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GenZ+GenAI: A whole new world and not a brand new world

Teaching Matters Online Learning

Since obtaining his PhD in Computer Science at the University of California, Irvine in 2008, Kartic has taught in diverse academic environments (US, India, France) and worked in industry (Disney Research).

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Assessing students through online role-playing

Teaching Matters Online Learning

2008), the students didn’t tend to question the motivation or purpose of this assessment task, but many did need reassurance and guidance. 2008), by providing more explanation in the instructions, which did reduce the number of questions as well as improve the quality of the posts for these particular ‘problem’ stakeholders.

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

Teaching Matters Online Learning

First-year medical students also commented in a separate study, that they found it extremely useful, and lecture recording decreased stress and anxiety (Pilarski, Alan Johnstone, Pettepher, & Osheroff, 2008). 2007; Dolnicar, 2005). 2007; Dolnicar, 2005). It is difficult to draw just one conclusion from the research I have read.

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Welcome to the October issue of Teaching Matters: Research-led teaching and learning

Teaching Matters Student Engagement

.” So, at an instrumentally beneficial level, “research-led teaching reflects and makes use of the teacher’s disciplinary research to benefit student learning and outcomes” (Trowler & Wareham, 2008). 2008) Tribes, territories, research and teaching: Enhancing the teaching-research nexus , HEA. & Wareham, T.

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Explaining Copyright, Creative Commons and Open Access

Teaching Matters Academic Support

Suber, 2008 ). Open access is a mechanism by which research outputs are distributed online, free of cost or other access barriers. Open-access (OA) literature is digital, online, free of charge, and free of most copyright and licensing restrictions.

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Interdisciplinarity in the age of data: Teaching data analysis and statistics in the social sciences

Teaching Matters Academic Support

Statistics Anxiety and Science Attitudes: Age, Gender, and Ethnicity Factors. College Student Journal, 45 (3), 573-585. Macheski, G. Buhrmann, J., Lowney, K. S., & Bush, M. Overcoming Student Disengagement and Anxiety in Theory, Methods, and Statistics Courses by Building a Community of Learners. Teaching Sociology , 36 (1), 42–48.

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Catching the waves: surfing, enhancement, and student success

Teaching Matters Student Employment

Contextualising and embedding the skills and mindsets required for success The 2008-2011 Graduates for the 21 st Century Enhancement Theme added weight and momentum to our existing work developing the University’s Graduate Attributes and surfacing and embedding these in the student experience and degree programme and course descriptors.