Teaching Matters Academic Communities

SEPTEMBER 25, 2018

This is a lesson to step out into the adventure that is student engagement and partnership – you never know where it may lead! Recognising and developing students as teachers: introduction of a novel Undergraduate Certificate in Veterinary Medical Education. References 1. Stansbie, N., Mellanby, R. and Bell, C.

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The Scholarly Teacher

MAY 12, 2022

Online learners, much like in-person learners, need an environment that fosters relationships, social interaction, and activities focused on the goals and objectives of the course (Buck, 2016; Frey, 2015). Farrell and Brunton (2020) uncovered themes essential to online student engagement. References: Buck, S. Farrell, O.

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Student Affairs Assessment Leaders (SAAL)

JUNE 14, 2024

I use these posts to scaffold readings in the syllabus by helping to make concepts tangible for students. For example, your campus assessment monsters post is paired with chapter readings from Schuh and colleagues (2016) and Biddix (2018). SAAL blog posts can be useful to succinctly drive home key concepts for students.

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The Guardian Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 7, 2024

You only have to look at the data,” says Lu, who has led Surrey since 2016. It’s just not true. Continue reading.

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Teaching Matters Academic Support

FEBRUARY 1, 2016

You might also be interested in the QAA event ‘Student Engagement in Postgraduate Research Provision’ on 23 March 2016. Resources to support doctoral researchers Student Engagement in Postgraduate Research Provision ​​​​Wondering what other colleagues are doing around assessment and feedback?

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The Scholarly Teacher

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

The combination of new knowledge and a semi-competitive and adventuring atmosphere has the potential to engage learners of all types. How can students engage in making a difference. Using a table tennis game, “Elemental Knock-Out”, to increase students’. serve as an introduction into a course you are teaching? Chuang, H.-L.,

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Teaching Matters Student Engagement

OCTOBER 5, 2017

There is evidence that many students appreciate and benefit from interactive lectures (Huxham, 2005; Revell and Wainwright, 2009). Dr Julie Williamson in Computing Science at the University of Glasgow teaches a software testing lecture to approximately 90 students. 2016) Eight smart ways to use social media in universities.

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Teaching Matters Experiential Learning

JANUARY 8, 2019

180) have created a “ladder of student participation in curriculum design” that shows how student engagement in the curriculum can range from no engagement within a dictated, staff-controlled curriculum to significant levels of student engagement with student control of the curriculum (see below).

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

MARCH 7, 2023

By involving students across grades and rooting the project under a faculty adviser, VIPs don’t end when the school year does. It expands opportunities for faculty and student engagement because it breaks the mold of a one-to-one research project, opening doors for more relationships and research projects.

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Teaching Matters Student Engagement

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 Student Engagement

JULY 16, 2024

However, implementing co-creation faces hurdles like students’ reluctance to participate (Cook-Sather & Luz, 2015 ; Mapstone et al., 2016 ; Mapstone et al., Engaging with staff members Pooja : Through SACHA, students collaborated closely with faculty and data coaches to ensure curriculum relevance. link] Bovill, C.,

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Teaching Matters Student Engagement

AUGUST 22, 2016

This post was originally published on 1 March 2016. Aug 22, 2016 It is often said that a pet becomes part of the family: a companion, a friend. Himself an Edinburgh graduate, he worked in general practice for 14 years before returning to the vet school as a lecturer.

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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 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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Teaching Matters Student Engagement

AUGUST 1, 2016

It is clear from the various pilots across the University, most notably Student-Led Independently Created Courses (SLICCs), that these sorts of experiences enable our students to flourish (read more about SLICCs in Jonny Ross-Tatam’s Teaching Matters post from March 2016). Aug 1, 2016

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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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Teaching Matters Academic Support

DECEMBER 1, 2016

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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Teaching Matters Student Engagement

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 Student Engagement

JANUARY 10, 2019

Social and Political Science in Practice won ‘Best Course’ at the EUSA Teaching Awards in 2016, and was runner-up for the ‘Innovative Assessment’ Prize. Meryl Kenny Dr Meryl Kenny is Lecturer in Gender and Politics in the School of Social and Political Science and Convenor of ‘Understanding Gender in the Contemporary World’.

