Teaching Matters Academic Support

NOVEMBER 5, 2019

In this issue, we will be publishing examples of when a teaching innovation or change in practice has been introduced, piloted, or researched, and it hasn’t turned out as expected. There will also be two other Spotlight on ELIR posts published this month, so please do engage with these and send on any feedback to ELIRsupport@ed.ac.uk.

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Teaching Matters Student Engagement

OCTOBER 20, 2016

The Student Research Course Foundation (SRCF) is a 10-credit course taken in the second year of the five-year undergraduate Bachelor of Veterinary Medicine and Surgery (BVM&S) degree. It is designed around a student-led group research project, allowing students to self-select their group and topic.

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Teaching Matters Academic Support

NOVEMBER 1, 2018

A flourishing field of student partnership work has recently emerged (e.g., Cook-Sather, Bovill and Felten, 2014), which critically discusses and reflects on how universities can involve students in roles that, ‘actively shape and enhance their experiences of learning and teaching’ (Healey, Flint and Harrington, 2014). Harrington.

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Teaching Matters Student Engagement

JULY 16, 2024

Ankita Chattopadhyay is a recent graduate with an MSc by Research (MScR) in Infection Medicine (Biomedical Sciences). This post belongs to June-July Hot Topic series: Students as Change Agents (SACHA). However, implementing co-creation faces hurdles like students’ reluctance to participate (Cook-Sather & Luz, 2015 ; Mapstone et al.,

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Teaching Matters Academic Communities

JULY 22, 2024

Students engaged in ASA DataFest hackathon In this extra post, Serveh Sharifi, Vanda Inacio, Ozan Evkaya, and Amanda Lenzi, academics from the School of Mathematics, share their experience and insights on hosting the American Statistical Association (ASA) DataFest 2024 at The University of Edinburgh and Heriot-Watt University.

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Teaching Matters Academic Support

JULY 4, 2017

Research proves that students perceive multimedia feedback (either video or audio) as more individualised and easier to comprehend and act upon ( West and Turner 2015 ). Video assessment and feedback improves student engagement by reaching those students who are more “visually oriented”. & Turner, W.

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Teaching Matters Academic Communities

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

Joséphine Foucher is Teaching Matters’ Deputy Editor and Student Engagement Officer. We asked colleagues and students in education to share reflections on books that have inspired their teaching. Her research looks at the intersection between art and politics in contemporary Cuba. Happy reading! Nov 4, 2021

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Teaching Matters Academic Communities

MARCH 21, 2019

Student participation in curriculum development is reported to increase levels of individual and collective student responsibility for their learning, enhance student performance and engagement, and increase teachers’ satisfaction (Bovill, 2014; HEA, 2015).

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Teaching Matters Student Engagement

AUGUST 1, 2016

We support a range of other “in-house’ initiatives including Social and Political Science in Practice , which is a new framework in the School for Honours students (typically in their 4th Year) to undertake faculty-student collaboration for academic credit across three pillars: research; learning and teaching; public education and engagement.

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Teaching Matters Student Engagement

AUGUST 11, 2016

Apparently not, from the evidence of those who took part in the first SLICCs pilot in 2015. 20 or students designed their own 10 credit courses over the summer ranging from research projects that explored degree-related topics more deeply to projects for volunteering or during summer internships. Do they take the easy option?

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Teaching Matters Student Engagement

JANUARY 13, 2021

The Teaching Awards also serve to highlight and reward best practice in teaching and student support, reminding us all of the value in investing in student experience. In 2015, a thematic analysis of Teaching Award nomination submissions was conducted, resulting in the “What does good teaching look like to students?”

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Teaching Matters Student Engagement

JANUARY 10, 2019

Crucially, it was also co-created with students –through the course Social and Political Science in Practice , an SPS framework for Honours students to undertake faculty-student collaboration on research, teaching or public engagement. Jan 10, 2019

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Teaching Matters Experiential Learning

MARCH 2, 2017

In comparison, the challenges for conducting interdisciplinary research seem to be at a lower level, for instance with the funding of a research grant, or as a student project – they are discrete and have clearly defined objectives. Furthermore, those resources of money and researchers, act as great enablers.

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Teaching Matters Experiential Learning

FEBRUARY 13, 2019

The idea is to engage academics with operational staff in order to form a mutually beneficial collaboration. In the Department of Social Responsibility and Sustainability, we collaborate with researchers and students across the University, and partner with the Edinburgh Living Lab. What makes a Living Lab project?

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Teaching Matters Student Engagement

OCTOBER 5, 2016

Heather was a finalist for the HE UK Bioscience teacher of the year 2014 and received an honourable mention in the 2015 Turnitin Global Innovation awards. Heather McQueen Heather McQueen is a Senior Lecturer in Molecular Genetics and Associate Director of Teaching in the School of Biological Sciences. Oct 5, 2016

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Teaching Matters Student Engagement

JULY 28, 2022

2011) The Mythology of Feedback, Higher Education Research and Development, Vol. 2005) Improving Assessment Through Student Involvement: Practical solutions for aiding learning in higher and further education. 4 pp 405-419 [link] Falchikov, N. Oxon: RoutledgeFalmer Nicol, D. 4 pp 501-517 [link] Meer, N. & & Chapman, A.

