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Mini-series: What is a living lab?

Teaching Matters Experiential Learning

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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An introduction to student and staff co-creation of the curriculum

Teaching Matters Experiential Learning

Many aspects of co-creation of the curriculum can also advance characteristics that students perceive as excellence in teaching and student support, as we found in previous research drawing on the Edinburgh University Students’ Association’s Teaching Awards data (Lubicz-Nawrocka & Bunting, 2018).

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Mini-series: The importance of diversifying the curriculum: Reflections from the Senate Task Group

Teaching Matters Student Engagement

In 2018, the Senate Learning and Teaching Committee task group, “ Promoting inclusion, equality and diversity in the curriculum ”, was created to address these concerns. The membership of the group spanned all three colleges, academics and professional services, and created a space for holistic discussions about this to occur.

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Welcome to the August issue of Teaching Matters: Cabaret of Dangerous Ideas 2018

Teaching Matters Experiential Learning

The Cabaret of Dangerous Ideas is a unique opportunity for researchers to bring controversial, contentious, and dangerous ideas to the Edinburgh Fringe , and for members of the public to engage with world class academics from all over the country outside of their ivory towers. Being an intern here on the Employ.Ed

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Mini-series: What is the value of lecture recording at the University of Edinburgh?

Teaching Matters Online Learning

In other words, there are lots of traditional research communiquĂ©s 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. Unstructured interviews are essentially conversations with a purpose.

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SACHA Think Tank Challenge Hosts reflections

Teaching Matters Student Engagement

We will continue to provide student internships into next year, including opportunities for postgraduate research students.   What are your key takeaways from your Challenge Host experience? Students have some great ideas.

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Mental Health and Learning Among Students with Marginalized Sociodemographic Identities

Supporting Student Success

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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