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Life Design: Connecting students to their future

Teaching Matters Student Employment

Dr Sharon Maguire, a Careers & Employability Manager at The University of Edinburgh, proposes the “creative, iterative, human-centered, problem-solving methodology” of Life Design as an answer to urgent questions of student employability, curriculum transformation, and the future of work.

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Why supply chain insights are key for liberal arts programs

University Business

The question is how to measure and quantify—and ultimately justify and act upon—the value of non-STEM majors to students, employers, and the governments that fund much of higher education. Student perspectives can help change that. New tools. Supply chain’ visibility. But how do those who earned humanities majors fare over time?

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Reflection and metacognition for veterinary students

Teaching Matters Student Employment

By definition, this course only has small numbers of students on it with required attendance at monthly sessions (including reflection, stress and time management, and learning and study skills) followed by a short reflective exercise on which they get prompt individualised feedback. What next for reflection?

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Welcome to the Sept-Oct Learning & Teaching Enhancement Theme: Careers and Employability

Teaching Matters Student Employment

Topics such as resilience, risk taking, feedback, personal growth, and student agency emerge in many settings – the trick is to recognise and harness synergies to the benefit of all. We have a shared responsibility and opportunity to help our students navigate and manage these.

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Common group dynamics: How teamwork works

Teaching Matters Student Employment

Aidan Tracey Aidan is the Social Impact Manager for the University of Edinburgh based within the Social Responsibility and Sustainability Department. Prior to this he was Programme Manager for Students as Change Agents and has worked in sustainability for over 10 years. He has a degree in Geography and MRes in Human Geography.

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Life Design: Connecting students to their future

Teaching Matters Student Employment

Image credit: Clark Tibbs, unsplash, CC0 Dr Sharon Maguire, a Careers & Employability Manager at The University of Edinburgh , proposes the “creative, iterative, human-centered, problem-solving methodology” of Life Design as an answer to urgent questions of student employability, curriculum transformation, and the future of work.

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Catching the waves: surfing, enhancement, and student success

Teaching Matters Student Employment

In this post, Gavin McCabe takes stock of the many Enhancement initiatives he has helped develop at the University over the years and reflects on how to remain open and responsive to opportunities.