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Catching the waves: surfing, enhancement, and student success

Teaching Matters Student Employment

Gavin is the Careers and Employability Manager from the Careers Service and this post forms part of the 20 Years of Enhancement theme. The University avoided the trap of seeing employability as solely a Careers Service responsibility, and instead used this funding to support an institution-wide and collaborative approach.

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The Reflection Toolkit: Supporting effective reflection

Teaching Matters Experiential Learning

Image credit: The Reflection Toolkit , The University of Edinburgh In this post, Gavin McCabe, Careers and Employability Manager from the Careers Service, spotlights the Reflection Toolkit – an invaluable resource for reflective practice in the HE sector and beyond. You can reach us at Gavin.McCabe@ed.ac.uk. Dec 16, 2022

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Mini-series: Great examples of using blogs in teaching

Teaching Matters Academic Support

The course staff feel that a more private blog is a good way for students to express ideas and reflect on them (in a safe space), and really helps the course staff and the student to connect. Dr Simon Riley is using it in part of the Student-Led, Individually-Created Courses (SLICCs) project.