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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. That’s where the Reflection Toolkit comes in.

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Using Learn to Support Students for Success

Teaching Matters Academic Support

To support them through their degrees, that hub would need to contain key School information, study skills training, details of the Personal Tutor system, careers information, peer support and so on. Yes, this information is out there. Moreover, that information is not always presented in a particularly engaging way.

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Supporting academic community at the University of Edinburgh

Teaching Matters Academic Support

Scholarships and Student Funding work with The Advice Place, Finance and ACE; the Careers Service works with Student Disability Service , and SRA. All services have links with Colleges and Schools, and there are some key partnerships including but not limited to the Careers Service and Student Disability Service.

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Welcome to the March issue of Teaching Matters: Scholarship of Teaching and Learning and PTAS

Teaching Matters Online Learning

We are also grateful for the additional funding for projects provided by IS and the Careers Service. If you are interested in applying for a PTAS grant, you can find information here , or contact Emily or Daphne.

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Mini-series: Great examples of using blogs in teaching

Teaching Matters Academic Support

I was really excited to be involved because it’s a service that I think offers so many benefits, both to the staff and students who use the service and the institution in general. We’ve spoken to many other people (but this post is already getting a bit long, so I’ll stop there!), Look out for it!

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Training and support for postgraduate students who teach (PGWT)

Teaching Matters Academic Support

We reported recommendations in three areas: Expectations of institutions Institutions should consider: developing an institutional policy/strategy on supporting PGWT. providing PGWT with general information, that is a clear outline of their grade, job title, precise working hours, and what they will be expected to do as part of their role.