Teaching Matters Online Learning

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

He leads the Timely Approximations Group, which develops simplified models of complex physical systems. His research explores the application of such surrogate models in conjunction with machine learning towards tackling computational problems in a variety of applications including computer graphics, robotics and protein design.

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Teaching Matters Online Learning

SEPTEMBER 7, 2017

First-year medical students also commented in a separate study, that they found it extremely useful, and lecture recording decreased stress and anxiety (Pilarski, Alan Johnstone, Pettepher, & Osheroff, 2008). It is difficult to draw just one conclusion from the research I have read. Medical Teacher , 30 (6), 630–632.

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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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Teaching Matters Student Engagement

OCTOBER 3, 2019

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. Conversely, integrating research and teaching can be immensely rewarding for academics.

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Teaching Matters Online Learning

MARCH 15, 2018

David Kluth Dr David Kluth is Director of Undergraduate Medical Teaching and Head of Medical Education, Edinburgh Medical School. His principle role is as Programme Director for the MBChB degree programme including curriculum design and assessment.

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Teaching Matters Academic Communities

APRIL 1, 2024

Credit image: unsplash, CC0, Denys Nevozhai In this extra post, Professor Mohini Gray presents important, evidence-based research that BAME students at The University of Edinburgh are not achieving the same level of degree awards as white students. This is encapsulated in the Strategy 2030 , and in its vision for Curriculum Transformation.

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Teaching Matters Student Engagement

OCTOBER 20, 2016

The Student Research Course Foundation (SRCF) is a 10-credit course taken in the second year of the five-year undergraduate Bachelor of Veterinary Medicine and Surgery (BVM&S) degree. It is designed around a student-led group research project, allowing students to self-select their group and topic. Oct 20, 2016

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Teaching Matters Academic Communities

DECEMBER 12, 2018

However, an outstanding group of lecturers in Biomedical Sciences, led by Programme Director John Menzies, in collaboration with colleagues at the Zhejiang University – University of Edinburgh Institute (ZJE) for education and research, have created truly unique dual award undergraduate programmes in Biomedical Sciences.

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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 Online Learning

OCTOBER 11, 2016

Next steps: Read more about the PTAS project findings on the IAD website Browse resources for effective feedback on the Enhancing Feedback website Celine Caquineau Dr Celine Caquineau is a lecturer at the Edinburgh Medical School: Biomedical Sciences and a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy. Oct 11, 2016

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Teaching Matters Academic Communities

DECEMBER 12, 2017

Malawi in sub-Saharan Africa is one of the world’s poorest countries, and full-fee scholarships had been secured from the Scottish Government International Development Fund and the Johnson & Johnson Citizenship Trust by Professors Dewhurst and Garden.

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Teaching Matters Academic Support

JUNE 4, 2019

Postgraduate study is common amongst healthcare professionals (HCP’s) where additional study is undertaken either for professional advancement, interest or to meet the requirements of regulators, such as the General Medical Council. Mind in society: The development of higher psychological processes. Jun 4, 2019

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Teaching Matters Academic Communities

APRIL 27, 2017

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. You can find Hazel on Twitter: @hazelmarzetti. Apr 27, 2017

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Teaching Matters Academic Support

JULY 19, 2022

They progress to big picture thinking, drawing attention to the importance of a number of areas prominent in the wider Higher Education zeitgeist: student-owned spaces; citizenship; interdisciplinary research; forum; catalyst; community; and collaborative learning.

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Higher Ed Connects: Technology

NOVEMBER 15, 2019

In the case of techno-optimism, he discussed the fact that there are some researchers who believe that death is a disease that can be cured, leading to immortality. In his talk at CIC, Nourbakhsh focused on some of the issues that are influencing the way we look at AI and robots: Hyperbole in Techno-optimism. Ethical boundaries.

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Teaching Matters Academic Communities

MARCH 27, 2023

Liz joined The University of Edinburgh in 2007 and before joining worked in the commercial biotechnology sector where she was the Director of Research for a US biotechnology company. The first of these was to establish Health Data Research UK Ltd ( [link] ) as a charitable company spun out from the Medical Research Council.

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Teaching Matters Academic Communities

JULY 11, 2017

Research shows shown that peer observation is an extremely valuable process (Irby, 1983; Brown and Ward-Griffin, 1994; Siddiqui et al., It is also made explicit that the peer observation is only for staff development purposes and is not used for any review or assessment processes. Peer review of teaching in medicine. Siddiqui, Z.

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Teaching Matters Student Employment

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

In turn, we expect students to explore, investigate, and research; trying things out and learning from experience. She has a PhD in life sciences and worked in medical research for a number of years. She has almost 20 years of experience leading and developing work on careers and employability in higher education.

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Teaching Matters Online Learning

JANUARY 14, 2020

Higher Education Research & Development , 27(1), pp.55-67. Before joining Edinburgh, she was a visiting Lecturer and Research Associate at the University of Chester, while also teaching online for the University of the West Indies MSc in Biodiversity Conservation and Sustainable Development in the Caribbean.

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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 Online Learning

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

The many meanings of ‘translation’ Translational ethics is a concept first originating in medical ethics, where ‘translation’ typically refers to the work required to bridge the gap between laboratory research and real-world clinical practice. Mapping data and AI contexts The course was divided into three sections: 1.

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The Change Leader, Inc.

DECEMBER 26, 2023

This discrepancy presents unique challenges in curriculum development and teaching methodologies. This stagnation in curriculum development was seen as a hindrance to preparing students for the contemporary job market. We do the research. 00:13:55] Deb: Yes. We have , the best system in the world. Absolutely.

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