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Teaching Matters Student Engagement

OCTOBER 26, 2016

Of course, the only way to get an answer was to actually do this through launching a new course, and this was the genesis of Data, Design and Society (DDS) , a 20-point level 8 course offered for the first time in 2015/16 by the School of Informatics. He has organised the Smart Data Hack since 2013.

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Teaching Matters Experiential Learning

MARCH 1, 2016

Find out about health-enhancing and community engagement opportunities for students in Edinburgh via Edinburgh Connected Dive deeper into community engagement in a short report on ‘ Community Engagement as an Integral Part of the Curriculum ’ from University Senate in February 2015. Mar 1, 2016

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Teaching Matters Student Employment

FEBRUARY 29, 2016

Apparently not, from the evidence of those who took part in the first SLICCs pilot in 2015. 20 or students designed their own 10 credit courses over the summer ranging from research projects that explored degree-related topics more deeply to projects for volunteering or during summer internships. Do they take the easy option?

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Teaching Matters Academic Communities

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

Joséphine Foucher is Teaching Matters’ Deputy Editor and Student Engagement Officer. We asked colleagues and students in education to share reflections on books that have inspired their teaching. Her research looks at the intersection between art and politics in contemporary Cuba. Happy reading! Nov 4, 2021

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Teaching Matters Academic Communities

JUNE 19, 2023

One way to go about this, as evidence suggests, is to record audio, video or screencasts, or a combination, and even better if accompanied by written feedback that identifies areas of improvement and stimulates further engagement with the topic. Such formats aid student motivation and are suitable for a large cohort (Ryan, 2018).

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Teaching Matters Academic Support

APRIL 19, 2017

This digital platform was chosen for its familiarity and ease of access for staff and students. Our approach to academic misconduct and to the development of this particular tool is based upon several years of thinking about academic misconduct, reading research and reflecting upon how best to approach this topic with both students and staff.

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Higher Ed Connects: Diversity

JUNE 15, 2019

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, a report released in 2015 indicated a highly diverse cohort of college applicants. Research tends to indicate a bias against females in the areas of math and science; somehow it is perceived that males are stronger in these areas than females. 1995) Strengthening Student Engagement.

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Teaching Matters Academic Support

MARCH 7, 2017

Peer Support started at Edinburgh as a joint venture between Edinburgh University Students Association and the University of Edinburgh in September 2012 and since June 2015 has been running as the Department of Peer Learning and Support.

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Teaching Matters Experiential Learning

NOVEMBER 11, 2016

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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Teaching Matters Academic Support

AUGUST 30, 2022

The oldest and longest running peer support project here at the University of Edinburgh has served some 2000 widening participation students over that time in ‘the fellowship and solidarity of community’ (Darder, 2015). Reassessing Tinto’s concepts of social and academic integration in student retention. References Darder, A.

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Higher Ed Connects: Assessment

MARCH 15, 2019

To find the right instrument for the job, consider the following: Commercially available tests are things such as the National Survey of Student Engagement and ETS Major Field Tests. Tip : Most colleges/universities have an Office of Institutional Research (see Section 4). Where will the data be collected?

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The Change Leader, Inc.

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

By directly involving high school students in the design of their future educational experiences, REP4 demonstrates a proactive approach to student engagement. Moreover, advancements in digital learning technologies are not just buzzwords but tangible tools reshaping the educational landscape. But competitive as well.

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The Change Leader, Inc.

MAY 16, 2023

Part of this comes from approximately 94% of Villanova students being accepted into internships. Anyone can see these successes for themselves since the private Roman Catholic research institution shares what their alumni are actually saying and experiencing online. It could be from a research experience.

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University Business

MARCH 25, 2025

The first-generation college graduate has spearheaded record-highs in graduation rates, research funding and philanthropic support. Since his tenure began July 2015, Long has led the institution through its transition from a college to a university and has increased enrollment by nearly 30% during eight consecutive years of enrollment growth.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

MARCH 2, 2023

He’s also a retired Israeli brigadier general who directs the domestic research cluster of Tel Aviv University’s Institute for National Security Studies. So, where was all the work since last February to help, you know, students engage in a more healthy debate and discussion? A Broader Campaign?

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Teaching Matters Student Engagement

JULY 21, 2022

Image credit: pixabay, stocksnap, CC0 In this post, Dr Catherine Bovill explores how to effectively engage staff and students in the co-creation of assessment practices. Catherine is Senior Lecturer in Student Engagement at the Institute for Academic Development. & Hamer, J. Simon and Margaret Hamilton, Eds.

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SRHE

JANUARY 14, 2025

These views of what counts as student politics have been shaped by rather romantic ideals of what it meant to be a student and do politics in 1960s, or perhaps even in 2010-2011 when we witnessed the last large scale student rebellion in England, but also more globally. Student Identity and Political Agency.

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The Change Leader, Inc.

DECEMBER 26, 2023

Public confidence in higher education also saw a notable decline, with a Gallup poll indicating a drop in faith from 57% in 2015 to 36% in 2023. A Gallup poll indicated a drop from 57% in 2015 to 36% in public faith, highlighting a substantial shift in perceptions over eight years. We do the research. Absolutely. And you know.

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