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Teaching Matters Academic Communities

APRIL 2, 2019

This in turn, has been shown to increase the feelings of belonging during students’ time at University, and, subsequently, raises educational success (e.g., Felten et al, 2016). Her interests include student engagement, professional learning and sociomaterial methodologies. Happy reading! references Felten, P.,

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Teaching Matters Student Engagement

AUGUST 11, 2016

This post was originally published in February 2016. The case for Student-led individually created courses Raphy, my nephew, is 18 months old. Aug 11, 2016 Just under a year ago he started learning how to walk. Raphy loved it and would play with it for hours on end.

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Teaching Matters Experiential Learning

JANUARY 5, 2017

So when my colleague, Gavin Willshaw, suggested running a Board Game Jam as part of Innovative Learning Week 2016, I thought it was a fantastic idea. Students reported leaving the session with a greater understanding of the resources available for them and how they could share their own work for others to re-use.

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Teaching Matters Student Engagement

APRIL 17, 2023

The phenomenon of international students’ reticence in seminars has been well documented, along with the explanations students themselves have offered for this (e.g. Green, 2016; Morita, 2004 ; Phan Le Ha and Binghui Li, 2014 ; Tatar, 2005 ; Yates and Nguyen, 2012 ). 2016) ‘Time to talk about talking? :

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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 Student Engagement

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 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 Student Engagement

JULY 28, 2022

2016) A scholarly approach to solving the feedback dilemma in practice, Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education, Vol. Fortunately, detailed analysis of the transcripts from the focus groups and departmental interviews, in conjunction with the literature on assessment and feedback offered us a possible avenue to address the dilemma.

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Teaching Matters Student Engagement

MARCH 23, 2017

In our initial pilot in December 2016, we played back recordings of our debriefs and found over 80% of the debrief to be analytical conversation from the participants themselves: explaining their actions and why, with feedback from their colleagues.

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Teaching Matters Student Engagement

MARCH 1, 2016

Mar 1, 2016 Himself an Edinburgh graduate, he worked in general practice for 14 years before returning to the vet school as a lecturer. His interests include veterinary primary care, community animal health and welfare, and the history of the veterinary profession and veterinary education.

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SRHE

APRIL 30, 2025

They are leaders and trustees of their student union semi autonomous organisations that operate alongside universities to advocate for the student body ( Brooks, Byford & Sela 2016 ). This leads us to question how relevant it is to continue to look backwards and talk of how students unions used to operate in the past.

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Teaching Matters Student Engagement

OCTOBER 5, 2016

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. Currently Heather is on secondment to the Institute for Academic Development, conducting a two-year project on flipped learning.

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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 Online Learning

JUNE 1, 2016

Formative online quizzes have been shown to be useful in helping students engage with course material and provide feedback on their understanding of a topic. They can help students structure their study time by providing prompts on areas of difficulty. Jun 1, 2016

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Teaching Matters Student Engagement

AUGUST 30, 2021

I have been a Mastercard Scholar since 2016, and being part of the Mastercard Scholars Program is one of the gifts that I cherish every day. I am currently pursuing my MSc in Global Health Policy at The University of Edinburgh after completing a BSc in Environment from the American University of Beirut.

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Teaching Matters Academic Communities

DECEMBER 17, 2019

As James Arvanitakis and David J Hornsby (2016) define them in Universities, the Citizen Scholar and the Future of Higher Education , Citizen Scholars are students who apply discipline-specific knowledge in order to develop and support their community and wider society. Palgrave Macmillan UK, 2016. References Arvanitakis, 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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Teaching Matters Academic Communities

JANUARY 11, 2022

And this year, two interesting observations emerged: In 2021, the ten most read posts were entries dating from previous years, ranging from 2016 to 2020. Former-PhD student, Tanya Lubicz-Nawrocka, explains what ‘co-creation in the curriculum’ means. Jan 11, 2022

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Teaching Matters Academic Support

OCTOBER 21, 2019

He has served as president of the International Society for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (2016-17) and also of the POD Network (2010-2011), the U.S. He has served as president of the International Society for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (2016-17) and also of the POD Network (2010-2011), the U.S.

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