Teaching Matters Academic Communities

SEPTEMBER 19, 2018

Sep 19, 2018 Find out who is on the Academic User Group (EASE login required) References: Edwards, M., and Clifton, M. A study exploring the impact of lecture capture availability and lecture capture usage on student attendance and attainment. Higher Education , 1-19, [link]. Nordmann, E. Tales from the teaching track. link] Nordmann, E.,

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Teaching Matters Online Learning

MARCH 26, 2019

We kept coming back to the fact that mobile devices now facilitate students to access information anywhere, anytime, and allows them to learn in new ways not possible in previous generations (O’Connor & Andrews, 2018). Our review also uncovered some key elements of the learning process. link] O’Connor, S., Jolliffe, S., Stanmore, E.,

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Teaching Matters Academic Support

NOVEMBER 21, 2018

Another key paper from 2018 is a study from the School of Law at Swansea University, conducted as part of their pilot of institutional lecture recording. Nov 21, 2018 Please do get in touch if you would like to discuss an idea or suggest an area where we should be commissioning specific research. References Draper, M. and Clifton, M.

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APRIL 15, 2020

Tim Drysdale Professor Timothy Drysdale is the Chair of Technology Enhanced Science Education in the School of Engineering, having joined the University of Edinburgh in August 2018.

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Teaching Matters Academic Communities

DECEMBER 13, 2018

In this post, Dr Andi Móring, from the School of GeoSciences , presents the University’s first ever Hungarian MOOC… On 1 st of October, 2018 the first ever Hungarian MOOC (Massive Open Online Course) was launched by the University of Edinburgh on the EdX platform. Dec 13, 2018 Andi is a keen science communicator.

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Teaching Matters Academic Communities

SEPTEMBER 13, 2018

Joanna shows how the flipped classroom approach can be of particular benefit to staff members’ learning experience… The Learning and Development team launched their new learning offer to staff across the University on the 3 rd September 2018. Sep 13, 2018 Here is our story.

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MAY 29, 2019

These four short episodes accompany the Lecture Recording mini-series , which Teaching Matters ran between October and December 2018. In general, the podcast topics align with the Teaching Matters’ mini-series, but will also aim to capture other important discussions across the University around learning and teaching.

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AUGUST 15, 2019

In a bid to improve data sharing with students for enhancement, standard high-level student feedback reports were developed and made available to student School Representatives as part of a pilot in three Schools in 2018/19.

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Teaching Matters Online Learning

SEPTEMBER 26, 2018

There are so many constraints and traditions in academia that I think blogs give us a place to experiment freely with how we conduct our core business of being an academic: discovering, developing and sharing knowledge. You can find her on Twitter @jilly_mackay Sep 26, 2018

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Teaching Matters Student Engagement

APRIL 30, 2020

In 2018, I started a lunchtime jogging group for staff and students, which introduced some students to jogging for the first time. Related to health and wellbeing, I also set up a Friday morning coffee break, giving members of staff an opportunity to meet and chat at the end of the week. Cycle Leader, Jog Leader, First Aid).

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Teaching Matters Academic Communities

OCTOBER 1, 2018

Jackie Barnhart Jackie Barnhart is the Student and Academic Services Manager for the School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures, and is one of the Professional Services staff making a contribution to the School’s enhancement project on Joint Degree Programmes. Oct 1, 2018

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Teaching Matters Academic Support

NOVEMBER 28, 2018

Nov 28, 2018 A group of students were trained to provide on the spot support to lecturers new to recording and signpost to other sources of support to ensure the smooth running of the service with the focus firmly on making it as easy as possible for academic colleagues to use Media Hopper Replay.

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Teaching Matters Academic Communities

APRIL 18, 2019

If you would like to hear more about what we are doing in learning and teaching at COL, please come and see our poster presentation at the upcoming University of Edinburgh Learning and Teaching Conference entitled: ‘Enhancing engagement and academic community among colleagues at the Centre for Open Learning’ Kathryn Redpath Kathryn Redpath is Director (..)

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Teaching Matters Academic Communities

AUGUST 1, 2018

She has published and presented widely on student engagement, students as partners and student-staff co-creation of curricula. Aug 1, 2018 She is a Visiting Fellow (Knowledge Exchange) at the University of Winchester, Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy and Editorial Board member for Teaching in Higher Education.

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Teaching Matters Academic Support

APRIL 4, 2019

In 2018-19, Edinburgh had the largest Welcome Week Facebook group with over 5000 followers. Initially set up as a practitioner forum it has developed into a learning provider and brings together more than 100 colleagues from across the University. SRA also leads the University’s Social Media Community.

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Teaching Matters Academic Communities

JULY 26, 2018

Fiona facilitates professional development workshops for T+D’s and IntroAP. Jul 26, 2018 Her research background is in biophysical chemistry, with interests in discipline effects on early career teaching identities.

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JULY 3, 2018

Jul 3, 2018 She has an MSc in Digital Multimedia and is currently undertaking a second MSc in Education. She is a Fellow with the Higher Education Academy and a certified member of the Association of Learning Technology.

