Teaching Matters Online Learning

FEBRUARY 20, 2018

Flickr: Steve Johnson The MSc in Digital Education programme experiments with different modes and forms of assessment, and one course, Digital Futures for Learning, has made creating Open Educational Resources (OERs) one of its core assignments. The key to this course is the way it is co-created by its participants.

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Teaching Matters Experiential Learning

JANUARY 8, 2019

However, I would consider several good examples from the Teaching Matters blog to be co-created, such as the Conservation Science course , Understanding Gender in the Contemporary World course, many examples of experiential education and place-based education , and creative learning and teaching with Lego. Bovill, C., & Felten, P.

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Teaching Matters Experiential Learning

JANUARY 29, 2020

However, the broad nature of EL has meant that it is only captured in limited frameworks, with the result that EL techniques and advantages are employed only marginally in higher education. These courses were in: Geosciences, Community Education, Law, and Outdoor Environmental Education.

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Teaching Matters Academic Support

JUNE 4, 2019

The College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine is one of the largest providers of online postgraduate education amongst Russell Group institutions, yet many of these programmes have developed organically, usually through the effort and interest of small members of enthusiastic and committed staff. Postdigital Science and Education.

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Teaching Matters Student Engagement

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

Student and staff co-creation has gained both popularity and traction within higher education over the last five to ten years as colleagues have become increasingly aware of the benefits of bringing students’ perspectives into discussions and decisions about learning. 2019) An Active Student Participation companion. & Schnaas, U.

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JANUARY 10, 2019

There is an increasing emphasis in higher education on promoting student voice and engagement, positioning students as partners in the teaching and learning process. Curriculum Co-Creation: Challenges Engaging students in curriculum development can be both empowering and disempowering. Jan 10, 2019

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Teaching Matters Online Learning

APRIL 21, 2020

These issues will be discussed in great detail in the upcoming free and online course “Making Blended Education Work” starting May 11th… In the recent New Media Consortium horizon report (Alexander et al., 2019), experts suggest that blended learning design has yet to scale and remains a short-term trend (i.e.,

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Teaching Matters Online Learning

JUNE 19, 2019

In the news The University of Edinburgh recently won at the Herald Higher Education Awards 2019 for its Wikimedia in the Curriculum work. Jun 19, 2019 If you would like to find out more, please contact ewan.mcandrew@ed.ac.uk. Teaching with Wikipedia: the Why, What, and How. Retrieved from [link] Cronon, W. Johnson, I.;

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Teaching Matters Experiential Learning

DECEMBER 20, 2018

A huge thank you to all our contributors and readers, and here’s to celebrating more wonderful, supportive and inspiring teaching and learning practices in 2019… 10. Look out for a Student Wellbeing Teaching Matters mini-series in July and August 2019. However, he argues just doing one workshop is not enough… 4.

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MAY 8, 2019

Photo credit: pixabay, rawpixel, CC0 This first post of the mini-series in ‘ P romoting inclusion, equality and diversity in the curriculum’ is written by Diva Mukherji, Vice President Education at Edinburgh University Students’ Association. May 8, 2019

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Teaching Matters Student Engagement

JULY 25, 2022

For example, based on rigorous research into student learning 40 years ago, Astin claimed that: The amount of student learning and personal development associated with any educational program is directly proportional to the quality and quantity of student involvement in that program. Higher Education 79 (6) 1023-1037.

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Teaching Matters Academic Support

FEBRUARY 28, 2019

ELDeR is able to directly support any course or programme (online or on campus) that is being developed or reviewed. Jon Jack Jon is a Learning Technology Team Manager in the Educational Design and Engagement team (Learning, Teaching & Web, Information Services). Feb 28, 2019

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Teaching Matters Online Learning

FEBRUARY 5, 2019

Curricula do not fall on to the page fully formed, but are built around a series of choices made by educators. – Jester, 2018, p.606. Furthermore, the design process should asks questions of us about what knowledge, and ways of knowing, are valued in a particular curriculum. Feb 5, 2019

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Teaching Matters Online Learning

SEPTEMBER 11, 2019

Participants at Learn usability session In this post, Stuart Nicol, Head of the Educational Design and Engagement (EDE) section in Information Services Group, introduces the ‘ Spotlight on Learn Foundations ‘ series. The Learn Foundations student interns (summer 2019). Sep 11, 2019

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Teaching Matters Student Engagement

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

Student and staff co-creation has gained both popularity and traction within higher education over the last five to ten years as colleagues have become increasingly aware of the benefits of bringing students’ perspectives into discussions and decisions about learning. 2019) An Active Student Participation companion. & Schnaas, U.

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Teaching Matters Academic Support

JULY 29, 2019

Of course, all of this contributes to the ongoing enhancement of the quality of the educational experience for students. Key findings from the most recent evaluation carried out during Semester 2, 2019 are that: Use of mid-course feedback is high: 87.5% Jul 29, 2019 Overall, responses are very positive.

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Teaching Matters Student Engagement

OCTOBER 3, 2019

And then there’s the research-led teaching espoused by Healey and Jenkins (2009), and others, who argue that, “all undergraduate students in all higher education institutions should experience learning through, and about, research and inquiry.” Oct 3, 2019 Happy reading…! References Trowler, P. &

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Teaching Matters Online Learning

NOVEMBER 25, 2019

In this ‘Spotlight on Practice Worth Sharing’ post, Dr Kelly Stone, a lecturer in the Moray House School of Education and Sport, shares some approaches that she has tried to make large lectures more interactive… In a recent Practice Worth Sharing seminar, we discussed how to make large lectures more interactive.

