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Support at scale: School-wide support for postgraduates who teach

Teaching Matters Student Employment

As a result of on going discussion at about contract security, it became clear in the 2015-2016 academic session that improvements were needed. After an external review a new process was introduced and has continued to be developed in 2016-2017 to ensure transparency, fairness and compliance with legislation.

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Student-Led, Individually-Created Courses (SLICCs): Learning and teaching beyond disciplinary silos

Teaching Matters Experiential Learning

The approaches offered by SLICCs can allow responses to the recent Learning and Teaching Strategy, to enhance and offer flexibility in curricula, supporting and working in partnership with our students, in our research-rich environment. The scope for student agency is significant, with students defining their own unique learning experiences.

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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. Dec 1, 2016

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Searching Uncertainty – determining the value of your university experience

Teaching Matters Student Employment

I graduated, as a student of Architecture, in 2016; a year replete with uncertainty. Ruairidh Maxwell Having graduated from the MA Architecture programme at the University of Edinburgh in 2016, Ruairidh has started his postgraduate studies. So much change took place in such a short space of time.

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Developing students’ career resilience – a university wide approach?

Teaching Matters Student Employment

These in-depth interviews were to reveal attitudes to resilience, the culture across the university and in the workplace, and to explore whether systemic change is required to foster greater resilience amongst students. References: Haushofer, J (2016): ‘CV of Failures’. Stefan, M (2010): ‘A CV of Failures’.

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The ‘other side’ of the university: Employ.ed on Campus Internship

Teaching Matters Student Employment

Aug 1, 2016 Heather Booton Heather Booton is a third year English Literature undergraduate, currently working as a Communications Intern at the Institute for Academic Development.

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Reflections of an Edinburgh Award tutor

Teaching Matters Student Employment

That is, what is the likelihood of a widening participation (WP) student taking part in an extra or co-curricular activity and then also taking part in the award? This is a great step forward in regards to the equity of student experience for the WP student.