Teaching Matters Online Learning

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

Both GenAI and search engines are powerful information tools, yet both can mislead users who lack critical evaluation skills. Another key distinction is that search engines continuously index online resources, making them more reliable for current information, while GenAI models require extra engineering to remain up-to-date.

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Student Affairs Assessment Leaders (SAAL)

JUNE 3, 2024

Faculty described feeling similarly unsure of curriculum development, both in terms of what prior knowledge students might have and what could be considered the “core” topics of higher education assessment. The codes were reviewed by a fourth reviewer to ensure consistency in findings and alignment with research questions.

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Supporting Student Success

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

My research seeks to understand disparities in mental health outcomes among students with marginalized sociodemographic identities in Canada, and the relationship between mental health and learning with marginalized communities. For these reasons, I selected this as the measure of choice utilized within my research. .

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Teaching Matters Student Engagement

OCTOBER 3, 2019

For more information, please email Gillian Macintosh at Academic Services. Research-led teaching and learning This month, I have found defining research-led teaching and learning quite tricky as there seem to be a few interpretations of what it means in HE. The deadline for submission of bids is Friday 25 October.

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Teaching Matters Student Employment

JANUARY 16, 2018

While many courses of this kind are excellent, there is nevertheless the danger of conveying an impression that research and teaching are disconnected. Research is something that happens upstream, where experts produce ideas. The course is designed to bridge the gap between teaching and research. General discussion ensued.

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Parchment

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

For school administrators, these systems reduce time spent manually entering data, allowing staff to direct their efforts toward more impactful initiatives like curriculum development and community outreach. Technology also ensures compliance with enrollment regulations.

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The Change Leader, Inc.

MARCH 18, 2025

Max shares insights into how higher ed leaders can improve marketing ROI , differentiate their programs, and shift from reactive recruitment to strategic, data-informed planning that supports sustainable enrollment growth. Simple decisions like how a program is named can have a major impact. Drumm McNaughton: Oh, wait a minute. [00:02:07]

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Teaching Matters Experiential Learning

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

The seminars are informative yet hands-on; the physicality of some exercises makes the concepts unforgettable. She is currently working on a kanji experiential learning project and conducting research on visual media discourse. This course is truly immersive.

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Teaching Matters Online Learning

SEPTEMBER 7, 2017

It is difficult to draw just one conclusion from the research I have read. Qualitative research done by James Lamb, Centre for Research in Digital Education at the University of Edinburgh, highlighted some of the things that still makes students turn up to their lectures: the human element. So, what does this mean? Traphagen, T.,

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Teaching Matters Student Engagement

OCTOBER 8, 2024

Image Credit: Pixabay In this post, Dr Noel Entwistle introduces crucial insights gathered from his research into student learning dynamics at The University of Edinburgh. Some of these came from research into curriculum design, ways of teaching, and the learning experiences of students.

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Teaching Matters Experiential Learning

APRIL 4, 2016

With the reduced flexibility and time in current postgraduate training programmes this is vital to help students make an appropriate and informed choice for traineeship. Offering choice presents a series of challenges and opportunities to the curriculum developer. Apr 4, 2016

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Teaching Matters Student Employment

JANUARY 16, 2017

This is a reflective framework for experiential learning, where students consider their learning gains through undertaking an activity of their choice, e.g. research, work experience, volunteering. Student-Led, Individually-Created Courses (SLICCs) offer another approach and way forward.

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University Business

DECEMBER 19, 2022

Predictive analytics tapping into trends in fields of study, labor-market demand, and into other historic data, current and predictive data can lend insights that help colleges and universities be more proactive and nimbler with curriculum development and staffing.

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Teaching Matters Academic Communities

MARCH 31, 2022

The School has also shared information on the methodology and outcomes of the project across the University. Rayya Ghul, from the Institute for Academic Development, contributed to the Scotland-wide Decolonising the Curriculum in the time of Pandemic collaborative cluster in 2021/22.

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Teaching Matters Academic Support

FEBRUARY 4, 2020

The Library Academic Support Team works in partnership with teaching staff to embed data and information literacy skills into the curriculum. Collections Services are also active in working to diversify the collections which support learning and research. Happy reading…!

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Teaching Matters Student Engagement

OCTOBER 8, 2024

Image Credit: Pixabay In this post, Prof Noel Entwistle introduces crucial insights gathered from his research into student learning dynamics at The University of Edinburgh. Some of these came from research into curriculum design, ways of teaching, and the learning experiences of students.

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Teaching Matters Academic Support

NOVEMBER 21, 2018

We have continued to keep an eye on new research being published in the sector in addition to commissioning and funding lecture recording research at the University through our Engagement and Evaluation group (much of it already covered in this mini-series). That’s okay.

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Teaching Matters Academic Communities

APRIL 27, 2017

As is often the case with networks, the chatting over coffee can be as informative as the planned sessions. From our perspective as education researchers, this network certainly feels like an effective way of disseminating information on university projects and resources that can help schools develop their learning and teaching strategies.

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Teaching Matters Online Learning

APRIL 17, 2019

In episode 4, student guest host, Lila Pitcher (Academic Blogging Intern in Information Services), leads a discussion with Dr Nina Morris (Lecturer in Human Geography) and Dr Hazel Christie (Lecturer in University Learning and Teaching) about the benefits, and challenges, of using blogging as an innovative form of assessment.

