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Will You Still Respect Me If I Am Not Overwhelmed?

The Scholarly Teacher

This bias is particularly salient in higher education. Including my time as a student, I have been in higher education for over 40 years. Higher education has a long history of expecting faculty members to do a lot, and then to do more—to accept one more committee assignment, advisee, or course overload.

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Top ten most read Teaching Matters blog posts of 2018

Teaching Matters Experiential Learning

To wrap up the year, this editorial post celebrates the top ten viewed Teaching Matters blog posts in 2018. Smile(y) and the whole student body will smile with you (5th June 2018) A simple yet highly effective technique, Dr Ben Marder explores the significance of adding a smiley face to email communication with students.

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A student’s experience of the Learning and Teaching Conference 2018

Teaching Matters Experiential Learning

Enabling Dialogue Between Students and Their Teachers – Anna Wood Keynote 2: Strong and Weak Ties – Changing Teaching Cultures in Higher Education – Dr. Torgny Roxå 4D: Preparing Students for Dealing with Wicked Problems – Rebekah Tauritz and Velda McCune 5C: What is the Value of Lecture Recording at the University of Edinburgh?

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A student's experience of the Learning and Teaching Conference 2018

Teaching Matters Experiential Learning

Enabling Dialogue Between Students and Their Teachers – Anna Wood Keynote 2: Strong and Weak Ties – Changing Teaching Cultures in Higher Education – Dr. Torgny Roxå 4D: Preparing Students for Dealing with Wicked Problems – Rebekah Tauritz and Velda McCune 5C: What is the Value of Lecture Recording at the University of Edinburgh?

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An introduction to student and staff co-creation of the curriculum

Teaching Matters Experiential Learning

For example, students’ and staff members’ increased enjoyment of learning and teaching alongside their professional development are particularly notable (Bovill & Bulley, 2011; Lubicz-Nawrocka, 2018; Lubicz-Nawrocka & Simoni, 2018; Matthews, 2016; Mercer-Mapstone et al., Higher Education, 71 (2), 195-208.

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Welcome to September-October’s Learning and Teaching Enhancement theme: Innovation in Science Teaching

Teaching Matters Online Learning

Today, the higher education system faces a similar situation once more, with a worldwide shift to a more digital, fluid and connected way of living. The Society for Research into Higher Education & Open University Press, Milton Keynes, UK, p. References Boud, D., and Hegarty-Hazel, E., Teaching in Laboratories.

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

Teaching Matters Experiential Learning

UCVME students receiving their Certificates at the Vet School prize-giving Summer 2018. We have had over 140 students enrol on the programme and, so far, 22 have completed the programme in 2017, and 35 in 2018. This year, Vikky will be applying for Associate Fellowship of the Higher Education Academy. Sep 11, 2018

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