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 5, 2017

Catherine Bovill Dr Catherine Bovill is Senior Lecturer in Student Engagement at the Institute for Academic Development, University of Edinburgh. She has published and presented widely on student engagement, students as partners and student-staff co-creation of curricula. Oct 5, 2017

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Teaching Matters Student Engagement

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

This showed students’ common logical flaws and biases, how to construct effective arguments from premises and conclusions, and gave advice on effectively sourcing information. These lessons could be some of your most important university lectures if this aspect of academia was not emphasised in a student’s previous education.

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Creatrix Campus

JUNE 19, 2023

It enables educators to design assessments that align with the intended learning outcomes, making it easier to measure students' understanding and competence accurately. Enhanced Student Engagement Solo Taxonomy promotes active student engagement and ownership of learning.

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Teaching Matters Experiential Learning

OCTOBER 18, 2018

That is how I came across the MSc Carbon Management course at Edinburgh University. The Carbon Management syllabus is made up of three pillars: Science, Business and Economics. Without a doubt the interdisciplinary nature of the Carbon Management course opened the door to my current occupation. Oct 18, 2018

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Creatrix Campus

JUNE 25, 2023

Additionally, 80% of students found CBCS beneficial for developing essential employability skills. These statistics and studies highlight CBCS's positive impact on enhancing educational quality by fostering student engagement, skills development, interdisciplinary learning, and aligning educational outcomes with industry needs.

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Creatrix Campus

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Time constraints: Crafting efficiency in mapping Challenge : Educators frequently find themselves grappling with time constraints due to various responsibilities, leaving limited room for comprehensive curriculum mapping. : Prioritize and chunk the mapping process. Break it down into manageable segments, focusing on one component at a time.

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Teaching Matters Experiential Learning

MARCH 2, 2017

How are school teaching staff and resources supported and managed to enable interdisciplinary teaching to occur? How can use of these resources be recognised, managed and transferred to reflect the teaching delivery? Who ‘owns’ and is responsible for an interdisciplinary course or programme?

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Teaching Matters Student Employment

MAY 22, 2018

These projects also develop research and critical skills obtained when writing essays. Moreover, students engage with the ‘real word’ and solve ‘real problems’ compared to artificial ones posed by a lecturer. These are skills required to function in the professional world and match attributes outlined by the University.

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Teaching Matters Online Learning

JANUARY 14, 2020

Role-playing can be used to directly link learning to a students’ real life experience, while also being a safe space to explore challenging opinions (Oberle 2004). The quality of guidance and feedback to students. Higher Education Research & Development , 27(1), pp.55-67. References Hounsell, D., Hounsell, J. Oberle, A.P.,

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Teaching Matters Academic Communities

APRIL 16, 2019

He found the case studies enlightening: I learnt a lot about how to manage patients optimally through the discussions. The interaction with students from other countries broadened my knowledge of managing the same cases in a different way. You can watch more interviews with online students and graduates on MediaHopper Create.

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Teaching Matters Student Employment

JULY 2, 2024

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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Teaching Matters Academic Communities

APRIL 2, 2020

She works with Jenny Scoles as the Teaching Matters Deputy Editor and Student Engagement Officer. In spite of these turbulent times, we received multiple fascinating posts for this month’s theme, and we are grateful for the contributors’ time and participation in this important, ongoing conversation. Apr 2, 2020

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Teaching Matters Experiential Learning

FEBRUARY 21, 2019

. * While waiting for their PVG approvals, students contacted their school mentors and arranged a first meeting to discuss their outline for a 20-hour lesson plan on a cultural topic designed to engage young learners and motivate them to see the benefits of learning languages. Half-time: How has it been going so far?

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Teaching Matters Student Engagement

JANUARY 24, 2022

Some students of course will relish the opportunities for discussion and learning seminars offer, while others may be horrified at the prospect of them! How will I manage all the reading for them? Will I be able to participate in seminars, and how can I do this?

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Teaching Matters Academic Support

FEBRUARY 4, 2020

This team works to make the most of digital innovation to inspire and challenge our students using technology. She is an Academic Developer (Learning and Teaching Enhancement) in the Institute for Academic Development, and provides pedagogical support for University course and programme design.

