Teaching Matters Experiential Learning

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

Whether it’s refining technical expertise, developing leadership skills, or fostering entrepreneurial spirit, these projects play a crucial role in preparing students for their future careers.

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Teaching Matters Academic Support

APRIL 17, 2019

As part of this new service, my colleague, Robert Chmielewski, and I have been working on a staff training workshop in the area of blogging for teaching and learning. We’ve spoken to many other people (but this post is already getting a bit long, so I’ll stop there!),

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Teaching Matters Experiential Learning

DECEMBER 16, 2022

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.

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Teaching Matters Academic Support

JANUARY 10, 2017

Whilst there was clearly a role for me in supporting the students through that process, where the project came into its own from a careers perspective was in the follow-up workshop I did with the students. Before retraining as a careers adviser, Lynsey was Lecturer in French at the University of Nottingham. Jan 10, 2017

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Teaching Matters Student Engagement

JULY 16, 2024

Change Agents in a storytelling workshop with the Careers Service and Edinburgh Innovations. The students in my group were committed and motivated, developing innovative ideas and high-quality outputs. It was gratifying to see their contributions shape course design and curriculum development.”

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Teaching Matters Student Employment

MAY 22, 2018

When applying for a job, I won’t talk about an essay, or multiple choice tests where I got 90+%; I will talk about the time I developed and taught workshops on emotional resilience to at-risk youth. Supporting project-based learning initiatives and placing more responsibility on students will create more employable graduates.

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