it work? References Hounsell, D., Hounsell, J. and Litjens, J., Oberle, A.P., Accessed 7th May 2019.

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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 programme will be designed to be flexible, offered alongside or within the curriculum, across or within disciplines. 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). Instead students need to develop their own sense of belonging in a relationship of trust with staff (Matheson and Sutcliffe 2018) and fellow students. The trips are designed to be fun, of interest to students (e.g.

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Academic language and literacy for participation in postgraduate law programmes

Teaching Matters Student Engagement

Credit Image: www.nealesmith.com In this extra post, David Caulton discusses developing postgraduate law students’ ability to participate effectively in seminars through a short course run jointly by English Language Education (ELE) and the Edinburgh Law School. CUP, 2004) Ryan, J. References Utley, D. Intercultural Resource Pack.

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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. That said, it is essential that the release of every dashboard is accompanied by supportive lines of staff communication. Paula has written blogs for the Educational Design and Engagement team.

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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 ). Open access literature is digital, online, free of charge, and free of most copyright and licensing restrictions. What makes it possible is the internet and the consent of the author or copyright-holder.