Teaching Matters Experiential Learning

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. This short dialogue between student and staff is a motivating, honest and collegial conversation about what makes good teaching. Dec 20, 2018

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OCTOBER 18, 2016

This (self-imposed) time limit meant that the journey of scientific discovery cannot be fully replicated by students – the materials have to be there before the students arrive. However, this was the only willing concession to ‘reliability’ – the remainder of the students’ engagement with the scientific endeavour was retained.

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Teaching Matters Online Learning

JUNE 19, 2019

Digital Sociology MSc students engage in workshops about how sociology is communicated and how knowledge is created and curated online each year as a response to the recent ASA article. Prior to this, Ewan worked as a PGDE English and Media teacher in the Far East (Japan, Singapore and South Korea) and in Scotland.

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Teaching Matters Experiential Learning

MARCH 2, 2017

At this early stage, the student receives feedback from their SLICC staff tutor, who offers them guidance on how they may gain greater insight during the learning experience and maximise the available opportunities. The scope for student agency is significant, with students defining their own unique learning experiences.

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APRIL 4, 2016

Offering choice presents a series of challenges and opportunities to the curriculum developer. For example, how do we work with the professional community to support the 850+ students that are undertaking the Bachelor of Medicine programme at any one time? Apr 4, 2016

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OCTOBER 20, 2016

This has become a celebration of the good practice which underpins the learning experiences of our veterinary community at the Easter Bush Campus, culminating in our application for a University Social Responsibility and Sustainability Gold award in 2016. Oct 20, 2016

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Teaching Matters Experiential Learning

DECEMBER 14, 2022

Do you also witness that students often listen more attentively to fellow students than to teachers? Recently, it was found that group work skills benefit from interactive experiential learning (Cooley, Burns, & Cumming, 2016). I certainly do. F., & Bakker, A. Cooley, S. E., & Cumming, J.

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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 26, 2016

She is also the founder and co-convener of the Scottish Physical Education Research Network, a network that aims to support students and teachers of physical education in their professional inquiry and development. May 26, 2016

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Teaching Matters Online Learning

OCTOBER 30, 2019

Characterising lectures We helped to develop FILL+, a tool for characterising lectures by recording the activities that take place as seen from the student’s perspective. It builds on the Framework for Interactive Learning in Lectures (FILL) developed by Wood et al. American Journal of Physics. link] Mazur. link] Wood.

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Teaching Matters Student Engagement

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 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.

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AUGUST 1, 2018

Dr Cathy Bovill who focusses on student engagement. Her blog post will be exploring some of the highs and lows of teachers’ attempts to motivate students and make learning more exciting and engaging. David Mountain explaining the problem with patriotism, and how it is illogical, dangerous and a waste of time.

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Teaching Matters Academic Communities

APRIL 8, 2016

However, the residency isn’t just about Wikipedia and there are numerous ways where staff and students can get involved and directly contribute their knowledge & expertise to develop Wikimedia UK’s diverse range of projects. Apr 8, 2016

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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. Nov 11, 2016

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OCTOBER 26, 2016

Oct 26, 2016 He is currently serving as Ambassador for Open Knowledge Scotland, and is also a co-founder of Prewired and of Edinburgh Living Lab. He has organised the Smart Data Hack since 2013.

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OCTOBER 6, 2017

Jennifer and I were appointed to the Projects and Engagement team at the Institute for Academic Development in December 2016 and the opportunity to jump straight in at the deep end to run the first Festival was a fantastic learning experience for us both!

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JANUARY 16, 2018

Our course – Contemporary Political Theory: Engaging in Current Research – is one of several courses at Edinburgh trying something different. One of us (Kieran) convenes the course; two of us (Sabrina and Joel) were among the students who took it in its first year (2016/17).

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Teaching Matters Experiential Learning

OCTOBER 25, 2018

Students worked on challenges set by City Neighbourhood partnerships * , including how to increase use of parks, encourage cycling and walking in the city centre, and improving recycling rates. In 2016 Ewan and a TA, Alyssa Alcorn, developed a level 8 cross-school course , Data, Design and Society , on the topic ‘Food and the University’.

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Teaching Matters Experiential Learning

NOVEMBER 13, 2018

Talks Attended Keynote 1: Transforming Student Learning: The Journey of a University-Wide Curriculum Reform – Professor Amy B.M. Tsui 1A: The Near Future of Teaching at Edinburgh – Sian Bayne 2A: What do Edinburgh Students Want? A Mixed Method Analysis of NSS 2016 Free Text Data – Jill MacKay 3B: What Question?

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2016

Find out more: Curriculum Theory and Practice on the infed website Angus Bancroft Angus is a lecturer in Sociology. Sep 20, 2016 He researches cyber-crime, the darknet, illicit markets and illicit drug use.

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Teaching Matters Experiential Learning

NOVEMBER 13, 2018

Talks Attended Keynote 1: Transforming Student Learning: The Journey of a University-Wide Curriculum Reform – Professor Amy B.M. Tsui 1A: The Near Future of Teaching at Edinburgh – Sian Bayne 2A: What do Edinburgh Students Want? A Mixed Method Analysis of NSS 2016 Free Text Data – Jill MacKay 3B: What Question?

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Teaching Matters Online Learning

OCTOBER 3, 2016

His research interests include the development of student problem solving skills, diagnostic testing, and flipped classroom pedagogies. Oct 3, 2016 He teaches on the undergraduate programmes in physics and also conducts pedagogic research as a member of the Edinburgh Physics Education Research group (EdPER).

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Teaching Matters Experiential Learning

JANUARY 6, 2020

The episodes accompany the popular mini-series blog posts, which covered the following ‘hot topics’ across the University in 2019: Social responsibility and sustainability in learning and teaching practices ; Academic blogging ; Inclusivity in the curriculum ; Mental health and wellbeing ; and Peer learning and support.

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