Teaching Matters Student Engagement

SEPTEMBER 19, 2017

How do we maintain student engagement in that seemingly anonymous sea of students in the large lecture hall, and how can the same strategy do so for each individual with different backgrounds and needs? It is reassuring, therefore, to note the current widespread interest in active learning methods in STEM Higher Education.

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HEMJ (Higher Ed Marketing Journal)

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

Applying Principles of Organizational Development in Higher Education If you work in higher education, you know the industry is constantly evolving. Thats where organizational development (also known as org dev or OD) comes in. Lets dig into the nuts and bolts of true organizational development.

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Teaching Matters Online Learning

JANUARY 30, 2025

David Reid, the Remote Laboratories Experimental Officer at the School of Engineering, University of Edinburgh, explores the transformative potential of using learning analytics for effective formative feedback in educational settings. The need for learners to receive feedback during learning activities is no longer questioned.

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Teaching Matters Online Learning

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

Kartic Subr, a Senior Lecturer in Computer Graphics within the School of Informatics at The University of Edinburgh, delves into the pioneering realm of Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) in educational settings. The arrival of Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI), the latest tool in the educational landscape, is no exception.

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Teaching Matters Experiential Learning

MARCH 27, 2025

In the fourth series on the theme ‘Engaging and Empowering learning’, I am thrilled to present insights from innovative educators captured in five intriguing blog posts. Each post delves deeply into unique methods that effectively address today’s educational challenges, enriching student engagement and empowerment.

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Creatrix Campus

JUNE 1, 2023

10 benefits of using the curriculum mapping system admin Thu, 06/01/2023 - 20:48 Colleges and universities are now more challenged than ever to raise student attainment levels. As educators it is necessary to give students the best education we can, giving them the abilities and information they need to succeed.

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Creatrix Campus

JUNE 19, 2023

Designing Effective Learning Outcomes with Solo Taxonomy in Higher Education editor Mon, 06/19/2023 - 06:45 Education plays a pivotal role in shaping the knowledge, skills, and competencies of students, and learning outcomes serve as a critical component of the educational process. What is Solo Taxonomy?

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Teaching Matters Experiential Learning

JANUARY 8, 2019

180) have created a “ladder of student participation in curriculum design” that shows how student engagement in the curriculum can range from no engagement within a dictated, staff-controlled curriculum to significant levels of student engagement with student control of the curriculum (see below).

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Teaching Matters Experiential Learning

SEPTEMBER 11, 2018

A sub-set of 8 students have also successfully taken this a step further and, under staff mentorship, have achieved Associate Fellowship of the HEA. Activities include outreach workshops with local schools, like Liberton High School, to foster the link with young people aspiring to enter higher education.

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Creatrix Campus

JUNE 25, 2023

How the Choice Based Credit System can Improve the Quality of Higher Education in India editor Mon, 06/26/2023 - 01:39 A robust and high-quality higher education system plays a vital role in the advancement and prosperity of any nation in today's rapidly changing world. What is a Choice-Based Credit System (CBCS)?

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Teaching Matters Student Engagement

NOVEMBER 7, 2019

I was thinking about this again recently when I attended an event on Developing Pedagogical Expertise Across Institutions on the 27 th of September at Imperial College, London. As part of this talk, Carol reminded us that successful education change often goes wrong the first time. Nov 7, 2019

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Teaching Matters Student Engagement

OCTOBER 17, 2024

Journal of Human Development and Capabilities, 25:1, 131-150 The University of Edinburgh (2022). Available at: [link] (accesses 04.05.2024) Jill Haldane Jill is a Lecturer in English Language Education in the Centre for Open Learning. He teaches and course organises across a range of provision within English Language Education and COL.

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Teaching Matters Student Engagement

OCTOBER 8, 2024

The research I have been involved in is mainly related to the academic aspects of student learning, but there are important links to be made with other aspects of the student experience. Before that he was Professor of Educational Research (1970-1978) at the Lancaster University.

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Teaching Matters Student Engagement

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

Image Credit: Graphic Design by Joe Arton, Originals McKensie Wiebe and Brian Suh on Unsplash Welcome to February’s theme of Teach Matters: Students and staff co-creating learning and teaching. In February, Teaching Matters will focus on students and staff co-creating learning and teaching. Higher Education 79 (6) 1023-1037.

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Teaching Matters Student Engagement

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

Photo credit: Cytonn Photography, Unsplash CC0 In this extra post, Catherine Bovill introduces the new 2021-22 Student Partnership Agreement and Funding Scheme and its three key areas of focus. Dr Bovill is a Senior Lecturer in Student Engagement at the Institute for Academic Development.

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Teaching Matters Student Engagement

JULY 30, 2024

Cathy: Since the final presentations by the students we have ensured the student reports have been shared among a range of groups. The University’s Curriculum Transformation Project Student Engagement Strategy group have discussed how some of the ideas might be taken forward.

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Teaching Matters Student Engagement

JULY 16, 2024

This post belongs to June-July Hot Topic series: Students as Change Agents (SACHA). However, implementing co-creation faces hurdles like students’ reluctance to participate (Cook-Sather & Luz, 2015 ; Mapstone et al., Co-creating the curriculum allows students to have a voice, increasing their interest in the education material.

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Teaching Matters Academic Support

JANUARY 10, 2017

I also now appreciate the importance of students engaging in thinking about their future careers as early as possible. Although I value education for its own sake, the vast majority of students come to university because they believe it will improve their employment prospects. We can’t afford to ignore this concern.

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Teaching Matters Student Engagement

JULY 25, 2022

For example, based on rigorous research into student learning 40 years ago, Astin claimed that: The amount of student learning and personal development associated with any educational program is directly proportional to the quality and quantity of student involvement in that program. References Astin, A.

