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“Toybox” tools that soften the mathematical blow

Teaching Matters Experiential Learning

Anyone, anywhere can therefore download and run these simple simulations. Students enjoy these simple tools as they can be downloaded, used and even interfered with. Excel has to be persuaded – cajoled gently and occasionally bullied – to impersonate a simulator. It is, however, ubiquitous and free at the point of use.

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Using Peer Observation to enhance teaching and learning

Teaching Matters Academic Communities

You can download a peer observation guide and toolkit from the IAD website. As an added bonus it can also be written up as a ‘short account’ to contribute towards the CPD section of the Edinburgh Teaching Award. References Brown, B. & & Ward-Griffin, C.

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Developing professional MOOCs

Teaching Matters Online Learning

For this MOOC there are 50+ videos (MOOCs typically have fewer videos), resources/readings, discussion boards (to develop a professional community of learners to share practice), checklists and templates for learners to download and use in their own clinics, and weekly multiple-choice-questions (pass mark is 70% in order to attain a certificate).

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Top ten most read Teaching Matters blog posts of 2018

Teaching Matters Experiential Learning

This can also be downloaded as an Open Access e-book from Sense Publishers. Lecture Recording: What does research say about its effect on attendance?

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Framework Leadership: An Innovative Approach to Higher Ed Growth: Changing Higher Ed Podcast 151 with Host Dr. Drumm McNaughton and Guest Dr. Kent Ingle

The Change Leader, Inc.

The group always focuses on creating new curves for curriculum development, co-curricular, and experiential education to remain healthy and strong, thus avoiding plateauing and declining. It usually includes curriculum development, co-curricular, and experiential education. We focus on three different areas.

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Top ten most read Teaching Matters blog posts of 2019

Teaching Matters Experiential Learning

The Teaching Matters podcast was launched in February, with 14 episodes now available for download.

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Innovations and Ethical Considerations for AI in Higher Education

Higher Ed Connects: Technology

Events like “Global Futures 2045” focus on ways to use technology to extend human life, including using cybernetics; or as Elon Musk has proposed, merging the consciousness with AI, noting that “such technology could eventually allow humans to develop a copy of themselves which will live even after their body dies.” Download our AI Guide.