Teaching Matters Academic Communities

APRIL 18, 2019

We hope to roll it out from September 2019. Apr 18, 2019 Last term, colleagues signed up for training in Learn as well as Media Hopper Replay training, for lecture recording and, on 27th March, colleagues attended our first sharing good practice event, which focused on Peer Observation.

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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. This blog post is important to me for two reasons.

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Teaching Matters Academic Support

DECEMBER 2, 2019

In this post, Professor Tina Harrison introduces the third draft chapter of the Reflective Analysis, ‘Strategy and practice for enhancing learning and teaching’, and outlines how staff and students can provide comments… WHAT IS CHAPTER 3 ABOUT? The deadline for comments on Chapter 3 is Monday 23 December 2019. Dec 2, 2019

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Teaching Matters Online Learning

APRIL 21, 2020

2019), experts suggest that blended learning design has yet to scale and remains a short-term trend (i.e., Horizon Report Preview 2019 Higher Education Edition (pp. driving Ed Tech adoption in higher education for the next one to two years). This issue can be especially pronounced in rural areas. Reference Alexander, B., McCormack, M.,

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Teaching Matters Student Employment

JULY 30, 2019

It is important to have clear lines of communication and any issues that arise need to be sensitively and carefully managed by either the Programme Director or a Student Development Officer, leaving the academic supervisor free to focus on supporting the student intellectually. Patiently build relationships.

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Teaching Matters Online Learning

MARCH 13, 2019

The difference now is that the new platform is an integrated and centrally run service with both technical and pedagogical support, and a growing community of interested and knowledgeable staff who can make suggestions and give advice. Mar 13, 2019 The other aspects of this new blogs.ed

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Teaching Matters Academic Communities

MARCH 6, 2019

Existing self-service and custom developed WordPress blogs. A new student owned/operated externally-hosted Domain of One’s Own pilot offering (for academic year 2019/20). Retrieved 3 March 2019, from [link] Hemmi, A., Mar 6, 2019 A new centrally-supported Blogs.Ed site (WordPress). link] Gogia, L. 2016, March 8).

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Teaching Matters Academic Support

APRIL 9, 2019

Professional development: I’d heard from colleagues that Utrecht would be a welcoming institution. Lesley: We plan to open applications for 2019/20 at the beginning of June 2019, and the earlier you apply, the more likely you are to receive funding for your first choice of destination. Apr 9, 2019

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Teaching Matters Online Learning

SEPTEMBER 11, 2019

The Learn Foundations student interns (summer 2019). Sep 11, 2019 Hosted by Blackboard, and in line with what many other universities do, this will mean patches and updates can be applied as they become available and with less need for downtime. What does that mean for us, the users? Front Row: Jakub, Anushka, Mellisa, Hannah.

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Teaching Matters Academic Support

APRIL 10, 2019

Our students and staff have been fantastic at contributing engaging pieces of writing covering everything from teaching, research and events to campaigning. Apr 10, 2019 Five years later, it serves the same purpose – as a community blog. We encourage everyone to send in contributions to keep the blog interesting and diverse.

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Teaching Matters Student Engagement

OCTOBER 3, 2019

She is an Academic Developer (Learning and Teaching Enhancement) in the Institute for Academic Development, and provides pedagogical support for University course and programme design. Oct 3, 2019 For more information, please email Gillian Macintosh at Academic Services.

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Teaching Matters Online Learning

APRIL 27, 2020

Here we summarise a recent study that we undertook into the relationships that can develop during online postgraduate dissertation supervision. In some of our other work (Fawns et al 2019) we have argued, in the context of taught post-graduate programmes that online learning can be an embodied, socially meaningful experience.

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Teaching Matters Experiential Learning

JANUARY 8, 2019

There are many different projects with students and staff co-creating the curriculum at universities around the world, although these initiatives are still relatively rare. Her research focuses on the ways in which student engagement and co-creation of the curriculum advance students’ and staff members’ aims in higher education.

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Teaching Matters Student Engagement

NOVEMBER 12, 2019

Nov 12, 2019 Workshop: ‘Personalised Mending’ For the workshop, I had bought along excess Ayrshire wool blanket material from my studio, embroidery hoops, large darning needles and templates. I planned to have a maximum of 10 fashion students, who I expected to have some basic stitching skills.

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Teaching Matters Academic Support

APRIL 4, 2019

They also recognise the importance of supporting staff dealing with complex cases, and explore ways to support these staff. It provides space for students and staff to get involved in local and international projects, for example, the Syrian tutoring programme , which addresses local needs of the refugee community.

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Teaching Matters Student Engagement

APRIL 30, 2020

Integrating and embedding the SDGs more formally into university curricula will build on the existing knowledge base that many students leave school with, and allow them to develop this further, applying it to their degree programmes in novel and innovative ways. This, in turn, will hopefully inform subsequent developments in the curricula.

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Teaching Matters Academic Communities

APRIL 23, 2019

Apr 23, 2019 I remember when we talked about how we enjoyed the Global Health Nursing course by Dr Fiona Cuthill and I nominated it as the ‘Best Course’ in the EUSA teaching awards. She told us that the School and course organiser found it valuable to be recognised by the students in this nomination.

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Teaching Matters Online Learning

FEBRUARY 14, 2019

The interesting thing is that learning design is found in lots of places, but many don’t realise when they are interacting with learning design, which is the point! Good learning design shouldn’t be obvious or feel contrived. It should feel natural and organic. So, what is it then? It does not matter if this is online, in-person or a bit of both.

