Teaching Matters Experiential Learning

JULY 4, 2019

Photo credit: thebostonpilot.com, CC0 In this post, Dr Sergei Plekhanov, a Senior Teaching Fellow at the School of Economics, highlights a sponsored dissertation scheme, which connects undergraduate economic students with organisations who need real-life problems researched… Do you remember you first big piece of individual work?

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Teaching Matters Experiential Learning

JUNE 3, 2024

Students as Change Agents (SACHA) is a student-led design thinking programme that partners diverse student groups with host organisations to tackle challenges aligned to the University’s research themes and that address the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGS).

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EAB

AUGUST 9, 2023

In addition to the content from the subject-matter expertise and professional skills development sessions, the fellows also had access to EAB’s research library and experts, and they were paired with a partner to help develop ideas and get feedback along the way.

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Teaching Matters Student Employment

JULY 9, 2024

Sophie is a Chartered Waste Manager, with a Postgraduate Diploma in Environmental Law Valerie McIntosh Valerie currently leads on the development and delivery of the Business School’s Alumni Mentoring Programme. Valerie is Carbon Literate, passionate about helping others grow and succeed, as well as social and environmental impact.

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University Business

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Schools today vying to win applicants over must toe the line between investing in top-notch student support programs and keeping their degrees affordable all while sustaining long-term economic health. The foundation of its commitment is to provide a modern, robust catalog of student success advisers and alumni engagement opportunities.

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Creatrix Campus

APRIL 5, 2023

EQUIS is a rigorous and comprehensive accreditation system that assesses the quality of an institution's management education, including its programs, faculty, research, and operations. The report must also identify areas of strength and weakness, and propose a plan for improvement.

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Teaching Matters Student Employment

MAY 17, 2018

Since then, in close cooperation with the Careers Service, we have been rolling out a School-wide project to situate careers and employability alongside our firm commitment to academic rigour. In December 2017, we celebrated some of the wonderful work done as part of this by hosting our first HCA Recognition Celebration.

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Creatrix Campus

MARCH 24, 2023

Accreditation by AMBA serves as an assurance to students, employers, and other stakeholders that a business school's MBA program meets the highest standards of excellence in business education. The role of AMBA accreditation in accrediting business schools is to provide a mark of quality and excellence for MBA programs worldwide.

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EAB

APRIL 26, 2023

This allows students to choose the course format that makes the most sense for them. Use student employment as a retention strategy Many younger students already need to balance work and academics. More than 70% of part-time and nearly 40% of full-time students under the age of 24 work while enrolled in college.

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Creatrix Campus

JULY 20, 2023

Student success ensures that students develop the knowledge, skills, and competencies required for employment in their chosen fields. Well-prepared graduates enhance the institution's reputation and contribute to a strong alumni network. Societal Impact Student success in higher education has a broader societal impact.

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Teaching Matters Student Employment

JANUARY 16, 2017

What evidence do we have to show our students develop these graduate attributes? Perhaps the best is that our graduates are highly regarded and sought after by employers, and the continued successes of our alumni. Student-Led, Individually-Created Courses (SLICCs) offer another approach and way forward.

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Teaching Matters Academic Support

NOVEMBER 1, 2018

While we have published posts written by students before*, this is the first Teaching Matters issue that is authored solely by University of Edinburgh students (and student alumni). A flourishing field of student partnership work has recently emerged (e.g., Students as Researchers. Harrington.

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Teaching Matters Experiential Learning

NOVEMBER 29, 2018

Through the MSc Performance Psychology programme at the University of Edinburgh, I, along with my dissertation supervisor (Dr Amanda Martindale), was able to partner with the NHS to investigate this idea further, specifically with scrub nurse practitioners serving on organ retrieval teams for my dissertation research.

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Teaching Matters Experiential Learning

MARCH 2, 2017

In comparison, the challenges for conducting interdisciplinary research seem to be at a lower level, for instance with the funding of a research grant, or as a student project – they are discrete and have clearly defined objectives. Furthermore, those resources of money and researchers, act as great enablers.

