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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
APRIL 9, 2025
Under the guidance and visionary leadership of our current President and CEO, Dr. Michael Lomax , ICB officially launched in 2006. DIVERSE : Can you talk about the history of the Institute for Capacity Building and how the UNITE convening came about? The work is much deeper than that, and we'll be celebrating our 20th anniversary next year.
Teaching Matters Online Learning
MARCH 6, 2018
A screenshot of Chenée Psaros’ lifestream blog When it comes to assessment, students are challenged to think critically about the changing nature of authorship and scholarship within digital environments (see for instance Bayne 2006; Lea 2013). Enrolling on the course also means joining a collective experiment in being part of the web.
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Teaching Matters Student Engagement
MAY 1, 2025
Studies indicate that humour can increase engagement and reduce anxiety (Garner, 2006), which is crucial in high-pressure programmes like medicine. 1, 2006, pp. In the field of SoTL, she explores evidence-based teaching strategies, curriculum development, and the impact of online learning on student outcomes.
Teaching Matters Online Learning
MARCH 9, 2017
In chemistry, we are interested in developing and assessing practical skills by using peer-review of video demonstrations. And they provide students with a digital artefact that they can use to showcase their skills in the discipline. Verbal demonstrations are a slightly different form of assessment, and this can bring its own challenges.
Teaching Matters Student Engagement
MARCH 7, 2019
However, it is a valuable way to develop the skills required to feedback and negotiate with colleagues in the employment context. In the Professionalism 4 course, approximately four students are allocated to each study circle. Each group meets with the course organiser who facilitates the discussion. This process can be tough for students.
Teaching Matters Student Employment
MARCH 27, 2018
CC0 Teaching the Career Development Planning course, a compulsory non-credit bearing course for second year undergraduates in the Business School, has its challenges. 2006): How assessment frames student learning in C. The student cohort is large and diverse with students at all stages of career planning. References: Brophy, J.
Teaching Matters Academic Support
OCTOBER 30, 2018
Research has shown that anxiety associated with learning maths on these mostly humanities/social science-based degrees may not be uncommon (Macheski et al, 2006; Brush, 1978). This can be seen through initiatives like Q-step (Nuffield Foundation) and many others, including in PPLS here in Edinburgh. So what can we do about this?
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