Teaching Matters Student Engagement

JANUARY 10, 2019

Crucially, it was also co-created with students –through the course Social and Political Science in Practice , an SPS framework for Honours students to undertake faculty-student collaboration on research, teaching or public engagement. Jan 10, 2019

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Teaching Matters Experiential Learning

APRIL 4, 2016

The Edinburgh Medical School uses Student Selected Components ( SSCs ) as part of the medicine timetable to deliver a range of learning outcomes which mainly relate to developing research skills, and professional development including teamwork and teaching skills. Apr 4, 2016

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Teaching Matters Online Learning

JANUARY 17, 2022

Image credit: HaticeEROL, pixabay, CC0 In this extra post, Dr Catherine Bovill and Celeste McLaughlin present the timely and insightful findings from an international, collaborative research project that sought to understand the changes to teaching practices that took place during the initial period of the Covid-19 pandemic.

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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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Higher Ed Connects: Technology

NOVEMBER 14, 2019

VR allows a seamless process for students to step into someone else’s shoes, like in the scenarios above, according to what the research paper “Learning Empathy through Virtual Reality” described as the “body ownership illusion.”. Therefore, according to the research, this shifts the participant’s perception of touch toward the virtual body.

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Teaching Matters Student Engagement

SEPTEMBER 3, 2018

Richard Gratwick, University Teacher in School of Mathematics, writing about engaging students in a large lecture using peer assessment and formative feedback to practice presentation skills. Mini-Series: Lecture Recording September also sees the first month of the Lecture Recording mini-series.

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JULY 16, 2024

Ankita Chattopadhyay is a recent graduate with an MSc by Research (MScR) in Infection Medicine (Biomedical Sciences). Faculty are busy with teaching and research, making it hard to find time for collaborative curriculum design. Some staff fear losing control over curriculum and teaching methods. link] Bovill, C.,

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Teaching Matters Student Engagement

OCTOBER 17, 2024

We took the opportunity presented by the Student Partnership Agreement (SPA) to engage IFP alumni in the construction of this student-led project. Several themes arose from these initial focus groups, including writing and presentation practice, transferability of skills, and criticality and analysis.

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Teaching Matters Academic Support

FEBRUARY 9, 2017

Other types of assessments include traditional essay/report, students submitting audio/video presentations, presenting via Blackboard Collaborate (virtual classroom), and the use of non-traditional platforms such as Padlet (a virtual corkboard). iad/digitalfootprint.

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Teaching Matters Online Learning

SEPTEMBER 26, 2018

In other words, there are lots of traditional research communiqués about the project, so in this blog I want to talk to you as if you’d just popped into my office for a cuppa and a chat. This was often talked about in relation to the exams, which are an ever-present worry for many students. This fear manifested in two main ways.

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Teaching Matters Student Employment

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

The top through groups after their successful presentations with industry partner, Sopria Steri. I am the course organiser for a SCQF 11 course called Methodology, Modelling and Consultancy Skills which is taught as part of the Operational Research MSc programme at the University of Edinburgh’s School of Mathematics.

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Teaching Matters Academic Support

OCTOBER 30, 2018

Research has shown that anxiety associated with learning maths on these mostly humanities/social science-based degrees may not be uncommon (Macheski et al, 2006; Brush, 1978). Essentially, we want our students to be part of the club where they can challenge established research. So what can we do about this? Oct 30, 2018

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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 Online Learning

MARCH 22, 2018

An expanding focus of educational research on how knowledge and performance are produced through interactions between people, tools, environments and systems has drawn attention to concepts such as distributed cognition* and sociomateriality**. This is particularly important in light of the increasing need to adapt to technological change.

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Teaching Matters Experiential Learning

FEBRUARY 27, 2018

Emphasis was placed on working method: think-act-present. Each group to identify their own skills and expertise, in research, in drawing, multimedia, writing etc. and then: Allocate tasks Agree key points during the workshop: when you meet, agree and consolidate ideas Allow time to prepare presentations.

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Teaching Matters Experiential Learning

AUGUST 1, 2018

Once again, the Edinburgh Fringe is upon us, and this month Teaching Matters is very excited to present blog post contributions from staff and students performing at the Cabaret of Dangerous Ideas (CoDI), as part of the Fringe. Being an intern here on the Employ.Ed

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Teaching Matters Online Learning

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

provision for doctoral students includes several academic writing courses aimed at different stages of their research journey. Other comments were really positive; teachers were praised, there was appreciation of the feedback received, the confidence gained, the opportunities to hear about others’ research. 1] Lea, M.

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Teaching Matters Experiential Learning

OCTOBER 25, 2018

Credit: Pixabay, shilmar, CC0 The Edinburgh Living Lab programme is part of the Edinburgh Futures Institute, (EFI), which is building links between the university and the city to facilitate long-term multi-disciplinary ‘research in the wild’. Students have more direct access to the messiness of the problem though the external stakeholders.

