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Student engagement and sense of mattering in a large UG course

Teaching Matters Student Engagement

Credit: Pixabay In this insightful post, Dr. Celine Caquineau, a Senior Lecturer at Edinburgh Medical School, tackles the formidable challenge of enhancing student engagement within large undergraduate courses. Large courses are difficult contexts to establish effective learning communities where each student feels they belong.

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A student partnership project to enhance curriculum development in medical education

Teaching Matters Online Learning

We identified space in the year 1 curriculum that would allow for a formal teaching and learning opportunity on physical activity for health. We recruited six medical students via an announcement on Learn.

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Welcome to March-April Learning & Teaching Enhancement theme: Celebrating Best Practices

Teaching Matters Experiential Learning

Each post delves deeply into unique methods that effectively address today’s educational challenges, enriching student engagement and empowerment. The technique fosters engagement through the construction of 3D models, which facilitate deep learning and collaborative interaction among participants.

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Engaging the professional community in teaching medical students

Teaching Matters Experiential Learning

You might think that the teaching content in a professional vocational degree like medicine – defined by the governing body the General Medical Council ( GMC ) and detailing what a medical student should know as they exit their undergraduate programme and embark on their first day as a junior doctor – would be almost entirely prescriptive.

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Students as partners in education: Experiences from the Undergraduate Certificate in Veterinary Medical Education

Teaching Matters Experiential Learning

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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GenZ+GenAI: A whole new world and not a brand new world

Teaching Matters Online Learning

He discusses how the integration of these AI-driven tools into his coursework not only enhances the efficiency of learning complex programming concepts but also redefines the pedagogical strategies aimed at fostering deeper student engagement and understanding.

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Welcome to the October issue of Teaching Matters: Research-led teaching and learning

Teaching Matters Student Engagement

Related Teaching Matters posts to read: Exploring research-led teaching at senate , by Dr Amy Burge Research-led teaching and learning: In search of meaning , by Dr Medhat Khattar Social Science in Medical Education: Reflections on research led teaching , by Dr Jeni Harden. References Trowler, P. & & Wareham, T. Oct 3, 2019