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The Students’ Association’s Students-Led Teaching Awards 2021: Nominations now open

Teaching Matters Student Engagement

The Students’ Association’s students-led Teaching Awards provide students with a meaningful opportunity to thank staff for their hard work and celebrate the very best of teaching and support at the University of Edinburgh, something that’s more important than ever during this unprecedented academic year. Jan 13, 2021

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Learning together in a global pandemic: Practices and principles for teaching and assessing online in uncertain times

Teaching Matters Online Learning

Dr Catherine Bovill is a Senior Lecturer in Student Engagement, and Celeste McLaughlin is Head of Academic Development for Digital Education, and are both based at the Institute for Academic Development (IAD). 2021) Insights and Learning from 2020-21. Live, online teaching was new for many colleagues.

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The Students’ Association Student-Led Teaching Awards 2022

Teaching Matters Student Engagement

If you have any questions or would like to find out more, please contact us and the Students’ Association team at:  teaching.awards@eusa.ed.ac.uk.

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Collegiate Commentary: Five guiding principles from the COP26 theme

Teaching Matters Student Engagement

In my role at EAUC, which I began in September of 2021, I aim to support and encourage stakeholders in higher and further education to employ their agency to embed sustainability in their teaching. Yet education, in my opinion, is one of the greatest tools society has to preventing further damage to our planet.

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Designing and structuring discussion forums

Teaching Matters Academic Support

Sep 23, 2021 An important focus of her work is collaborating with colleagues in Schools and Colleges to take forward research and scholarship relating to teaching and learning in Higher Education.

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Emotional labour in academia: The unspoken burden

Teaching Matters Academic Support

A recent Nature poll and HEPI policy papers (Forrester, 2023; Morrish, 2021) found that 67% of academics are burned out , with counselling and occupational referrals rising by more than 100% over the past two years. Image credit: iStock This emotional strain is not simply a personal experience. It’s a pervasive issue within academia.

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Consent Collective TV: Carrying on the conversations

Teaching Matters Academic Support

It’s as simple as a global pandemic’ To find out more about the role of consent in the classroom listen to this podcast episode made in collaboration with the Teaching Matters team back in March 2021: Consent as an embodied practice in the classroom.