2018, Staff Development and Student Engagement

Welcome to the August issue of Teaching Matters: Cabaret of Dangerous Ideas 2018

Teaching Matters Experiential Learning

AUGUST 1, 2018

Dr Cathy Bovill who focusses on student engagement. Her blog post will be exploring some of the highs and lows of teachers’ attempts to motivate students and make learning more exciting and engaging. Aug 1, 2018 on campus scheme.

Research

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

Teaching Matters Experiential Learning

NOVEMBER 13, 2018

Nov 13, 2018 This year, Vikky will be applying for Associate Fellowship of the Higher Education Academy. Her main areas of interest in veterinary medicine are wildlife, exotics, and teaching.

Hospitality

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

Teaching Matters Experiential Learning

NOVEMBER 13, 2018

Nov 13, 2018 This year, Vikky will be applying for Associate Fellowship of the Higher Education Academy. Her main areas of interest in veterinary medicine are wildlife, exotics, and teaching.

Hospitality

Hospitality Alumni Higher Education Education

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

Teaching Matters Experiential Learning

JANUARY 8, 2019

180) have created a “ladder of student participation in curriculum design” that shows how student engagement in the curriculum can range from no engagement within a dictated, staff-controlled curriculum to significant levels of student engagement with student control of the curriculum (see below).

Student Engagement

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CoDI Show: Hey, you at the back!

Teaching Matters Academic Communities

AUGUST 1, 2018

Dr Cathy Bovill talks about her CoDI show on student engagement… How many engaged students does it take to change a lightbulb? None, the lightbulb is obsolete when the students question accepted forms of lighting and co-create new more sustainable ways of living. Why do unicorns and engaged students differ?…

Entertainment

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My sustainability journey: Perspectives of a teacher of academic English skills

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.

Development and Fund Raising

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Building online academic communities

Teaching Matters Academic Communities

APRIL 25, 2019

Building online communities can help with student engagement and satisfaction (Lui et al, 2007). Online students can feel a sense of isolation, and a well-designed online course can help overcome this by designing activities and opportunities for them to participate in and contribute to online communities.

Student Engagement

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Enhancing the student learning experience via social media

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). Smartphones and mobile applications (apps) in clinical nursing education: A student perspective.

Media

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The first Hungarian MOOC by the University of Edinburgh

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.

Research

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From University of Edinburgh staff to student: A flipped classroom approach

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.

Management

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Mini-series: The importance of diversifying the curriculum: Reflections from the Senate Task Group

Teaching Matters Student Engagement

MAY 8, 2019

Over the past few years, universities across the UK have been acknowledging the work led by BME (Black and Minority Ethnic) students, and are better understanding the necessity of a diverse and representative curriculum.

Curriculum Development

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Building a teaching and learning community at the Centre for Open Learning

Teaching Matters Academic Communities

APRIL 18, 2019

COL teaching colleagues and students engage in an enormous range of types of teaching and learning practices every day.

Professional Development

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Mini-series: What are our students saying about lecture recording?

Teaching Matters Academic Support

NOVEMBER 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. Nov 28, 2018

Marketing and Communication Services

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Developing virtual exchange at the University of Edinburgh

Teaching Matters Online Learning

DECEMBER 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. Dec 11, 2018

Student Employment

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Mini-series: Engaging with lecture recording: Learning from each other

Teaching Matters Online Learning

OCTOBER 31, 2018

She is committed to public engagement and embeds this in her research practice. 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.

Medical

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