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“It’s a Wonderful Workshop”: innovative tutor training for the Diploma in Professional Legal Practice

Teaching Matters Academic Support

Teaching on the Diploma in Professional Legal Practice is primarily conducted in the practical, hands-on learning environment of a workshop (anything from 1 ¼ to 3 hours long), led by a tutor who is most likely to be a practising solicitor.

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Co-Creation, creativity, and course design: Three Cs for success!

Teaching Matters Student Engagement

We took the opportunity presented by the Student Partnership Agreement (SPA) to engage IFP alumni in the construction of this student-led project. We invited all IFP alumni from 2018-2023, and seven volunteered from across all years of UG study. This led to the incorporation of a student-led project in the redesigned IFP.

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Reflections on the use of personae in learning design activities

Teaching Matters Online Learning

Credit: pixabay, StockSnap, CC0 In this post, Jon Jack and Tracey Madden, from the Learning Design Service within Educational Design and Engagement, reflect on their team’s use of student personae in ELDeR workshops when designing and redesigning courses and programmes. designing induction events for undergraduates).

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Co-Creation, creativity, and course design: Three Cs for success!

Teaching Matters Student Engagement

We took the opportunity presented by the Student Partnership Agreement (SPA) to engage IFP alumni in the construction of this student-led project. We invited all IFP alumni from 2018-2023, and seven volunteered from across all years of UG study. This led to the incorporation of a student-led project in the redesigned IFP.

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Co-creation and collaboration in course design: Our journey with SACHA

Teaching Matters Student Engagement

Change Agents in a storytelling workshop with the Careers Service and Edinburgh Innovations. In this blog post, Pooja and Ankita, SACHA alumni discuss co-creation and collaboration in course design. The students in my group were committed and motivated, developing innovative ideas and high-quality outputs. 2016 ; Mapstone et al.,

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Cross-disciplinary design: the Hunter Square Project

Teaching Matters Experiential Learning

Academics from the Schools of Law, Business and ESALA were drawn together to develop the project. A workshop was held with local residents and businesses, the council, police and the academic team. Students would work in cross-disciplinary groups to produce a series of proposals in an intensive design charette.

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

Teaching Matters Experiential Learning

There is support from the Education Department in Edinburgh City Council, who support the orientation workshops for our students. Although the main focus of the course is on autonomous, self-directed learning, students attended three, 2-hour workshops in semester 1. Photo credit: Annette Götzkes.