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Spotlight on Practice Worth Sharing: Team building in Higher Education

Teaching Matters Academic Communities

I much prefer to work within a team rather than on my own: this doesn’t mean that I team-teach, although I’m keen to explore this, but rather that I plan and reflect with a team of like-minded teachers whose aim is to improve the teaching in higher education classes. Learning to Teach in Higher Education, Routledge.

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An ‘Edinburgh Model’ for Online Teaching Programme: Notes from a pilot run

Teaching Matters Online Learning

It has been designed to complement existing continuing professional development around teaching in higher education currently being offered by the University. Handbook of distance education (3rd ed., If interested, please contact Michael Gallagher for more information. References Moore, M. New York, NY: Routledge.

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IntroAP: Recognising and developing postgraduate teaching

Teaching Matters Academic Communities

One option that can address these questions and hurdles is a professional teaching accreditation with Advance HE (formerly the Higher Education Academy (HEA)). The IntroAP is a hugely popular route to accreditation, with over 240 participants successfully completing the programme since its inception in 2013.

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Learning from each other: Creating a scholarly community of practice through peer tutoring

Teaching Matters Academic Communities

As part of the role, postgraduate peer tutors can work towards their Associate Fellowship of the Higher Education Academy (AFHEA), in a similar way to the Undergraduate Certificate in Veterinary Medical Education. Higher Education, 71(2), 195-208. link] Bozalek, V., Alperstein, M., & Mitchell, V.

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An 'Edinburgh Model' for Online Teaching Programme: Notes from a pilot run

Teaching Matters Online Learning

It has been designed to complement existing continuing professional development around teaching in higher education currently being offered by the University. Handbook of distance education (3rd ed., If interested, please contact Michael Gallagher for more information. References Moore, M. New York, NY: Routledge.

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Emotional labour in academia: The unspoken burden

Teaching Matters Academic Support

Image credit: iStock In this post, Dr Avita Rath explores the topic of emotional labour, and its impact for those working in Higher Education. Avita is a year 3 distance learning student ( MSc Clinical Education ) at Edinburgh Medical School. 2013), yet it’s rarely acknowledged or valued. This is the core of the issue.

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