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An introduction to student and staff co-creation of the curriculum

Teaching Matters Experiential Learning

A helpful way to think about different forms of student and staff engagement – including co-creation of the curriculum – is by seeing them in a spectrum of engagement. For example, Bovill and Bulley (2011, p. Figure: Ladder of participation in curriculum design (Bovill & Bulley, 2011 p.180)

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Co-creation and collaboration in course design: Our journey with SACHA

Teaching Matters Student Engagement

Understanding Co-creation and Collaboration Co-creation in education is all about making teaching and learning a two-way process, where the voices of both students and academic professionals are considered to design engaging and comprehensive courses ( Bovill et al., references Bovill, C., Cook‐Sather, A., & Felten, P.

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Student Partnership Agreement and Funding Scheme

Teaching Matters Student Engagement

Dr Bovill is a Senior Lecturer in Student Engagement at the Institute for Academic Development. The University of Edinburgh and Edinburgh University Students’ Association have enjoyed a long and productive partnership. We really look forward to receiving your applications and reading about your ideas.

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SACHA Think Tank Challenge Hosts reflections

Teaching Matters Student Engagement

Cathy: Since the final presentations by the students we have ensured the student reports have been shared among a range of groups. The University’s Curriculum Transformation Project Student Engagement Strategy group have discussed how some of the ideas might be taken forward. Jul 30, 2024

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Teaching activities that bring out the best in students – shouldn’t we all strive for that?

Teaching Matters Experiential Learning

By actively observing and reflecting on the adventures and challenges in unfamiliar learning zones, abstract thinking is developed, which can be used in new and broader real-world situations. Akkerman & Bakker (2011) find that transformation, and thus learning, requires “continuous joint work at the boundary” (p.149), Cooley, S.

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Learning with Lego

Teaching Matters Experiential Learning

I’d recently taken on the role of senior tutor for the Geography undergraduate students and I’d decided to rethink how we run the personal tutor group meetings. Student attendance at group meetings had been patchy and many colleagues became frustrated at the lack of student engagement. References and resources Buckley, C.

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ALL for all

Teaching Matters Online Learning

It can be hard for these academics to maintain their sense of academic identity, so I was delighted when one participant told me that the course had made her want to engage in research again. [1] 1] Lea, M. R., & Street, B. The “Academic Literacies” model: Theory and applications. Theory into Practice , 45(4), 368-377. [2] 3] Hyland, K.