Teaching Matters Online Learning

DECEMBER 1, 2022

Image credit: Nataliya Vaitkevich, pexels, CC0 In this post, Anna Wood at the School of Mathematics introduces the Framework for Interactive Learning in Lectures, a classroom observation tool she co-developed to support reflections on teaching. FILL+ was developed by myself and George (Kinnear et al., What form did it take?

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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 list captures some of the prevalent teaching and learning issues that have been swirling around the general HE zeitgeist this year.

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Teaching Matters Academic Communities

APRIL 2, 2019

Felten et al, 2016). Face-to-face spaces, where students and staff could meet to chat and share experiences or concerns, seemed to be determined by where they could find a place that had a socket to plug in a kettle. Academic communities can thrive in many forms. This simplicity really struck me. Happy reading! references Felten, P.,

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Teaching Matters Academic Communities

NOVEMBER 3, 2016

However we do it, the focus of our work together is two-fold: development and recognition. Development is a slippery word. It has very different meanings in specific contexts: for example ‘property development’, ‘international development’ and ‘child development.’ Nov 3, 2016 I don’t see it that way).

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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. That is, 95.6% This figure increases to 97.1% link] Mazur. 12, 010140.

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Teaching Matters Academic Communities

MAY 19, 2016

May 19, 2016 There’s an old adage that says ‘People don’t care how much you know until they know how much you care.’ How true that is. And yet it seems so overlooked. So much of a Fresher’s academic experience at the University is depersonalised. They arrive having been given a matriculation number that identifies them for four years.

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Teaching Matters Academic Communities

MARCH 6, 2019

2007; Deng & Yuen, 2011), particularly reflective writing (Hemmi, Bayne, & Land, 2009), and learning to write for particular real or imagined audiences (Ross, 2014; Gogia, 2016). Writing online can make explicit a thought process, demonstrating the development of an approach and understanding over time. 2016, March 8).

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Teaching Matters Academic Communities

APRIL 25, 2016

However, to be maximally useful, it needs a good response rate from academic staff across the institution. Apr 25, 2016 We created a word cloud of the responses and published a survey insights report. The data collected has provided us with an evidence base to start conversations around campus around teaching and learning practices.

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Teaching Matters Academic Communities

NOVEMBER 9, 2016

Nov 9, 2016 As academics, we all know the feeling when we’re asked to take on something else that will compete for our time. We also know how easy it is for things to fall towards, or even off, the bottom of our to-do lists. So, why did I choose to take part in the Edinburgh Teaching Award (EdTA), and was it worth it? Spoiler: Yes.)

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Teaching Matters Academic Communities

DECEMBER 13, 2018

In 2012, she applied for a PhD at the at Edinburgh, and, after finishing her PhD in 2016, was offered a post-doc position by NEWS India-UK. Since then, apart from her research commitments, she has been the coordinator of the virtual centre, and an active member of the development team for the Nitrogen MOOCs.

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Teaching Matters Academic Communities

NOVEMBER 30, 2016

Recently I’ve been enjoying interviewing some of our experienced academics about how they have developed as teachers across their careers. I spoke with colleagues from all three Colleges about what it has been like to grow as a teacher before the recent upsurge in formal continuing professional development for teaching in higher education.

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Teaching Matters Student Employment

JULY 30, 2019

It is important to have clear lines of communication and any issues that arise need to be sensitively and carefully managed by either the Programme Director or a Student Development Officer, leaving the academic supervisor free to focus on supporting the student intellectually. Patiently build relationships.

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Teaching Matters Academic Communities

APRIL 6, 2017

A large part of my work has been the revamping and development of support for our tutors, who teach level 8 (pre-honours) tutorials in Biblical Studies, History of Christianity, Religious Studies, and Theology and Ethics. I also organise and lead training and development sessions for tutors each semester.

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Teaching Matters Academic Communities

APRIL 18, 2017

Hoping to encourage discussion, generate ideas and learn from existing good practice within the History department at Edinburgh, I received funding from the Principal’s Teaching Awards Scheme in March 2016 to produce a website with the aim of empowering postgraduate students in history to become better teachers.