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Teaching Matters Online Learning

JANUARY 17, 2022

Dr Catherine Bovill is a Senior Lecturer in Student Engagement, and Celeste McLaughlin is Head of Academic Development for Digital Education, and are both based at the Institute for Academic Development (IAD). During 2020, academics had gained digital confidence and developed new teaching practices.

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Teaching Matters Student Engagement

JANUARY 10, 2019

SPS in Practice students who co-designed Understanding Gender course. There is an increasing emphasis in higher education on promoting student voice and engagement, positioning students as partners in the teaching and learning process. There are multiple projects underway across the University in this respect.

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Teaching Matters Student Engagement

OCTOBER 5, 2017

Active Learning in Higher Education 6 (1) 17-31. Journal of Geography in Higher Education 33 (2) 209-223. 2016) Teaching spaces design and development at LSE: an evaluation of impact on teaching and learning. The Guardian Higher Education Network, 20 January. 2005) Learning in lectures: do ‘interactive windows’ help?

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Teaching Matters Student Engagement

MARCH 7, 2019

At the end of the course, criteria-based facilitated group discussions are used to explore students’ engagement with the process. Critical Pedagogy as Collective Social Expertise in Higher Education, International Journal of Progressive Education, 2(3): 47-65. Constructive and honest feedback is encouraged.

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Teaching Matters Experiential Learning

JULY 4, 2018

In this course, the teaching and learning is interdisciplinary and rooted in the emerging concept of place-based education, which is an educational response to global problems that are grounded in local phenomena, such as climate change. The ecological, humanitarian and planetary crisis I mention are also an educational crisis.

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Teaching Matters Student Engagement

MAY 8, 2019

Photo credit: pixabay, rawpixel, CC0 This first post of the mini-series in ‘ P romoting inclusion, equality and diversity in the curriculum’ is written by Diva Mukherji, Vice President Education at Edinburgh University Students’ Association.

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Teaching Matters Student Engagement

OCTOBER 17, 2024

Journal of Human Development and Capabilities, 25:1, 131-150 The University of Edinburgh (2022). Available at: [link] (accesses 04.05.2024) Jill Haldane Jill is a Lecturer in English Language Education in the Centre for Open Learning. He teaches and course organises across a range of provision within English Language Education and COL.

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Teaching Matters Student Engagement

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

Image Credit: Graphic Design by Joe Arton, Originals McKensie Wiebe and Brian Suh on Unsplash Welcome to February’s theme of Teach Matters: Students and staff co-creating learning and teaching. In February, Teaching Matters will focus on students and staff co-creating learning and teaching. Higher Education 79 (6) 1023-1037.

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OCTOBER 3, 2019

Dr Geoff Bromiley ‘s upcoming post relates to Elizabeth’s second point: he shows how insightful questions asked by students on a field trip to Cyprus helped him conceptualise a new research paper. Her interests include student engagement, professional learning and sociomaterial methodologies. Happy reading…!

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Teaching Matters Academic Support

JULY 19, 2022

Ellen was EUSA President 20/22, and Tara was EUSA Vice President Education 21/22. Ellen and Tara then move on to talking about these areas through three different, yet overlapping, lenses: Research: Ellen and Tara want to see the University engage ALL of its students in the research work that it is so proud of as an institution.

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Teaching Matters Experiential Learning

OCTOBER 2, 2018

Credit: Pixabay, hairmann, CC0 The September theme on student engagement was true to its title, engaging over 5000 student and staff readers – a new milestone for Teaching Matters’ viewing figures! Her interests include student engagement, professional learning and sociomaterial methodologies.

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Teaching Matters Experiential Learning

APRIL 4, 2016

Offering choice presents a series of challenges and opportunities to the curriculum developer. For example, how do we work with the professional community to support the 850+ students that are undertaking the Bachelor of Medicine programme at any one time?

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Teaching Matters Academic Communities

MARCH 31, 2022

Equality, diversity and inclusion is a priority area of the current Enhancement Theme, and has three projects running this year: The Anti-racist Curriculum project builds on the sector-wide commitment to tackle racism in Scottish higher and further education. The Phase 1 resources can be found on the AdvanceHE website.

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Teaching Matters Student Engagement

OCTOBER 8, 2024

The research I have been involved in is mainly related to the academic aspects of student learning, but there are important links to be made with other aspects of the student experience. Before that he was Professor of Educational Research (1970-1978) at the Lancaster University.

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Teaching Matters Student Engagement

MAY 26, 2016

Jordan John Flynn Shirley Gray Dr. Shirley Gray is a Lecturer in Physical Education and the Leader of the Physical Education Research Forum. May 26, 2016

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Teaching Matters Experiential Learning

DECEMBER 20, 2018

Using lego, he found new ways to explain the importance of referencing, and shifted ‘lecture’ teaching spaces into small, engaged group work. Chris provides an example of how, on one of his courses, they include a workshop on assessment literacy for the students, using the HEA Engaging with Feedback Toolkit.

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Creatrix Campus

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Introduction to Curriculum Mapping: A Comprehensive Guide editor Thu, 09/14/2023 - 02:05 In today's ever-changing educational landscape, 80% of students globally face a risk of falling behind intellectually (Wilkerson, 2020). But what precisely does curriculum mapping entail?

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Teaching Matters Student Engagement

OCTOBER 20, 2016

Sharon Boyd BA Hons, MApplEnvSc, PgCUT, MSc, SFHEA, CMALT, Lecturer in Distance Student Learning I have long had an interest in environmental and sustainable education, but was less sure how to include it within my teaching at the vet school. She completed an IAD secondment in 2015 looking at sustainable veterinary medical education.

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