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Teaching Matters Online Learning

APRIL 17, 2019

Read the HEA Case Study, Using blogs as a form of Assessment , in Transforming Assessment In Higher Education (pp. Nina Morris Dr Nina Morris (N.Morris@ed.ac.uk, @_NinaJM ) is a Lecturer in Human Geography at the University of Edinburgh, and a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy. Apr 17, 2019

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Teaching Matters Online Learning

FEBRUARY 20, 2020

Open access (OA) can be seen as one string of the bow in the open education landscape. Open access and open education both stress the importance of making knowledge available for individuals around the world, regardless of wealth or status ( Elder 2020 ).

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Teaching Matters Online Learning

OCTOBER 22, 2019

This course was developed through the collaboration of Learning, Teaching, and Web (Stuart Nicol and Andres Ordorica), the Centre for Research in Digital Education (Michael Gallagher), and external consultant Sheila MacNeill.

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Teaching Matters Online Learning

FEBRUARY 14, 2019

Photo credit: Andrés Ordorica In this post, Andrés Ordorica, an Instructional Designer in the Educational Design and Engagement team (Information Services), answers the most frequent question he is asked as in his job: ‘what is learning design?’… Other offerings include MOOCs , digital skills training and open-educational resources.

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Teaching Matters Experiential Learning

DECEMBER 14, 2022

As Director of Education in Human Geography and Spatial Planning at Utrecht University, I sat at the back of a large lecture room, in which 150 first- and second-year students in GeoSciences gathered to be informed about upcoming study opportunities abroad. ” Journal of Experiential Education , 39(4), 329–354. Cooley, S.

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Teaching Matters Online Learning

JANUARY 22, 2019

program , which saw us developing a course prototype delivered in the form of a website , a Learn page, and a final presentation. Jan 22, 2019 This was under the University’s Employ.ed

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Teaching Matters Online Learning

SEPTEMBER 7, 2017

With the University rolling out lecture recording equipment in 400 rooms by 2019, many may be concerned about how this will affect lecture attendance. Edit: Teaching Matters has recently published a mini-series about Lecture Recording in Higher Education. Journal of Educational Multimedia and Hypermedia , 17 (4), 453–475.

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Teaching Matters Student Employment

DECEMBER 11, 2019

She plays a key role in the Scottish HE quality landscape as a member of QAA Scotland’s Advisory Board, chair of the sparqs University Advisory Group, and member of the Quality Arrangements for Scottish Higher Education (QASHE) group Dec 11, 2019

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Teaching Matters Academic Communities

APRIL 16, 2019

Sheng Xiangjun from China, says that her view on the credibility of online learning changed after taking the MSc in Digital Education: The discussion in the forums and the assignment comments from tutors and peers were very interesting and enlightening. Lauren has 20 years’ experience in marketing higher education and the arts.

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Teaching Matters Academic Support

APRIL 17, 2019

Clara O’Shea spoke to us about the Introduction to Digital Environments for Learning course, in the MSc in Digital Education , which assesses blogging about blogging! Apr 17, 2019 Nina and Hazel are also working on re-usable assessment marking criteria to help staff assess blogs.

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Higher Ed Connects: Curriculum

NOVEMBER 15, 2019

Institutions also seek to create a distinctive curriculum that demonstrates the institution’s uniqueness, which is important for attracting and retaining students in today’s competitive environment for prospective students. Ultimately, Hampshire did not to pursue a merger, deciding instead transform its curriculum. . Hampshire College.

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Teaching Matters Academic Support

FEBRUARY 12, 2020

In 2019, we collaborated with EUSA VPs (Education and Activities & Services) to suggest some good practice for Resource Lists. Good practice We’d like to encourage Course organisers to consider the usability of a list from a student’s point of view and help the Library provide students with ongoing access to core course reading.

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Teaching Matters Online Learning

FEBRUARY 12, 2019

Graeme has a particular interest in the intersection of complexity theory, technology and education. Feb 12, 2019

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Higher Ed Connects: Curriculum

NOVEMBER 14, 2019

High tuition and the resulting loan debt, along with low completion rates and concerns about how much students are actually learning in college, have led critics to call for the unbundling of higher education. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2019. Integrated Curriculum. Gallagher, Chris W.; Integrative Learning.

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Teaching Matters Online Learning

JANUARY 14, 2020

Higher Education Research & Development , 27(1), pp.55-67. Accessed 7th May 2019. Assessment for learning in higher education. Oberle, A.P., Understanding public land management through role-playing. Journal of Geography, 103(5), pp.199-210. Assessment: what is it for? Sambell, K., McDowell, L. and Montgomery, C.,

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Teaching Matters Online Learning

OCTOBER 30, 2019

Physical Review Physics Education Research. He is interested in science education and early universe cosmology, and hopes to continue into postgraduate education and research after graduation. Oct 30, 2019 Characterizing interactive engagement activities in a flipped introductory physics class. 12, 010140.

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MARCH 7, 2019

Critical Pedagogy as Collective Social Expertise in Higher Education, International Journal of Progressive Education, 2(3): 47-65. Mar 7, 2019 Rosie Stenhouse Dr Rosie Stenhouse is a Lecturer in Nursing Studies, in the School of Health in Social Science.

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Teaching Matters Online Learning

AUGUST 23, 2020

Universities and education systems need to acknowledge that Wikipedia is an instrumental step for many students in their learning and need to recognise that it is not this big, bad wolf leading their students astray. A study by Selwyn found that 87.5%

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Teaching Matters Student Employment

MARCH 18, 2020

In this post, Professor Tina Harrison (Assistant Principal, University of Edinburgh) and Stephanie Vallancey (Vice President Education, Students’ Association), provide an update on progress so far, encourage students and staff to comment on a draft of the reflective analysis and outline the next steps… WHAT IS ELIR? Mar 18, 2020

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