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Teaching Matters Experiential Learning

AUGUST 1, 2018

Teaching Matters in Academic Year 2018/2019 Credit: Pixabay, CC0, harishs Teaching Matters has been growing steadily since its inception in January 2016 – in June 2018, readership peaked at 4,300. David Mountain explaining the problem with patriotism, and how it is illogical, dangerous and a waste of time.

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Teaching Matters Online Learning

JANUARY 24, 2023

If you’re considering integrating a podcast element into your syllabus, Emily and Andrew suggest that it is well-worth taking the time to reflect on what exactly you’re hoping the podcast will achieve. Is it a supplementary podcast – one that supports particular weeks of the syllabus in some unique way?

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Teaching Matters Online Learning

JANUARY 24, 2023

If you’re considering integrating a podcast element into your syllabus, Emily and Andrew suggest that it is well-worth taking the time to reflect on what exactly you’re hoping the podcast will achieve. Is it a supplementary podcast – one that supports particular weeks of the syllabus in some unique way?

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Teaching Matters Experiential Learning

NOVEMBER 13, 2018

This creation of a community at the school promotes more open conversation between staff and students, and has led to some unique collaboration. As was found with this analysis, I like the idea of having lecture recording as a safety net if I need to miss class, but I also share staff concerns about decreasing attendance.

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Teaching Matters Student Engagement

MAY 8, 2019

This doesn’t involve creating an entirely new canon overnight, but rather involves learning about different perspectives and developing the canon even further. So it is essential to acknowledge that discrimination, both direct and unconscious, does occur, and can have a serious impact on staff and students belonging to marginalised groups.

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Teaching Matters Online Learning

JANUARY 11, 2023

She has been with The University of Edinburgh since 2016 becoming a FHEA in 2020. As their research results attest, this interactivity and connectivity – even a sense of camaraderie – promised by podcasting is what makes the form so compelling to students. That’s not true. Transcript of the episode is available here.

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Teaching Matters Online Learning

JANUARY 11, 2023

She has been with The University of Edinburgh since 2016 becoming a FHEA in 2020. As their research results attest, this interactivity and connectivity – even a sense of camaraderie – promised by podcasting is what makes the form so compelling to students. That’s not true. Transcript of the episode is available here.

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Teaching Matters Academic Support

FEBRUARY 26, 2019

The project had several outcomes, including fantastic examples of student and staff engagement, enhanced course descriptors, and revised policies, which laid important ground work for the current PCIM project. It will enhance the information available by improving and streamlining how we propose, maintain, and close courses and programmes.

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Teaching Matters Academic Support

AUGUST 10, 2017

It is therefore important that postgraduates who teach are trained, developed, and supported in their roles. In 2016/17, Focus On took the postgraduate research (PGR) student experience as its theme, an important aspect of which was postgraduates who teach.

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Teaching Matters Academic Communities

APRIL 18, 2017

Hoping to encourage discussion, generate ideas and learn from existing good practice within the History department at Edinburgh, I received funding from the Principal’s Teaching Awards Scheme in March 2016 to produce a website with the aim of empowering postgraduate students in history to become better teachers.

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Teaching Matters Experiential Learning

NOVEMBER 13, 2018

This creation of a community at the school promotes more open conversation between staff and students, and has led to some unique collaboration. As was found with this analysis, I like the idea of having lecture recording as a safety net if I need to miss class, but I also share staff concerns about decreasing attendance.

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SRHE

JULY 20, 2022

It is surprising, then, that one easily spotted deviation from the framework, not commented upon by the panels (despite a footnote on intent in the ‘Summary Report across the four main panels’) was on that requirement that ‘all staff with a significant responsibility for research’ should be submitted. Procedural propriety.

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Teaching Matters Academic Support

SEPTEMBER 6, 2024

It can lead to burnout, decreased job satisfaction, and even mental and physical health problems that eventually affect the quality of teaching and student well-being (Berry & Cassidy, 2013; Abery & Gunson 2016). Avita is a year 3 distance learning student ( MSc Clinical Education ) at Edinburgh Medical School.

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Teaching Matters Experiential Learning

JANUARY 6, 2020

Approaches to Equality and Diversity in Higher Education Teaching (12th December 2016; 1024 views; ranked No. 2 in 2018 Top Ten) As in 2018, Professor Vicky Gunn and Dr Pauline Hanesworth’s blog post still resonates strongly with viewers, as they each discuss how to bring inclusivity into the heart of disciplinary practices.

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