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Student engagement and sense of mattering in a large UG course

Teaching Matters Student Engagement

Credit: Pixabay In this insightful post, Dr. Celine Caquineau, a Senior Lecturer at Edinburgh Medical School, tackles the formidable challenge of enhancing student engagement within large undergraduate courses. This notion of fit can be problematic, as by definition it will exclude those students who cannot or who do not want to fit.

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Development of graduate attributes in online distance learning students

Teaching Matters Student Employment

iStock [BrianAJackson] Several previous posts on Teaching Matters have focused on graduate attributes – the skills, abilities, attitudes and approaches that students develop “through meaningful experiences and the processes of learning and reflection” (from Definition: what are Graduate Attributes? ). Aug 17, 2017

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Mental Health and Learning Among Students with Marginalized Sociodemographic Identities

Supporting Student Success

Visualization based on definitions of positive stress, tolerable stress, and toxic stress from the US National Scientific Council on the Developing Child. However, at chronic and severe levels, stress can become maladaptive and lead to reduced performance outcomes, including in postsecondary learning environments. .

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Tracking progress from afar

Teaching Matters Online Learning

While such a peer-ranking system may not be appropriate in every setting, all of the students enrolled on the ESSQ programme are trainee surgeons and, by definition, they have entered a very competitive field and are familiar with class-ranking from their undergraduate medical education.

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Welcome to the Nov-Dec Learning & Teaching Enhancement Theme: Reflective Learning

Teaching Matters Experiential Learning

Over November and December, we will shine a light on some of the diverse activity, support, and resources across the University that enable students’ reflection in the curriculum. Here is the definition from the Reflection Toolkit : The conscious examination of past experiences, thoughts, and ways of doing things. What is reflection?

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Welcome to the October issue of Teaching Matters: Research-led teaching and learning

Teaching Matters Student Engagement

Related Teaching Matters posts to read: Exploring research-led teaching at senate , by Dr Amy Burge Research-led teaching and learning: In search of meaning , by Dr Medhat Khattar Social Science in Medical Education: Reflections on research led teaching , by Dr Jeni Harden. References Trowler, P. & & Wareham, T.

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What even is a University anyway?

Teaching Matters Academic Support

Ellen was a member of the Curriculum Transformation Board and Student Engagement Strategy Group. Ellen’s term as EUSA President ended 10 th June 2022 and she intends to pursue a career within medical charities and academic research in the fields of public, genomic and reproductive health.