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Teaching Matters Student Employment

JANUARY 20, 2022

Zoe’s research in the field of education has manifest itself in a number of design and teaching projects. Now, despite being physically back in the studio, we are continuing to explore online space – just like our industry counterparts.

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Teaching Matters Experiential Learning

FEBRUARY 28, 2017

This is how the Geoscience Outreach course is enriching the attributes with which students graduate from their university programmes to enter into the professional world – allowing them to explore a diverse range of future career paths. Joyful work at the allotment with Trinity Gardening Club.

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Teaching Matters Student Employment

JULY 9, 2019

Since 2013, she has been depute and programme director on the BEd Primary and MA Primary Education programmes with responsibility for preparing students for professional placements on a range of ITE programmes. Jul 9, 2019

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Teaching Matters Student Employment

JULY 30, 2019

It is useful to have students write fortnightly reflective diaries during their placements. They are useful as a tool of reflection during the placement but many students return to them when writing their dissertations, to remind themselves how their research design evolved.

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Teaching Matters Student Employment

SEPTEMBER 6, 2018

Working within Information Services really opened my eyes to the huge amount of work that goes on behind the scenes, which as a student you never really think about. It was extremely interesting to get a glimpse into the work being done to help improve the student experience.

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Teaching Matters Student Employment

NOVEMBER 30, 2017

Seeing the imperfections, assumptions and short-cuts needed to implement research into practice is revelatory to students. Students keep a blog (≥10 weeks) and write a reflective report of their experiences. The blogs give enlightening insights into the attachments as they unfold and develop.

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Teaching Matters Student Employment

OCTOBER 20, 2022

Last year, Advance HE conducted a thorough review of the employability literature from 2016–2021 and, though a year has elapsed since publication, the theme of this blog series presents a golden opportunity to revisit and share the findings. Portugal, South Africa, and Ghana.

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Teaching Matters Experiential Learning

OCTOBER 18, 2018

Throughout this project, I researched technical aspects of solar energy generation as well as current UK energy policy, and I was required to do cash flow analysis. The nature of this exercise advanced my analytical abilities as I developed a much greater understanding of project financials and the proposing of business solutions.

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Teaching Matters Experiential Learning

APRIL 4, 2016

The Edinburgh Medical School uses Student Selected Components ( SSCs ) as part of the medicine timetable to deliver a range of learning outcomes which mainly relate to developing research skills, and professional development including teamwork and teaching skills. Apr 4, 2016

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Teaching Matters Academic Support

DECEMBER 1, 2016

Over the last 20 years as the Programme Director of Graphic Design within Edinburgh College of Art’s (ECA) Design School I have been accustomed to teaching a wide range of students with diverse backgrounds from across the UK. Since that time she has maintained her professional practice and developed her research in the field of education.

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Teaching Matters Experiential Learning

JANUARY 9, 2019

Elizabeth has been employed by the University of Edinburgh in policy and research management roles since 2007, in diverse areas such as e-science and carbon capture and storage. In her current role, Elizabeth develops University climate change mitigation, adaptation and biodiversity strategy, implementation plans and reporting.

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Teaching Matters Experiential Learning

JUNE 7, 2018

Since that time she has maintained her professional practice and developed her research in the field of education. This has manifest itself in a number of design and teaching projects, the most significant of which won The Guardian University Award for Employability in 2013.

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Teaching Matters Experiential Learning

FEBRUARY 21, 2019

Simon Riley Dr Simon Riley is Director of Student Selected Components for the undergraduate medicine programme, where students choose their field of interest, gain research experience and undertake career exploration.

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Teaching Matters Experiential Learning

MAY 3, 2018

CC0 [pixabay] Deborah Fowlis, Careers Consultant, shares with Teaching Matters how interactive workshops with chemical industry experts has helped Chemistry students prepare for the workplace… Many Chemistry students are keen to use their degree knowledge directly in a graduate job. May 3, 2018

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Teaching Matters Academic Communities

DECEMBER 9, 2022

Chew’s (2022) post shows this happening through non-academic forms of engagement – where the impacts of this type of engagement should not be understated in its ability to contribute towards students’ success and retention ( Moxey, 2022 ). As a result, the benefits of partnership can be multifaceted and all-encompassing ( Alison, 2017 ).

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