Teaching Matters Academic Communities

APRIL 15, 2025

Transition isnt a one-time event; its an ongoing process that defines so much of the international student experience. Shirley: From what Ive observed in both my undergraduate and postgraduate classes, as well as through my role at the University Careers Service, international student adjustment challenges go far beyond academics.

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Teaching Matters Academic Support

APRIL 4, 2019

Some highlights from the last reporting cycle are as follows… Sharing complex student casework Several services have experienced an increase in demand from students facing complex welfare or mental health issues in the past couple of years. The list goes on.

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Teaching Matters Academic Support

APRIL 17, 2019

The second half of the presentation is also really interesting: Tobias Thejl- Madsen talks about the new Reflective Toolkit developed by the Employability Consultancy (in the Careers Service), which uses blogging as an example of a tool for reflection. Look out for it!

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Teaching Matters Academic Support

OCTOBER 19, 2017

The Learn site currently contains seven folders: solutions to common problems; academic skills; getting the most of your assessment and feedback; tools to support learning and research; student support and the PT system; a careers roadmap; and information on peer support. We are already seeing the benefits of this system.

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Teaching Matters Online Learning

MARCH 4, 2019

PTAS project teams disseminate their work widely, both within the University of Edinburgh and beyond, through traditional journals and academic conferences, blogs, videos and public events. We gratefully acknowledge that annual funding for the Principal’s Teaching Award Scheme is provided by the University of Edinburgh Development Trust.

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Teaching Matters Academic Support

AUGUST 10, 2017

She makes presentations at many university events, international conferences and was awarded the Best Presenter at the 2014 EUSA Internationalisation Conference. Congruent with her academic and research interests, currently, Labake works as an assistant tutor at the School of Education and PhD Intern at the Careers Services.

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