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Teaching Matters Online Learning

FEBRUARY 12, 2019

Although success has been limited so far, there is a clear correlation between how much a tutor promotes and uses BluePulse and whether students engage with it or not. Graeme Ferris Graeme joined the Business School as a learning technologist in 2013 and is currently the manager of the School’s Technology Enhanced Learning (TEL) team.

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Teaching Matters Experiential Learning

DECEMBER 20, 2018

Look out for a Student Wellbeing Teaching Matters mini-series in July and August 2019. The benefits of blogging for PhD students (25th May 2017) Blogging is increasingly being recognised as an established method of communicating academic writing. Dec 20, 2018

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Teaching Matters Experiential Learning

SEPTEMBER 11, 2018

To get around my fears, I realised that using a more interactive lesson meant more freedom in what I was saying and kept students engaged. Neil adds: The work with schools has really been embraced by our students. I was most nervous about having to deliver a lesson within time. I was really surprised how much I enjoyed the trip.

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Teaching Matters Student Employment

MARCH 18, 2020

Drafts chapters of the RA, developed using information gathered from across the University and the Students’ Association, were made available to all staff and students in November and December 2019 with accompanying Teaching Matters blog posts.

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Teaching Matters Student Engagement

MAY 26, 2016

Speed dating session The final piece of course work for the students on the BEd PE Programme is the ‘Investigation’. This is a student-led research project that culminates in a student-organised conference, where they share their findings with each other and members of the profession.

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Teaching Matters Academic Communities

APRIL 2, 2020

She works with Jenny Scoles as the Teaching Matters Deputy Editor and Student Engagement Officer. In spite of these turbulent times, we received multiple fascinating posts for this month’s theme, and we are grateful for the contributors’ time and participation in this important, ongoing conversation. Apr 2, 2020

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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. It wasn’t that I was wrong in my approach before, but I didn’t really grasp that the twin concerns of academic performance and career aspiration could be interconnected.

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Teaching Matters Student Employment

JANUARY 16, 2018

We made the work manageable by sharing it out, with students volunteering to support the convenor in various ways. We wanted to read pre-published work, but we also wanted to ensure it was strong and well-developed. After all, we wanted to make the visits a success for our guests and show off what Edinburgh has to offer.

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Teaching Matters Online Learning

DECEMBER 11, 2018

UoE contact: John Bennett , Go Abroad Projects Manager. She specialises in new forms of mobility, including virtual exchange, and is passionate about enhancing the student experience through the provision of holistic support including academic skills, social integration, culture shock, mental and emotional wellbeing, and employability.

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Teaching Matters Experiential Learning

JANUARY 30, 2019

Elizabeth has been employed by the University of Edinburgh in policy and research management roles since 2007, in diverse areas such as e-science and carbon capture and storage. In her current role, Elizabeth develops University climate change mitigation, adaptation and biodiversity strategy, implementation plans and reporting.

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Teaching Matters Experiential Learning

JANUARY 29, 2019

Once the town’s original mayor had also been shot by a drone, the HR manager in charge of promotions promoted themselves to mayor instead, and the group (understandably) objected to this unscrupulous behaviour! Following this, the procurator fiscal was shot by a drone and that rather put an end to the trial.

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Teaching Matters Experiential Learning

JUNE 7, 2018

This experience has also allowed me to develop my people skills and create friendships and connections with all the years in Graphic Design. If, however, things get too predictable, an external ‘fly in the ointment’ appears and students find themselves with unexpected challenges.

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The Change Leader, Inc.

DECEMBER 26, 2023

Some institutions, like Franklin University, successfully pivoted to online education and effectively managed articulation agreements with community colleges, showcasing a proactive approach to these challenges. The growing complexities and pressures make the role challenging for a single individual to manage effectively.

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Teaching Matters Online Learning

JANUARY 23, 2025

laboratory courses with practical components meet several purposes: (i) provide students with proficiency management skills and understanding of instrumentation and equipment , (ii) contribute to building personal and professional relationships between students and the teaching team (e.g. Introduction In engineering.

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