Teaching Matters Academic Support

DECEMBER 2, 2019

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?

Professional Development 52

Professional Development Higher Education Staff Development IT 52

Teaching Matters Academic Communities

APRIL 18, 2019

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.

Professional Development 52

Professional Development Media Student Engagement Staff Development 52

Teaching Matters Academic Communities

OCTOBER 23, 2019

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.

Education 40

Education Research Higher Education Staff Development 40

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. Jenny Scoles Dr Jenny Scoles is the editor of Teaching Matters.

Marketing and Communication Services 52

Marketing and Communication Services Student Engagement Research Higher Education 52

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).

Computers and Informational Technology 52

Computers and Informational Technology Higher Education Professional Development Media 52

Teaching Matters Academic Communities

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

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.

Engineering 52

Engineering Media Government Food 52

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 Her interests include student engagement, professional learning and sociomaterial methodologies.

Research 52

Research Social Justice Student Engagement Medical 52

Teaching Matters Online Learning

MARCH 13, 2019

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.

Education 52

Education Healthcare Support Services Administration 52

Teaching Matters Student Engagement

NOVEMBER 12, 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.

Research 52

Research Architecture Management Staff Development 52

Teaching Matters Student Employment

JULY 30, 2019

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

Management 52

Management Student Development IT Staff Development 52

Teaching Matters Online Learning

SEPTEMBER 11, 2019

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.

Consulting 52

Consulting Education IT Research 52

Teaching Matters Student Engagement

APRIL 30, 2020

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

Development and Fund Raising 52

Development and Fund Raising Education Staff Development Student Engagement 52

Teaching Matters Experiential Learning

JANUARY 6, 2020

For our first post in 2020, we are celebrating the top ten viewed Teaching Matters blog posts in 2019. Top Ten of 2019 10. Aligned with this approach, the Centre for Experiential Learning website provides some useful examples of experiential education being undertaken across the University.

Development and Fund Raising 52

Development and Fund Raising Marketing and Communication Services Student Engagement Fundraising 52

Teaching Matters Academic Support

APRIL 10, 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.

Hospitality 52

Hospitality Alumni Research Administration 52

Teaching Matters Experiential Learning

JANUARY 8, 2019

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

Student Engagement 52

Student Engagement Curriculum Development Professional Development Higher Education 52

Teaching Matters Online Learning

APRIL 17, 2019

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.

Higher Education 52

Higher Education Research Management Education 52

Teaching Matters Academic Communities

APRIL 24, 2019

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.

Management 52

Management Research Education Higher Education 52

Teaching Matters Academic Communities

APRIL 23, 2019

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.

Research 52

Research Staff Development IT Student Engagement 52

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 He received engineering diploma in animal science and PhD in genetics from the University of Ljubljana.

Research 52

Research Food Engineering Management 52

Teaching Matters Academic Support

NOVEMBER 5, 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. Nov 5, 2019 Her interests include student engagement, professional learning and sociomaterial methodologies.

Research 52

Research Student Engagement IT Staff Development 52

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).

Libraries 52

Libraries Professional Development Graduate Education Research 52

Teaching Matters Academic Support

APRIL 4, 2019

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.

Support Services 52

Support Services Disability Services Career Services Student Counseling 52

Teaching Matters Online Learning

APRIL 24, 2019

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.

IT 52

IT Professional Development Education Management 52

Teaching Matters Academic Support

APRIL 17, 2019

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.

Career Services 52

Career Services Management Consulting Student Development 52

Teaching Matters Academic Communities

APRIL 2, 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. Apr 2, 2019 Her interests include student engagement, professional learning and sociomaterial methodologies.

Development and Fund Raising 52

Development and Fund Raising Student Engagement Research Staff Development 52

Teaching Matters Academic Support

JULY 8, 2019

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.

Research 52

Research Curriculum Development Staff Development IT 52

Teaching Matters Academic Support

MAY 29, 2019

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.

Marketing and Communication Services 52

Marketing and Communication Services Media Food Research 52

Teaching Matters Online Learning

OCTOBER 22, 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.

Professional Development 52

Professional Development Consulting Research Higher Education 52

Teaching Matters Academic Communities

MARCH 12, 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.

Medical 52

Medical Higher Education Research Education 52

Teaching Matters Academic Support

AUGUST 7, 2019

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.

Health Services 52

Health Services Management Support Services IT 52

Teaching Matters Academic Communities

APRIL 30, 2019

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).

Medical 52

Medical Research Higher Education Staff Development 52

Teaching Matters Online Learning

MARCH 4, 2019

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

Professional Development 52

Professional Development Research Career Services Management 52

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.

Technology/Audio/Visual 52

Technology/Audio/Visual Electronics Management Media 52

Teaching Matters Student Engagement

MAY 8, 2019

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.

Curriculum Development 52

Curriculum Development Professional Services Research Education 52

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. If you’ve been following the mini-series , you’ll know that we’ve been featuring the findings from the lecture recording PTAS projects.

Medical 52

Medical Media Research Engineering 52

Teaching Matters Academic Communities

APRIL 25, 2019

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.

Student Engagement 52

Student Engagement Education Higher Education Staff Development 52

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. To purchase tickets to these shows, and view the rest of our amazing programme, head to the website here.

Research 52

Research Professional Services Student Engagement Curriculum Development 52