Teaching Matters Experiential Learning

MAY 2, 2017

Vitae launched this intensive and highly rewarding professional development course in 1968, and GRADschools have taken place across the UK since then (2017). The Institute for Academic Development explains that GRADschools are “a unique experience [which] makes them difficult to describe” (2017). May 2, 2017 GRADschools.”

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Teaching Matters Student Employment

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

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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Teaching Matters Academic Communities

SEPTEMBER 25, 2018

Vet students work with a model of a dog’s head [Paul Dodds]. Some of the students also attend staff talks on educational topics, which they find helpful for their own teaching. Of the 8 students who have so far applied for the AFHEA across 2017 and 2018, all have been successful in achieving Associate Fellow status.

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Teaching Matters Student Employment

OCTOBER 11, 2018

– Anonymous student post-course feedback (2017-18) However, crucially, my course also teaches students three specific skills informed by a critical thinking lens, which are transdisciplinary. She has been working at the University of Edinburgh for almost a decade, teaching MBA, Masters and Undergraduate students.

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SRHE

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However, I believe that the use of a live brief should be the unrivalled method to enhancing students’ employability skills and prospects at university in comparison to these other approaches. Ranked based on perceived equity and employability status. Indeed, 55% of UK students now work an average of 13.5

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Teaching Matters Academic Support

NOVEMBER 20, 2018

Recognising this as a team of five postgraduate research students (PGR) representatives, we organised intellectually stimulating events focusing on the academic, social and wellbeing development of our diverse PGR learning community. Finally, in a post-conference social, we celebrated our achievements in 2017-2018 as a community.

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Teaching Matters Experiential Learning

MARCH 2, 2017

In comparison, the challenges for conducting interdisciplinary research seem to be at a lower level, for instance with the funding of a research grant, or as a student project – they are discrete and have clearly defined objectives. Furthermore, those resources of money and researchers, act as great enablers.

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Teaching Matters Experiential Learning

SEPTEMBER 13, 2018

Designer in Residence was created whereby year 4 undergraduate students were challenged on a weekly basis throughout academic year 2017-18 to embed themselves within a local primary or secondary school as resident designers. Indeed what the f**k do they know about Graphic Design and how can they share it effectively?

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Teaching Matters Student Employment

JUNE 19, 2018

These two questions formed the basis of my final year research project, which looked at interactive engagement lecture strategies in the second-year genetics course Genes and Gene Action 2 (GGA). From students to scientists: The impact of interactive engagement in lectures. Loads, D., & McQueen, H. Jun 19, 2018

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Teaching Matters Academic Communities

JANUARY 13, 2017

But, at a personal level, how does an international student perceive they develop their employability during a one-year Masters-level study in a UK university? This is the title of my PhD research. However, this blog post is a reflexive piece about developing my employability during my Masters programme. Jan 13, 2017

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Teaching Matters Student Employment

JANUARY 24, 2017

Neil Speirs Dr Speirs works on a number of Widening Participation projects as a practitioner and researcher. His particular interests include: peer related pedagogical practices, retention, returning adult learners, early years engagement, equity of student experience and the academic underachievement of males. Jan 24, 2017

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Teaching Matters Student Employment

NOVEMBER 30, 2017

Seeing the imperfections, assumptions and short-cuts needed to implement research into practice is revelatory to students. Students keep a blog (≥10 weeks) and write a reflective report of their experiences. She is the link Careers Consultant for the Moray House School of Education ( Suzanne.Agnew@ed.ac.uk ) Nov 30, 2017

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Teaching Matters Student Employment

MAY 1, 2018

Employment marks a point in time, and leaves our graduates at the mercy of labour market vagaries; employability is about a journey, equipping our graduates to navigate and succeed in this dynamic environment. Developing the employability and graduate attributes of our students is consistent with research-led learning and teaching.

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Teaching Matters Academic Support

AUGUST 10, 2017

In 2016/17, Focus On took the postgraduate research (PGR) student experience as its theme, an important aspect of which was postgraduates who teach. Omolabake Fakunle Omolabake (Labake) Fakunle is a MSc Educational Research graduate and current PhD student at the University of Edinburgh. Aug 10, 2017

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Teaching Matters Experiential Learning

DECEMBER 20, 2018

Look out for a Student Wellbeing Teaching Matters mini-series in July and August 2019. The benefits of blogging for PhD students (25th May 2017) Blogging is increasingly being recognised as an established method of communicating academic writing. Lecture Recording: What does research say about its effect on attendance?

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Teaching Matters Student Employment

JANUARY 16, 2017

Student-Led, Individually-Created Courses (SLICCs) offer another approach and way forward. This is a reflective framework for experiential learning, where students consider their learning gains through undertaking an activity of their choice, e.g. research, work experience, volunteering. Jan 16, 2017

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Teaching Matters Academic Support

DECEMBER 6, 2018

But attending the first ever GCB Awards Ceremony Night in 2017 gave me an opportunity to take a minute and look back at how much we had all achieved throughout this course. Nowadays, there is a lot of false and misleading information that we should recognise and avoid using when we are conducting research. Dec 6, 2018

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Teaching Matters Academic Support

JULY 31, 2018

This means that around 50% of PhD graduates are effectively going through a career change at the end of their degrees (with the exception perhaps of those who will go on to do research in private institutions). I first attended the PhD Horizons conference in June 2017, when it was in its third edition.