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Teaching Matters Academic Support

APRIL 17, 2019

The course staff feel that a more private blog is a good way for students to express ideas and reflect on them (in a safe space), and really helps the course staff and the student to connect. Students develop their own set of personal and professional skills and attributes, and often use a blog to reflect on their progress.

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Teaching Matters Academic Support

AUGUST 7, 2019

Whilst it is excellent that students are seeking someone to talk to about these issues, undeniably it can present challenges for staff. As the university continues to develop its strategies for student support the support of its staff must be an intrinsic part of these plans. Aug 7, 2019 This can save lives.

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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. Oct 22, 2019

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Teaching Matters Academic Communities

APRIL 23, 2019

The Go Abroad Staff Teaching programme enabled him to disseminate his UK based research at his Alma Mater. Apr 23, 2019 First, we used body height within my family to infer genetic values based on my own phenotype and phenotypes of my relatives. It clearly showed applicative value of the presented techniques.

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Teaching Matters Academic Communities

APRIL 24, 2019

Eli Appleby-Donald Eli is part of the learning technology team at ECA, supporting professional and teaching staff in the classroom and online. Apr 24, 2019 She joined IS last August, coming from the School of History, Classics and Archaeology, where she was an IT Manager with a particular interest in learning using technology.

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Teaching Matters Online Learning

MARCH 26, 2019

However, we felt some of the current eLearning models did not quite reflect all the elements identified in the review, and it would be beneficial to develop a new theory that captured this 21 st century mode of learning. LITERATURE REVIEW After doing some preliminary searches, we realised there was quite a lot published on the topic.

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Teaching Matters Online Learning

FEBRUARY 20, 2020

Accessibility : From an affordability perspective, the cost of accessing academic resources is increasing dramatically; textbook costs have risen 414% over the past 30 years, more than double the rate of inflation (US Bureau of Labor Statistics 2019). What makes it possible is the internet and the consent of the author or copyright-holder.

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Teaching Matters Academic Support

NOVEMBER 8, 2018

As we move into the third and final phase of the Lecture Recording Programme for the 2019/20 Academic year, I’m interested to hear from others who may have specific requirements of the service. When the projectors are switched off, it automatically goes to chalkboard recording mode, and the cameras point at the writing space being used.

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Teaching Matters Experiential Learning

AUGUST 1, 2018

Teaching Matters in Academic Year 2018/2019 Credit: Pixabay, CC0, harishs Teaching Matters has been growing steadily since its inception in January 2016 – in June 2018, readership peaked at 4,300. David Mountain explaining the problem with patriotism, and how it is illogical, dangerous and a waste of time.

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Teaching Matters Academic Support

JULY 8, 2019

Jul 8, 2019 Many described how writing the reflection affected them personally: Writing (and rewriting) this report has taught me to try and understand myself as well as others. Seeing as I was expected to reflect on my own participation, I was more inclined to prepare and contribute, as it made me more conscious of my actions.

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Teaching Matters Academic Communities

APRIL 2, 2019

Face-to-face spaces, where students and staff could meet to chat and share experiences or concerns, seemed to be determined by where they could find a place that had a socket to plug in a kettle. Apr 2, 2019 This simplicity really struck me.

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Teaching Matters Student Engagement

MAY 8, 2019

So it is essential to acknowledge that discrimination, both direct and unconscious, does occur, and can have a serious impact on staff and students belonging to marginalised groups. May 8, 2019 These elements contribute to creating a more holistic understanding of how marginalised students experience University.

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Teaching Matters Online Learning

MARCH 4, 2019

Financial awards of up to £15,000 help participants to develop research skills and build communities of staff and students with an interest in enhancing teaching and learning. Emily Salvesen Emily Salvesen is the CPD Programme Manager in the Institute for Academic Development. Mar 4, 2019

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Teaching Matters Online Learning

OCTOBER 31, 2018

Starting next month, the workshops will run through Semester 2, with the aim of having materials in place for the start of teaching 2019/20 to support staff and students using the service. In addition, the group is responsible for monitoring the research work funded by the Lecture Recording Programme as part of PTAS.

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Teaching Matters Academic Support

NOVEMBER 28, 2018

Debates can sometimes arise in lectures, which lecture slides may not cover, that could be invaluable in developing critical analysis. At Edinburgh, our ambition is to offer an outstanding student experience to as diverse a group of students as possible. But the crux of my supportive argument is my second point.

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Teaching Matters Academic Communities

APRIL 25, 2019

Supporting and developing a community This embryonic community needs to be supported and developed throughout the course. To encourage participation in group activities it can be useful to start with a low-stakes activity, and I often ask groups to develop their own guidelines or ‘netiquette’ for the group.

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Teaching Matters Online Learning

OCTOBER 30, 2019

Characterising lectures We helped to develop FILL+, a tool for characterising lectures by recording the activities that take place as seen from the student’s perspective. It builds on the Framework for Interactive Learning in Lectures (FILL) developed by Wood et al. Oct 30, 2019 That is, 95.6% This figure increases to 97.1%

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Teaching Matters Academic Communities

APRIL 30, 2019

The time of the day and semester which is suitable for all staff is unlikely to be suitable for all students, and vice versa. Apr 30, 2019 Only a couple of groups didn’t meet due to timetabling issues. The feedback from participants was overwhelmingly positive. For upcoming sessions, please visit the BMTO teaching network website.

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Teaching Matters Academic Support

FEBRUARY 26, 2019

PCIM aims to deliver a golden copy of all course and programme information to be used by both prospective and current students and staff. 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.

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