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Developing graduate attributes in a landscape of practices

Teaching Matters Student Employment

One of the previous criticisms of graduate attributes has been their conceptualisation as generic skills rather than recognising them as being highly contextualised and situated (Jones, 2013 ). Higher Education , 40, 409-422. 2013) There is nothing generic about graduate attributes: unpacking the scope of context.

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Surfacing and accelerating learning: introducing the Edinburgh Award

Teaching Matters Student Employment

It also seeks to enhance the learning and development opportunities these activities provide and encourage students to see the relevance of these activities in preparing them for their future. We wanted to engage pro-actively with the HEAR and use it to benefit student learning from co- and extra-curricular activity.

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Adaptive Comparative Judgment and the Edinburgh Award

Teaching Matters Online Learning

” Briana Pegado (final year student 2013/14 and EUSA President 2014/15) The success of these early trials encouraged further pilots on several large mainstream courses across the University to evaluate the impact this may have on students in developing a deeper understanding of how to effectively use assessment and feedback in their learning.

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Working with alumnae teachers to prepare student teachers for professional practice

Teaching Matters Student Employment

I still am a teacher in higher education, but I feel that my words do not have nearly as much impact as those of practising teachers when it comes to preparation for professional practice. Deborah Holt Dr Deborah Holt is a Bicentennial Fellow in the Moray House School of Education and Sport. I was a school teacher.

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Catching the waves: surfing, enhancement, and student success

Teaching Matters Student Employment

Gavin is the Careers and Employability Manager from the Careers Service and this post forms part of the 20 Years of Enhancement theme. Using insights from the Edinburgh Award, in 2013/14 we piloted our Student-Led, Individually-Created Courses (SLICCs) framework for credit-bearing experiential and reflective learning and assessment.

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Transcending international boundaries online to create a global community

Teaching Matters Academic Communities

Mihiri Tantirimudalige in Sri Lanka, studying the Master of Family Medicine, says that the degree enabled her to: get a wide range of opinions from other students, which I was not exposed to before… Through the discussion forums, I was able to identify the more global issues that are being faced – it’s been a real-eye opener for me.

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Leveraging PEP and EMI Data to Improve Institutional Value and Student ROI: Changing Higher Ed Podcast 173 with Host Dr. Drumm McNaughton and Guest Michael Itzkowitz

The Change Leader, Inc.

One of the biggest challenges students face is determining their return on investment for obtaining a college degree. Since leaving the Department of Education, Michael has found that college is still worth the investment, providing graduates with more opportunities, on average, than non-college grads.