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Teaching Matters Student Employment

JANUARY 27, 2017

An epitome of skill application was in an Engineering workshop; we were instructed to research in groups and present the findings both on paper and visually. He is a first-year Mechanical Engineering with Renewable Energy student at the University of Edinburgh as a MasterCard Foundation Scholar. Jan 27, 2017

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Teaching Matters Student Employment

FEBRUARY 1, 2017

This work, along with a strong research interest in the pedagogy and practice of Architecture, has formed the basis of a philosophy for him: that reflecting on the experiences you already have will grant you a foothold in an uncertain future. Feb 1, 2017

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Teaching Matters Experiential Learning

FEBRUARY 3, 2017

The Certificate facilitates educational skills development through Peer Assisted Learning and other teaching activities and enhances employability skills amongst graduates. The programme started in 2014 and there are now 115 students enrolled with the first cohort due to successfully complete their Certificate in May 2017.

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Teaching Matters Student Employment

JULY 9, 2019

Students learn about this approach in taught sessions and are then joined by former students who share their experiences and advice on how they have managed to put the approach into practice. Jul 9, 2019

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The Change Leader, Inc.

JANUARY 17, 2017

We also see this occurring in Japan, where its government is planning to create world-class centers for basic research at regional universities, according to University World News. In some cases, faculty members especially those who are tenured — want to focus most of their time on their research interests.

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The Change Leader, Inc.

MARCH 28, 2018

We also see this occurring in Japan, where its government is planning to create world-class centers for basic research at regional universities, according to University World News. In some cases, faculty members especially those who are tenured — want to focus most of their time on their research interests.

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Teaching Matters Academic Support

MAY 30, 2017

Next steps: Find out more about support for tutors and demonstrators on the IAD website Cristina Alexandru Cristina is a Research Associate within the School of Informatics. May 30, 2017 As an Informatics tutor trainer since 2013, she is responsible for the planning, organisation, delivery and assessment of the training programme.

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Teaching Matters Academic Communities

MAY 25, 2017

It may seem counterintuitive to add to the significant task of writing a thesis with more writing, particularly when the blogging style is so different, but I hope here to convince you of the benefits for PhD students. Obviously during a PhD, as with any research, there will be restrictions about what can be openly shared.

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Teaching Matters Student Employment

JULY 30, 2019

It is useful to have students write fortnightly reflective diaries during their placements. They are useful as a tool of reflection during the placement but many students return to them when writing their dissertations, to remind themselves how their research design evolved. Jul 30, 2019

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Teaching Matters Academic Support

JANUARY 10, 2017

This led me to reflect on my previous teaching experience: how often had I asked students to really reflect on their learning and on the range of skills and experiences it provided? Jan 10, 2017 Before retraining as a careers adviser, Lynsey was Lecturer in French at the University of Nottingham.

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Teaching Matters Academic Support

MARCH 7, 2017

The Leadership Group has over 400 members globally and has been developing a number of new work stream focusing on research, impact evaluation, leader and professional development among others. Mar 7, 2017 We are also planning to run the inaugural PASS/PAL/SI European Forum in Lund, Sweden in June of this year.

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Teaching Matters Experiential Learning

SEPTEMBER 11, 2018

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. Sep 11, 2018

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Teaching Matters Online Learning

JANUARY 22, 2019

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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Teaching Matters Academic Communities

FEBRUARY 14, 2017

The role of interdisciplinarity in training the next generation of researchers”. Feb 14, 2017 Some of her work on interdisciplinarity can be found on here including her report to the HEA on interdisciplinary learning and teaching provision in the UK and an advert for a new 1+3 PhD funded studentship “Disruptive influence?

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Teaching Matters Experiential Learning

FEBRUARY 28, 2017

Rebecca Shannon ’s project, ‘A Geographical Introduction to Statistics’, is a set of workshops that aims to get students in their final year of secondary school up to date with statistical methods used within geographical research, in a fun way! Feb 28, 2017

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Teaching Matters Experiential Learning

MAY 3, 2018

CC0 [pixabay] Deborah Fowlis, Careers Consultant, shares with Teaching Matters how interactive workshops with chemical industry experts has helped Chemistry students prepare for the workplace… Many Chemistry students are keen to use their degree knowledge directly in a graduate job. May 3, 2018

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Teaching Matters Academic Communities

DECEMBER 9, 2022

Stemmed and unintended benefits to partnership working: Unsurprisingly, many of these projects spoke about several gains, but most notably these related to students’ employability skills. As a result, the benefits of partnership can be multifaceted and all-encompassing ( Alison, 2017 ). Dec 9, 2022

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