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Teaching Matters Online Learning

MARCH 13, 2019

Photo credit: flickr, Luis Perez, CC0 In this contribution to the Mini-Series on Academic Blogging , Tim Fawns, Deputy Programme Director of the MSc in Clinical Education , explains how his time spent as a member of the Blogging Service project board has convinced him to re-introduce blogs into his teaching… While use of WordPress and other blogging (..)

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Teaching Matters Academic Communities

SEPTEMBER 12, 2018

Follow her on Twitter @HoneybHighton Sep 12, 2018 She has particular interests in digital skills, open educational resources, equality and diversity and online media.

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DECEMBER 11, 2018

Dec 11, 2018 She specialises in new forms of mobility, including virtual exchange, and is passionate about enhancing the student experience through the provision of holistic support including academic skills, social integration, culture shock, mental and emotional wellbeing, and employability.

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Teaching Matters Academic Support

JULY 29, 2019

of the 424 Course Organisers that responded to the survey reported using mid-course feedback in their 2018/19 courses. Mid-course feedback is valued by staff: 78% of respondents considered mid-course feedback to be useful. Postcards, or other paper-based approaches, are the most popular method for gathering feedback.

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Teaching Matters Academic Support

NOVEMBER 8, 2018

Nov 8, 2018 His team manages and supports over 400 central teaching spaces, from design and project management to day to day support and maintenance. He has a background in audio visual design and automation and a passion for innovation.

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Teaching Matters Online Learning

OCTOBER 31, 2018

Oct 31, 2018 She researches and teaches in a multi-disciplinary environment in the Usher Institute, bringing social scientific perspectives to medicine, public health and health policy. She is committed to public engagement and embeds this in her research practice.

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Teaching Matters Academic Communities

APRIL 25, 2019

The Online Learning Network is an academic community offering staff at the University the opportunity to share ideas and practice about online teaching. The November 2018 event was a joint event with another university academic community – the ENGAGE network – and focused on the theme of engaging students online.

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MAY 8, 2019

In 2018, the Senate Learning and Teaching Committee task group, “ Promoting inclusion, equality and diversity in the curriculum ”, was created to address these concerns. The membership of the group spanned all three colleges, academics and professional services, and created a space for holistic discussions about this to occur.

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Teaching Matters Experiential Learning

OCTOBER 16, 2018

Emily Woollen Emily is an Academic Developer at the IAD, working in the Researcher Development team. Oct 16, 2018 She has a BSc and a PhD in Ecological and Environmental Sciences, and has worked for several years as an interdisciplinary postdoctoral researcher.

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Teaching Matters Academic Communities

OCTOBER 1, 2018

Jackie Barnhart Jackie Barnhart is the Student and Academic Services Manager for the School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures, and is one of the Professional Services staff making a contribution to the School’s enhancement project on Joint Degree Programmes. Oct 1, 2018

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Teaching Matters Academic Support

OCTOBER 30, 2018

She is passionate about both development and application of statistical methods as well as promoting those to new generation of social science researchers. Oct 30, 2018 Her academic interests span broadly across the area of quantitative methods for social science research and new forms of data.

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Teaching Matters Academic Support

FEBRUARY 26, 2019

As a result, staff time will not be wasted updating and publishing the same information in multiple locations reducing the risk of inconsistent information being presented to students. We found information is held in a number of sources, including, wikis, webpages, VLEs, and inconsistency in processes.

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Teaching Matters Experiential Learning

DECEMBER 16, 2022

In 2018, Tobias Thejll-Madsen and I worked to plug this gap, and so the Reflection Toolkit was born. There was no single, clear place within the University or beyond for people to go if they were interested in reflection for themselves or in supporting it for others, covering multiple needs and scenarios.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

From 2018 to 2021, the racial group that saw the largest increase in suicides among people 10-24 years old was Black individuals, with an increase of 37%. The Journal of Staff Development , 42 (4), 40–44. Black youth under the age of 13 are two times more likely to die by suicide when compared to same-race peers (CBC, 2020).

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Teaching Matters Experiential Learning

JANUARY 6, 2020

Three of these posts featured in the 2018 top ten , while the other seven were published this year… Teaching Matters in 2019 Teaching Matters readership has continued to grow steadily throughout 2019; the October issue (research-led teaching and learning) attracted over 10,000 hits. Happy New Year from Teaching Matters!

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Teaching Matters Online Learning

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

Tracey Madden Tracey joined Information Services in 2018 to work on Learning Design and service support. Before joining Edinburgh, Tracey held appointments in UK higher and further education, supporting curriculum design and staff development, including the use of learning technology.

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Teaching Matters Academic Support

JUNE 27, 2022

At The Consent Collective , we are looking forward to entering another academic year with staff and students at The University of Edinburgh.

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Teaching Matters Academic Support

NOVEMBER 14, 2018

Nov 14, 2018 Charlie also advises on the use of Social Media in Learning and Teaching , and leads the 23 Things for Digital Knowledge programme. Photo credit: CC BY Charlie S Farley.

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OCTOBER 3, 2018

Oct 3, 2018 She worked as an ESRC GCRF postdoctoral fellow to further disseminate the research to key stakeholders in the country. Besides university teaching and academic research, she also provide consultancy supports on promoting disabled children’s participation in education.

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