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Teaching Matters Online Learning

AUGUST 23, 2020

Many of these warnings have fallen on deaf ears as most students I know acknowledge that they use Wikipedia in some way in their research or learning. We will contribute not only our research to Wikipedia but do research with and about Wikipedia. A study by Selwyn found that 87.5%

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Teaching Matters Online Learning

JUNE 19, 2019

Cronon, 2012) At The University of Edinburgh, we have quickly generated real examples of technology-enhanced learning activities appropriate to the curriculum and transformed our students, staff and members of the public from being passive readers and consumers to being active, engaged contributors.

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Teaching Matters Online Learning

OCTOBER 22, 2019

This course was developed through the collaboration of Learning, Teaching, and Web (Stuart Nicol and Andres Ordorica), the Centre for Research in Digital Education (Michael Gallagher), and external consultant Sheila MacNeill. If interested, please contact Michael Gallagher for more information. References Moore, M.

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Teaching Matters Student Employment

JANUARY 26, 2023

For many students – particularly mature students – MSc study is the chance to start exploring something new and fascinating, generating multiple research questions. But how can these ideas be developed after graduation? How does a student, thirsty for knowledge in a subject area they have become passionate about, progress?

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Teaching Matters Academic Communities

AUGUST 15, 2017

The new Global Academy of Agriculture and Food Security at the University of Edinburgh will provide world-leading research and innovation in support of global food and environmental security, sustainable rural development, and human and animal wellbeing.

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Creatrix Campus

JUNE 19, 2023

They can identify and recall information but struggle to make connections or apply their knowledge in a meaningful way. With this innovative software, educators can seamlessly integrate Solo Taxonomy into their curriculum development process, align learning outcomes with the appropriate taxonomy levels, and track student progress effectively.

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Teaching Matters Academic Support

OCTOBER 19, 2017

To support them through their degrees, that hub would need to contain key School information, study skills training, details of the Personal Tutor system, careers information, peer support and so on. Yes, this information is out there. Moreover, that information is not always presented in a particularly engaging way.

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The Change Leader, Inc.

MAY 17, 2018

In his research, Carleton College economics professor Nathan Grawe argues that the financial crisis of 2008 will lead to a major tsunami for higher education in 2026. This tool is revolutionary because the federal government has banned collecting and reporting student-level information because of privacy concerns since 2008.

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Teaching Matters Experiential Learning

FEBRUARY 13, 2019

In the Department of Social Responsibility and Sustainability, we collaborate with researchers and students across the University, and partner with the Edinburgh Living Lab. Students work over 11 weeks to research the problem and come up with solutions, liaising with the department to ensure the context has been fully understood.

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Teaching Matters Experiential Learning

AUGUST 30, 2018

Partly as a result of this, I recently became involved in an ESRC Impact Accelerator project that sought to examine the potential for bringing research, teaching and impact agendas into closer alignment across the University of Edinburgh. Although it is undoubtedly challenging to create a course that is “Win!

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Teaching Matters Online Learning

FEBRUARY 20, 2018

OERs have been part of the higher education landscape for some time, but increasingly we are seeing discussions about open practice (Cronin 2017) and how to support teachers, researchers and students to work in ways that encourage collaboration, the sharing of content and processes, and sensitivity to context of knowledge creation and use.

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Teaching Matters Academic Communities

DECEMBER 19, 2017

Digitisation is the process of representing books, documents, recordings or objects as digital information. Digitisation is used to preserve and share information and to widen access to rare and fragile heritage material. It can make analogue sources accessible to anyone with an internet connection, across the world.

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Teaching Matters Experiential Learning

MARCH 2, 2017

In comparison, the challenges for conducting interdisciplinary research seem to be at a lower level, for instance with the funding of a research grant, or as a student project – they are discrete and have clearly defined objectives. Furthermore, those resources of money and researchers, act as great enablers.

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Teaching Matters Experiential Learning

DECEMBER 16, 2022

But colleagues also struggle to know where to go for information, advice, or support – reflection doesn’t typically ‘belong’ to one part of an institution and therefore sources of expertise covering diverse needs can be hard to find. That’s where the Reflection Toolkit comes in.

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Teaching Matters Online Learning

SEPTEMBER 11, 2019

Participants at Learn usability session In this post, Stuart Nicol, Head of the Educational Design and Engagement (EDE) section in Information Services Group, introduces the ‘ Spotlight on Learn Foundations ‘ series. The design of information and layout in any online platform follows well established usability norms.

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Teaching Matters Experiential Learning

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

In many ways, the sector has been struggling for years with the parallel challenges of the need to grow student numbers to keep up with maintaining expensive real-estate and facilities, whilst at the same time questioning what is the role of (higher) education in the modern information-driven, digital society.

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Teaching Matters Academic Support

SEPTEMBER 3, 2018

We clearly need centralised golden copies of information for our students on joint degrees, and that information must be agreed by all partners in the degree. But centralised information does not magically appear, roadmaps do not make themselves, and review meetings are not spontaneous events.

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Teaching Matters Academic Support

APRIL 17, 2019

Nina herself (along with Hazel Christie, from IAD) has researched the use of blogs in teaching and learning as part of a PTAS grant and has recorded a podcast episode for our mini-series (released today). The course is a great match for blogging and encourages reflection. Look out for it!

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