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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

This update was followed by some presentations on different ongoing projects: an update on LEAF and its findings, the results of NSS 2016 comments analysis, a summary of the Edinburgh Learning Design Roadmap ( ELDER ) course design process, and an introduction to student data dashboards. You can find Hazel on Twitter: @hazelmarzetti.

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Teaching Matters Experiential Learning

SEPTEMBER 27, 2018

Alette continues : Nature, Greenspace and Health picks up this strand in the honours years, enabling students to get hands-on experience at working as a team on an issue of concern to the local community by: Exploring that issue through developing their understanding of the problem. Presenting their work to members of the community.

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Teaching Matters Experiential Learning

OCTOBER 2, 2018

We present findings from Principal’s Teaching Award Scheme-funded projects, looking specifically into the effects of lecture recording around different Schools, including Engineering, Education and Mathematics. Mini-Series: Lecture Recording This month we continue with the second month of the Lecture Recording mini-series.

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Teaching Matters Online Learning

MARCH 15, 2018

Shortlisted companies were invited to give a one day presentation to formally assess and score their system. Continuing work will involve tagging each question to a specific presentation and condition. His principle role is as Programme Director for the MBChB degree programme including curriculum design and assessment.

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Teaching Matters Student Engagement

NOVEMBER 7, 2019

I was thinking about this again recently when I attended an event on Developing Pedagogical Expertise Across Institutions on the 27 th of September at Imperial College, London. Professor Carol Evans gave a thought-provoking presentation about ‘Scaling up Research-informed Integrated Assessment Practices’. Nov 7, 2019

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Teaching Matters Student Engagement

OCTOBER 5, 2016

Course questionnaire feedback (including those not present during the session) was less enthusiastic. However, 73% of students present did acknowledge that asking their own quecture questions helped their learning either “a little”, “more than a little” or “a lot”. Worthwhile learning is rarely comfortable.

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Teaching Matters Student Employment

OCTOBER 11, 2018

Global Challenges for Business Poster Presentation Award Night in the Playfair Library, Dr Sarah Ivory with winning students. These are Quality of Argument, Strength of Evidence, and Clarity of Presentation. Her research explores sustainability, social enterprise, and more recently, the pedagogy of critical thinking.

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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.

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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). Students develop their own set of personal and professional skills and attributes, and often use a blog to reflect on their progress.

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Teaching Matters Academic Support

JULY 19, 2022

and includes a video of their presentation at McEwan Hall. 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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Teaching Matters Academic Support

AUGUST 15, 2018

Credit: Pixabay, intographics, CC0 At the University’s Learning and Teaching Conference in June, Jean O’Donoghue and Colin Campbell (School of Chemistry) and Fumi Kitagawa (Edinburgh Business School), presented a ‘Did you know?’ Oooooh, that sounds lofty, how do you do that ?

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Creatrix Campus

JUNE 25, 2023

The National Assessment and Accreditation Council ( NAAC ) assessed institutions following CBCS and reported improvements in overall education quality, including outcome-based learning, research orientation, and industry relevance. Collaborate with experts to align courses with industry requirements and emerging trends.

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Teaching Matters Online Learning

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

provision for doctoral students includes several academic writing courses aimed at different stages of their research journey. Other comments were really positive; teachers were praised, there was appreciation of the feedback received, the confidence gained, the opportunities to hear about others’ research. 1] Lea, M.

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Teaching Matters Academic Support

OCTOBER 19, 2017

Large, diverse Schools like my own – Literatures, Languages and Cultures – also present their own set of unique challenges. Moreover, that information is not always presented in a particularly engaging way. Although there are many different answers, one thing is certain: there is no one size fits all approach.

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Teaching Matters Online Learning

JANUARY 22, 2019

program , which saw us developing a course prototype delivered in the form of a website , a Learn page, and a final presentation. Developing: Sketching out course themes and topics, learning objectives and outcomes, assessments, support and interaction methods. This was under the University’s Employ.ed

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DECEMBER 12, 2022

Nia’s reflections on reflecting Researching, realising, and writing are the best verbs to summarise the holistic and academic experience that I readily dip myself in and out of as a student at The University of Edinburgh.

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Teaching Matters Online Learning

OCTOBER 3, 2016

For several years, both courses have followed a Flipped Classroom methodology, but we still have three sessions a week that we term ‘lectures’: these take place in a traditional lecture theatre, with all the students present at the same time, and with one instructor. Oct 3, 2016

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Teaching Matters Experiential Learning

JANUARY 29, 2020

Students reported this made the course more meaningful in the present, and helped them see more value and purpose for their future life – both professionally and personally ( Continuity ). Her teaching and research focuses on personal and social development, and educational leadership.

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