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Co-created learning and teaching through the lens of the development of a University-wide course

Teaching Matters Online Learning

I was therefore keen to play a role in developing another online, interdisciplinary course based on my experiences and interests (for example, as is shared in this video that showcases part of the senate talk on research led-learning in May 2017), in addition to the numerous skills and networks I would gain and contribute to.

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Career Design in a Box: Embedding Career Education in What We Already Do

Teaching Matters Academic Support

In this post, Lynsey Russell-Watts, Careers Consultant for ECA, discusses her involvement in the recent Graphic Design in a Box project. Of course I believed students were developing ‘transferable skills’, but I was largely concerned with the nitty-gritty of the immediate skills they had to develop to perform well in their assessments!

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Digitisation at Edinburgh

Teaching Matters Academic Communities

This follows a consultation run in the first half of 2017 which showed that there was a strong demand for more resources of this kind. Dec 19, 2017 The University has world-class collections of books, archives, art and museum objects, whose potential for learning and teaching can be unlocked through digitisation.

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The Directors of Teaching Network: sharing good practice and discussing challenges in teaching across the university

Teaching Matters Academic Communities

In September 2016 Sally Brown , an assessment, learning and teaching in higher education consultant, was invited to speak. The most recent session in February 2017 was particularly well received by the participants. Apr 27, 2017 There was a general update from Susan and a chance for DoTs to highlight any issues in their school.

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Integrating the world of work into university

Teaching Matters Student Employment

This autonomy develops a skillful approach which graduates can use when job hunting and throughout their working life. The careers service is directly involved in this course delivery with our school’s Careers Consultant providing valuable input during the initial stages.

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Life Design: Connecting students to their future

Teaching Matters Student Employment

Careers consultants dip into their practitioners’ toolbox to ask the right questions, challenge assumptions, and prompt reflections on what is – and what could be. PwC (2017). link] Sharon Maguire Sharon is a Careers & Employability Manager, leading a team of Careers Consultants covering Divinity, ECA, HCA, and LLC.

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From the Ground Up: designing new BScs in Agricultural Science

Teaching Matters Academic Communities

Consultations with our stakeholders, and our own long experiences of teaching agriculture made it clear we wanted graduates who were flexible, creative, and able to solve problems across the different fields of agriculture. You can find her on Twitter @jilly_mackay Aug 15, 2017

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