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Co-creating a more sustainable framework for professional development for our UG students

Teaching Matters Academic Support

Photo of PALS training day Back in January 2018, a group of staff and students in the Business School got their collective heads around the table to address the problem: ‘How can we get our UG students to engage more in their personal and professional development?’

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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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Spotlight on the 2024 Teaching Award winners: Staff offering exceptional levels of support to students

Teaching Matters Student Engagement

With the new student support model being rolled out across the entire university this year, we wanted to make sure we took time to recognise the efforts of these staff, who have supported studentsdevelopment, demonstrated commitment to their welfare and wellbeing, and built a sense of community within their cohort.

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The Higher Education Council (HEC) in Bahrain: Ensuring Quality and Excellence in Higher Ed Institutions

Creatrix Campus

Providing guidance and support to institutions in the development of their academic programs and the implementation of new technologies and pedagogical approaches. Developing and implementing strategic plans for higher education in Bahrain, ensuring that the sector is well-coordinated and effective.

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Rising higher ed leaders tackle campus challenges in EAB’s fellowship

EAB

Cooper Medical School of Rowan University Fostering sense of belonging among Black undergraduate students Melissa McGuire, Ph.D., Scholastica Student Success Improving success for pre-health students Joe Fritsch, Ph.D.,

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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.

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Developing a Strengths-Based Campus: Successes, Challenges, and Lessons Learned

Supporting Student Success

This project was particularly important to me because of the impact CliftonStrengths had made in my life and how the tool was being used to support post-secondary studentsdevelopment. At first these were mostly made up words with definitions that were new to me but as a I learned more, I understood how useful this tool could be.