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Creating the Study Hub with students as consultant partners

Teaching Matters Academic Support

Example of Mel’s artwork for Study Hub brand: Critical Thinking icon By the start of 2019, we knew wanted something more than refreshed resources. The new WordPress-based Academic Blogging Service afforded us an opportunity to create a new complementary blog within the Study Hub branding in summer 2019. is popular with students.

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Top ten most read Teaching Matters blog posts of 2018

Teaching Matters Experiential Learning

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.

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Welcome to the July issue of Teaching Matters: Placements and Fieldwork

Teaching Matters Experiential Learning

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

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Mini-series: Student pathways to learning about sustainability

Teaching Matters Experiential Learning

His current role includes responsibility for social responsibility and sustainability reporting, benchmarking, developing sector-wide and external partnerships, liaising with academic degree programmes and courses, as well as having oversight of the department’s outreach and student engagement activities. Jan 16, 2019

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Data mindfulness: Teaching undergraduates data management skills

Teaching Matters Online Learning

She decided the format would be to run a number of seminar-style sessions, to encourage interaction and discussion between students, many of whom may not yet have an idea of what their project might be. Workshops were run in Spring and Autumn 2019, and Candela delivered training to around 100 attendees.

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Mini-series: Students as sustainability auditors

Teaching Matters Student Employment

Prior to joining the department, was the Development Officer at the University of Sheffield’s Students’ Union, where she opened an outlet dedicated to plastic-free lifestyles, the UK’s first campus-wide coffee cup return scheme and aided the NUS in the creation of their campaign on plastic pollution. Feb 6, 2019

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Languages beyond University: A course offering community engagement in local schools for academic credit

Teaching Matters Experiential Learning

. * While waiting for their PVG approvals, students contacted their school mentors and arranged a first meeting to discuss their outline for a 20-hour lesson plan on a cultural topic designed to engage young learners and motivate them to see the benefits of learning languages. Feb 21, 2019