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Using Peer Observation to enhance teaching and learning

Teaching Matters Academic Communities

2007) with benefits for the observer as much as the person being observed (Siddiqui et al., It is also made explicit that the peer observation is only for staff development purposes and is not used for any review or assessment processes. For example, how you encourage contributions from students in a tutorial. How to do it?

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Building online academic communities

Teaching Matters Academic Communities

Building online communities can help with student engagement and satisfaction (Lui et al, 2007). Supporting and developing a community This embryonic community needs to be supported and developed throughout the course. References Liu, X., Magjuka, R.J., and Lee, S. Does Sense of Community Matter? 9-24,87-88.

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Mini-series: Academic blogging at University of Edinburgh

Teaching Matters Academic Communities

2007; Deng & Yuen, 2011), particularly reflective writing (Hemmi, Bayne, & Land, 2009), and learning to write for particular real or imagined audiences (Ross, 2014; Gogia, 2016). Writing online can make explicit a thought process, demonstrating the development of an approach and understanding over time. link] Kerawalla, L.,

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Mini-series: A summary of recently published lecture recording papers

Teaching Matters Academic Support

I think this is a very useful point when thinking about what it means to implement lecture recording at scale: When new teachers join universities they are exposed to teacher development but it is unclear how widespread and/or consistent that development is. That’s okay. Our results accord with the suggestion of Phillips et al.

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Adopting ‘Ultra’ Early: Leading the way with Learn

Teaching Matters Online Learning

Stuart joined The University of Edinburgh in 2007, initially in the School of History, Classics, and Archaeology, moving to what is now EDE in 2011. Image credit: Copyright University of Edinburgh In this Spotlight on Learn Ultra post, Stuart Nicol provides an update on the early adoption of Learn Ultra.

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Spotlight on Learn Foundations: Building the foundations for a better student experience online

Teaching Matters Online Learning

Having worked as a learning technologist for over 20 years Stuart joined the University of Edinburgh in 2007, initially in the School of History, Classics, and Archaeology, moving to what is now EDE in 2011. What does that mean for us, the users? The second project is perhaps even more ambitious and will run over three years.

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Welcome to the March issue of Teaching Matters: Scholarship of Teaching and Learning and PTAS

Teaching Matters Online Learning

Such schemes are now common internationally, but PTAS , initiated at the University of Edinburgh in 2007 by Professor Carolin Kreber, with the support of the then Principal, Professor Timothy O’Shea, is one of the longest-established schemes of its kind. What’s the Principal’s Teaching Award Scheme (PTAS)?