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Students as teachers: implementing the Certificate in Veterinary Medical Education

Teaching Matters Experiential Learning

Dr Neil Hudson, Senior Veterinary Clinical Lecturer at the Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies and Director of the Undergraduate Certificate in Veterinary Medical Education reflects on the benefits of enabling undergraduate students to participate in teaching. Feb 3, 2017

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Students as partners in education: Experiences from the Undergraduate Certificate in Veterinary Medical Education

Teaching Matters Experiential Learning

We introduced the UCVME in 2014 as we wanted to formally recognise the important role our students play in our teaching and learning processes. We have had over 140 students enrol on the programme and, so far, 22 have completed the programme in 2017, and 35 in 2018.

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Learning from each other: Adventures in student engagement with learning and teaching

Teaching Matters Academic Communities

I came into this programme as a mentor, along with Julie Dickson from the R(D)SVS, when the first cohort of UCVME students were nearing completion of their degrees (and their UCVME certificates) and were writing their AFHEA submissions. I am consistently inspired by what happens when we allow our students to take the reins in teaching.

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Development of graduate attributes in online distance learning students

Teaching Matters Student Employment

The credibility of the post-nominals was valued, and particularly mentioned by those not from a medical speciality, and even in those with many years clinical experience. Gill Aitken Gill Aitken is the Programme Director of the MSc in Clinical Education and the Director of Quality for the Edinburgh Medical School. Aug 17, 2017

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Life Design: Connecting students to their future

Teaching Matters Student Employment

Image credit: Clark Tibbs, unsplash, CC0 Dr Sharon Maguire, a Careers & Employability Manager at The University of Edinburgh , proposes the “creative, iterative, human-centered, problem-solving methodology” of Life Design as an answer to urgent questions of student employability, curriculum transformation, and the future of work.

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

Teaching Matters Experiential Learning

With a background in statistical epidemiology, international development, careers advice and higher education projects, he is now responsible for supporting institutional strategy and initiatives relating to studentsemployability, development and graduate attributes, as well as fostering associated local-level activities and enhancements.

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The only true job security: Connecting curricular and extra-curricular activities at university

Teaching Matters Student Employment

During my first semester, I was able to take an optional course based on global challenges from the Medical School. The University’s transdisciplinary approach is an attribute that students can use to acquire transferable skills. Jan 27, 2017 Inside Class… I was challenged to speak my own convictions, thoughts and opinions.