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Using open access resources in teaching

Teaching Matters Online Learning

Photo Credit: Unsplash, Alex Hadba, CC0 In this post, Lauren Smith, Digital Support Librarian, outlines why open access resources are important in teaching, how lecturers can incorporate open access resources into their teaching materials, and how Library and University Collections can support them… What is open access? Feb 20, 2020

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Welcome to September-October’s Learning and Teaching Enhancement theme: Innovation in Science Teaching

Teaching Matters Online Learning

18th Century, by Science Photo Library, CC0. Today, the higher education system faces a similar situation once more, with a worldwide shift to a more digital, fluid and connected way of living. The Society for Research into Higher Education & Open University Press, Milton Keynes, UK, p. References Boud, D.,

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Welcome to September-October's Learning and Teaching Enhancement theme: Innovation in Science Teaching

Teaching Matters Online Learning

18th Century, by Science Photo Library, CC0. Today, the higher education system faces a similar situation once more, with a worldwide shift to a more digital, fluid and connected way of living. The Society for Research into Higher Education & Open University Press, Milton Keynes, UK, p. References Boud, D.,

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How Virtual Reality is Being Used in Curriculum to Develop Empathy

Higher Ed Connects: Technology

In a fast-paced world where rising human relation issues are often misrepresented or misinterpreted, higher education institutions are moving forward to diversify teaching methods when introducing these issues. By Fatma Katr. One of those methods involves the use of virtual reality (VR) to evoke emotion and empathy among students. .

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Explaining Copyright, Creative Commons and Open Access

Teaching Matters Academic Support

Photo Credit: Unsplash, Umberto, CC0 In this article, Eugen Stoica, Scholarly Communications Officer, explains the relationship between Copyright – Creative Commons licences – Open Access, and why these are important for teaching and education. While such a licence is incredibly helpful, it has its limits.

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Wikipedia assignments – getting past the ‘Penguin effect’ and down to the brass tacks of sharing open knowledge

Teaching Matters Online Learning

Indeed, for the educators who have decided to take the plunge, the post-assignment interviews all provide evidence that engaging with Wikipedia has a positive effect on their practice such that Wikipedia assignments are often the ones they find the most rewarding.