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Bridging the seminar room and the world of public policy: Six practical tips for organising work placements

Teaching Matters Student Employment

Photo credit: unsplash, Elizabeth Jamieson, CC0 In this post, Dr Daniel Kenealy, a Lecturer in Public Policy in the School of Social and Political Science, presents his six top tips for organising student work placements One of my most challenging but rewarding tasks has been the development of around eighty ‘Capstone’ placements for postgraduate (..)

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Meet the Syllabus: engaging in current research

Teaching Matters Student Employment

During the presentation itself, the theorists would say a few words setting the background to the paper – no need to present the papers in full as we had read them in advance – and then two students would present prepared responses. This is how the course differed from an ordinary research seminar. General discussion ensued.

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Working with alumnae teachers to prepare student teachers for professional practice

Teaching Matters Student Employment

Advice from former student presented at Storyline session 2017 These are just a few examples of the ways in which alumnae with relevant experience have taken part in lectures and seminars to prepare current students for a specific element of professional practice.

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Experiential learning and distance learning students

Teaching Matters Experiential Learning

Image credit: Pixabay, CC0 In this blog post, three SACHA alumni (Foster Osei, Mtevee Amugune, and Nisha Daniel), who participated in the SACHA programme as online distance learners, discuss the impact of experiential learning on the distance learner experience and share lessons that can be translated to other areas of the curriculum.