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2019), we cite the musician Bjork, who said that “If electronic music has no soul, it is because nobody put it there.” The level of engagement that is possible in online teaching came as a surprise to participants in Aitken & Loads’ (2019) paper describing the experiences of educators new to online teaching. References Aitken, G.,
2019/20 is the third and final year of the current Theme. This will improve clarity for staff on how to access, interpret and effectively use data. New PowerBI dashboards were launched in June 2019. Following successful evaluation of the pilot, these reports will be rolled out to all School Reps across the University in 2019/20.
The PWS Working Group was formed in spring 2019 and aims to: Create a space to share teaching experiences of people working within and beyond Moray House School of Education and Sport; Collaboratively build and develop our collective teaching practice. Oct 23, 2019 For more details please see the QEA webpages.
Key findings from the most recent evaluation carried out during Semester 2, 2019 are that: Use of mid-course feedback is high: 87.5% Mid-course feedback is valued by staff: 78% of respondents considered mid-course feedback to be useful. It will be encouraged from September 2019 with a view to adding it to policy for 2020/21.
In summer 2019, she was an intern in the School of Health in Social Science, researching Learning Analytics. Sep 4, 2019 Rebecca Collins Rebecca Collins is a third year Mathematics and Statistics student.
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). Sign up to the free online course — Making Blended Education Work. Reference Alexander, B.,
Those sensitivities are not trivial, and are well explained by Ross, Bayne, and Lamb (2019). and Lamb, J (2019). There is one particular option with a really attractive feature set, but it is off the table due to sensitivities surrounding their other product. You might just “save your time, but also your values.” References Ross, J.,
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. Jenny Scoles Dr Jenny Scoles is the editor of Teaching Matters.
We hope to roll it out from September 2019. Apr 18, 2019 We got some great feedback colleagues attending the event on the type of Peer Observation Programme our colleagues would like to see, and we will feed it into the design.
The deadline for comments on Chapter 3 is Monday 23 December 2019. We will consider all the comments received and use them to develop the chapter. Dec 2, 2019 Do you have any examples of good practice that could be included in the chapter? Is there anything missing from the chapter? WHAT WILL HAPPEN NEXT?
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).
Check out @changetheconver on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram to be the first to know when episodes are released (coming March 2019). She has been interested in sustainable development since a young age but has found particular enthusiasm for ‘slow’ eco friendly fashion, and the intersection of religion and environmentalism.
Mar 13, 2019 The premise of the course is that there is a need in clinical education to pay attention to changes in digital technology and data. Tim Fawns Dr Tim Fawns is Deputy Programme Director of the MSc in Clinical Education and part-time tutor on the MSc in Digital Education.
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 Her interests include student engagement, professional learning and sociomaterial methodologies.
He was director of the Master of Public Policy programme between 2013 and 2016, and has helped to develop work shadowing and work-based placements in the School of Social and Political Science, where he was School Quality Assurance Director between 2017 and 2019. Jul 30, 2019
Nov 12, 2019 She strives to work as a commercial, sustainable designer making pieces that are valued and ‘tell a story’, and is the published author of ‘Girls Get Stitching’ 2013. Recently, her film Stitching Stories was screened at the V&A Dundee as part of Fashion revolution week.
The Learn Foundations student interns (summer 2019). Sep 11, 2019 A virtuous cycle could see course teams able to use this data as input to sessions such as Edinburgh Learning Design Roadmap (ELDeR), a service provided in partnership by ISG and IAD , as part of reviewing and redesigning the curriculum.
The PWS Working Group was formed in spring 2019 and aims to: Create a space to share teaching experiences of people working within and beyond Moray House School of Education and Sport; Collaboratively build and develop our collective teaching practice. Oct 23, 2019 For more details please see the QEA webpages.
