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.

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APRIL 27, 2017

The Directors of Teaching Network is a new initiative started by the Assistant Principal for Assessment and Feedback, Professor Susan Rhind in 2016. The first meeting in February 2016 included introductions to each school and their major achievements and challenges in assessment and feedback.

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OCTOBER 30, 2019

They can also be a useful resource for researchers looking to better understand the relationship between teaching practices and learning. These were questions we helped to answer over the summer, as Research Assistants on the Classroom Practices and Lecture Recording project , which was funded by the Principal’s Teaching Award Scheme.

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Teaching Matters Experiential Learning

DECEMBER 14, 2022

When students learn to evaluate and interpret their experiences and perspectives autonomously, this is a strong base for transformative adult learning (Mesirow 1997), a theme recently picked up in educational research (Servant-Miklos & Noordegraaf-Eelens 2021). I also use reflective assignments in the master’s thesis research process.

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APRIL 4, 2016

The Edinburgh Medical School uses Student Selected Components ( SSCs ) as part of the medicine timetable to deliver a range of learning outcomes which mainly relate to developing research skills, and professional development including teamwork and teaching skills. Apr 4, 2016

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DECEMBER 20, 2018

Interestingly, three of these posts were written in 2016, showing that the blog’s content is continually being accessed both nationally, and internationally. Next year, Teaching Matters colleagues will be undertaking a research project investigating how a multi-authored blog (Teaching Matters!)

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DECEMBER 12, 2018

However, an outstanding group of lecturers in Biomedical Sciences, led by Programme Director John Menzies, in collaboration with colleagues at the Zhejiang University – University of Edinburgh Institute (ZJE) for education and research, have created truly unique dual award undergraduate programmes in Biomedical Sciences.

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Teaching Matters Experiential Learning

OCTOBER 18, 2018

Credit: unsplash, @vidarnm, CC0 On a wonderfully sunny day in June 2016, I graduated with an honours degree in Geology and Physical Geography. The interdisciplinary nature of the course was a major attraction, making it stand-out in comparison to other Masters and was one of the main reasons why I decided to enrol in Autumn 2016.

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MAY 8, 2019

Having a diverse curriculum is essential to highlight the often ignored contributions of marginalised people in academia, and being critical of historically dominant narratives. This doesn’t involve creating an entirely new canon overnight, but rather involves learning about different perspectives and developing the canon even further.

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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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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. Oct 20, 2016

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APRIL 8, 2016

Indeed, as the drive for scholarly research to become ever more Open Access gathers pace, Wikipedia will increasingly become the digital gateway to this research. Students can be taught how to edit in up to 60 minutes and thereafter can research and write, with academic rigour, brand new Wikipedia articles. Apr 8, 2016

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AUGUST 1, 2018

The Cabaret of Dangerous Ideas is a unique opportunity for researchers to bring controversial, contentious, and dangerous ideas to the Edinburgh Fringe , and for members of the public to engage with world class academics from all over the country outside of their ivory towers. Being an intern here on the Employ.Ed

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Teaching Matters Online Learning

JUNE 19, 2019

(Cronon, 2012) At The University of Edinburgh, we have quickly generated real examples of technology-enhanced learning activities appropriate to the curriculum and transformed our students, staff and members of the public from being passive readers and consumers to being active, engaged contributors.

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AUGUST 23, 2020

Many of these warnings have fallen on deaf ears as most students I know acknowledge that they use Wikipedia in some way in their research or learning. of students in 2016 used Wikipedia for their academic work and also highlighted that many used it for an ‘introductory and/or clarificatory role’. A study by Selwyn found that 87.5%

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Teaching Matters Experiential Learning

OCTOBER 25, 2018

Credit: Pixabay, shilmar, CC0 The Edinburgh Living Lab programme is part of the Edinburgh Futures Institute, (EFI), which is building links between the university and the city to facilitate long-term multi-disciplinary ‘research in the wild’. Supported by Sally Kerr of the council Open Data programme.

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MARCH 6, 2018

The Education and Digital Cultures course is taught by Jeremy Knox and James Lamb, both from the Centre for Research in Digital Education. doi:10.1080/03075070600572090 James Lamb James Lamb is an ESRC-funded Doctoral Student within the Centre for Research in Digital Education, in the Moray House School of Education. doi:10.2304/elea.2006.3.1.16

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Teaching Matters Academic Support

NOVEMBER 8, 2016

In summer 2016, the History Subject Area embarked on the largest overhaul of its curriculum in a generation. The Historian’s Toolkit takes students through all steps of the historical research process. Nov 8, 2016 The course was therefore designed ‘backwards’, from desired outcome to teaching methods.

