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Developing graduate attributes in a landscape of practices

Teaching Matters Student Employment

Reaching such an understanding involves identifying the factors which enable, but also constrain, students’ development of these attributes. The research participants were from the MSc Language Education programme. 2013) There is nothing generic about graduate attributes: unpacking the scope of context. References Barnett, R.

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What the f**k is Graphic Design?

Teaching Matters Experiential Learning

Creative problem solving, risk taking, lateral thinking, communication, project management, amongst the many core design skills this student employed in order to fulfil this unique ‘task’. Since that time, she has maintained her professional practice and developed her research in the field of education. Sep 13, 2018

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Themed ‘tutor training sessions’ for tutors and demonstrators in Informatics

Teaching Matters Academic Support

Next steps: Find out more about support for tutors and demonstrators on the IAD website Cristina Alexandru Cristina is a Research Associate within the School of Informatics. As an Informatics tutor trainer since 2013, she is responsible for the planning, organisation, delivery and assessment of the training programme. May 30, 2017

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Working with alumnae teachers to prepare student teachers for professional practice

Teaching Matters Student Employment

Since 2013, she has been depute and programme director on the BEd Primary and MA Primary Education programmes with responsibility for preparing students for professional placements on a range of ITE programmes. Deborah Holt Dr Deborah Holt is a Bicentennial Fellow in the Moray House School of Education and Sport.

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Graphic Design in a Box

Teaching Matters Academic Support

Over the last 20 years as the Programme Director of Graphic Design within Edinburgh College of Art’s (ECA) Design School I have been accustomed to teaching a wide range of students with diverse backgrounds from across the UK. Since that time she has maintained her professional practice and developed her research in the field of education.

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New evidence on the challenges and consequences of precarious work for university students

SRHE

Based on findings from the project ‘Learning from Labour: Critical Pedagogy for Working Students’ carried out at Middlesex University in 2022-2023, the study explores the educational and employment challenges faced by working students in UK post-92 universities ( MDX News, 2023 ).

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Bridging the seminar room and the world of public policy: Six practical tips for organising work placements

Teaching Matters Student Employment

It is useful to have students write fortnightly reflective diaries during their placements. They are useful as a tool of reflection during the placement but many students return to them when writing their dissertations, to remind themselves how their research design evolved.