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. Between October 2018 and April 2019, I completed SRS’s ‘ Be Sustainable – Advanced ’ course. Apr 30, 2020
As we move into 2019, it is valuable to reflect on how, within our varied work, we can embrace partnerships such as co-creation of the curriculum to create opportunities for students to share their expertise, experience, and insights with us to improve learning and teaching. Jan 8, 2019
Apr 10, 2019 We then we build each other up by pausing to read, appreciating, congratulating and sharing one another’s latest and greatest, biggest or smallest achievements. Bethany Easton Bethany is the Marketing and Communications Administrator for the School of Health in Social Science.
An important focus of her work is to raise awareness of the range of CPD opportunities offered within the IAD, and to encourage staff to engage with these. Apr 17, 2019 Her main responsibility within the team is as Programme Director for the Postgraduate Certificate in Academic Practice.
Apr 24, 2019 His doctoral research is investigating the relationship between digital technologies and the negotiation of learning spaces across and beyond campus. His blog can be read at www.james858499.net net , and you can follow him on Twitter: @james858499.
Apr 23, 2019 Catherine Clarissa Catherine Clarissa is a fourth-year PhD student in Nursing Studies. Her doctoral research aims to contribute to better understand the care for mechanically-ventilated patients in an intensive care unit.
The Go Abroad Staff Teaching programme enabled him to disseminate his UK based research at his Alma Mater. Apr 23, 2019 He received engineering diploma in animal science and PhD in genetics from the University of Ljubljana.
Apr 4, 2019 Working mainly in the postgraduate research policy area, Susan is also responsible for Postgraduate Programme Reviews – the University’s internal quality assurance process for PGR programmes.
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. Nov 5, 2019 Her interests include student engagement, professional learning and sociomaterial methodologies.
Susan Greig Susan Greig is Learning and Development Specialist within the Digital Skills Training team. Apr 24, 2019 She runs the University of Edinburgh CMALT (Certified Membership for the Association for Learning Technology) scheme.
Apr 17, 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.
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. Apr 2, 2019 Her interests include student engagement, professional learning and sociomaterial methodologies.
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).
Mar 12, 2019 Her main focus is around academic support and leads the School’s Study Skills Team but she also has a strong interest in student wellbeing. She also leads on the Schools VetPALs scheme and other student-led activities.
May 29, 2019 Michael chairs Edinburgh’s lecture recording Academic User Group, and has been selected to be an Academic Champion as part of a national initiative organised by Echo360 to assist and support users of lecture recording across institutions in the sector.
Jul 8, 2019 He researches histories of scientific knowledge in relation to colonial empires; the history of scientific expeditions (particularly in Africa) and the history of museum collections.
Daphne Loads Daphne Loads works in the Institute for Academic Development and is academic lead of the Edinburgh Teaching Award and convenes the Principal’s Teaching Award Scheme. Emily Salvesen Emily Salvesen is the CPD Programme Manager in the Institute for Academic Development. Mar 4, 2019
Oct 22, 2019 His research focus is on mobility, mobile learning, and digital education to support teaching and learning in the humanities in higher education, particularly in the Asia Pacific and sub-Saharan African regions.
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.
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. If you’ve been following the mini-series , you’ll know that we’ve been featuring the findings from the lecture recording PTAS projects.
Aug 7, 2019 Her main teaching focus is mental health with a core course focusing on mental health and illness in Year 2, and an honours option focused on engaging with contemporary mental health issues drawing on the arts, humanities and social sciences.
Apr 30, 2019 For upcoming sessions, please visit the BMTO teaching network website. Philip Larkman Dr Philip Larkman is Director of Teaching in the Biomedical Teaching Organisation (BMTO).
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. To purchase tickets to these shows, and view the rest of our amazing programme, head to the website here.
Apr 25, 2019 Her remit includes supporting the Online and Distance Learning community by convening the Online Learning Network. Her interests include open education, and digital assessment practices.
May 8, 2019 Diva Mukherji Diva Mukherji is the current Vice President Education at Edinburgh University Students’ Association. She studied Sociology and Social Anthropology at the University, and held the position of Black and Minority Ethnic Officer in 2017/18.
Mar 26, 2019 She is keen to support the learning experience of nursing students in academia and clinical practice through the use of technologies such as mobile applications, social media, podcasting, and virtual or augmented reality among others.
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