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2016

Some use content to teach skills, such as the Sociology department’s research training course, Designing and Doing Social Research which I organise. Find out more: Curriculum Theory and Practice on the infed website Angus Bancroft Angus is a lecturer in Sociology. Sep 20, 2016

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JULY 11, 2017

Research shows shown that peer observation is an extremely valuable process (Irby, 1983; Brown and Ward-Griffin, 1994; Siddiqui et al., It is also made explicit that the peer observation is only for staff development purposes and is not used for any review or assessment processes.

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Teaching Matters Online Learning

OCTOBER 3, 2016

Research has suggested that students pick up ‘the rules of the game’ very quickly, and will adopt whatever set of norms are perceived as ‘expected’ in the classroom. His research interests include the development of student problem solving skills, diagnostic testing, and flipped classroom pedagogies.

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OCTOBER 18, 2016

His research focuses on animal behaviour and his teaching covers evolution, animal biology and ecology. Oct 18, 2016 Patrick Walsh Patrick Walsh is a Senior Lecturer and Associate Director of Teaching for Student Experience in the School of Biological Sciences.

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OCTOBER 11, 2016

She also runs the Biomedical Teaching Organisation (BMTO) teaching network which aims to encourage interactions and sharing of practices between all staff involved in teaching as well as to stimulate interest in research in Higher Education. Oct 11, 2016 For upcoming sessions, please visit the BMTO teaching network website.

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OCTOBER 5, 2016

Currently Heather is on secondment to the Institute for Academic Development, conducting a two-year project on flipped learning. Oct 5, 2016 Heather McQueen Heather McQueen is a Senior Lecturer in Molecular Genetics and Associate Director of Teaching in the School of Biological Sciences.

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OCTOBER 26, 2016

Since we were somewhat apprehensive (in retrospect, unjustifiably) about letting teams of undergraduates run riot in the city, we decided to focus on an issue that could be researched within the confines of the University and chose Food and Sustainability as the challenge. Oct 26, 2016 He has organised the Smart Data Hack since 2013.

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Teaching Matters Online Learning

OCTOBER 12, 2017

” Jon Tennant , September 2017 The Wikimedia residency at the University of Edinburgh has supported three Wikipedia in the Classroom assignments in year one (2016/2017) in 3 very different disciplines: Reproductive Biology Hons.; the 2016 Reproductive Biology assignment ); or using the Programs and Events Dashboard.

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Teaching Matters Experiential Learning

NOVEMBER 11, 2016

The bricks became a vehicle for expressing, discussing and refining research ideas. Dan’s post was first published on the IAD4LearnTeach blog in October 2016. Dan is a cultural geographer and his research focuses on urban multiculture, the geographies of race and racism, industrial ruins, and everyday life in cities.

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Teaching Matters Academic Support

FEBRUARY 26, 2019

An important focus of Sarah’s work is to enhance IAD collaboration and engagement with colleagues in Schools and Colleges and beyond to support high quality teaching and research provision in Higher Education. Sarah has previously worked in student support leadership roles completing a Masters in Education (Leadership and Management).

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DECEMBER 12, 2017

My initial application in 2014 to the UK Commonwealth Scholarship Commission was unsuccessful, but a subsequent bid in 2016, led by Professor Garden and crucially involving local partners in LMICs, secured funding for ten scholarships. My tips for securing funding are, firstly, to consider potential collaborations.

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Teaching Matters Online Learning

SEPTEMBER 26, 2017

Here David and Eli share their thoughts on lecture capture, originally published on Teaching Matters in June 2016. However, it was unclear what impact, if any, it had on attendance, with research having consistently failed to establish any clear relationship. Why is it not done for many other courses?”

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DECEMBER 12, 2016

Embedding equality and diversity in the curriculum: a model for learning and teaching practitioners. 2010) Inclusive learning and teaching in higher education: a synthesis of research. Varia (2015) Embedding equality and diversity in the curriculum: discipline-specific guides. Dec 12, 2016 Higher Education Academy.

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The Change Leader, Inc.

AUGUST 8, 2023

Both solutions helped students wanting to transfer credits between institutions. About Our Podcast Guest Dr. Marielena DeSanctis has more than 23 years of experience in education, including classroom teaching, curriculum development, instructional design, learning assessment, and progressive leadership roles in K-12 and higher education.

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Supporting Student Success

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

My research seeks to understand disparities in mental health outcomes among students with marginalized sociodemographic identities in Canada, and the relationship between mental health and learning with marginalized communities. For these reasons, I selected this as the measure of choice utilized within my research. .

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Teaching Matters Experiential Learning

JANUARY 6, 2020

Three of these posts featured in the 2018 top ten , while the other seven were published this year… Teaching Matters in 2019 Teaching Matters readership has continued to grow steadily throughout 2019; the October issue (research-led teaching and learning) attracted over 10,000 hits.

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