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Meet the Syllabus: engaging in current research

Teaching Matters Student Employment

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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Our Health: Interdisciplinary, community-based research projects

Teaching Matters Student Employment

My engagement practice provided me with many opportunities to observe researchers from different disciplines working together as a cohesive team to research some of the most urgent medical challenges of our time. What health research agendas would they set if they could?

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Reflection and metacognition for veterinary students

Teaching Matters Student Employment

By definition, this course only has small numbers of students on it with required attendance at monthly sessions (including reflection, stress and time management, and learning and study skills) followed by a short reflective exercise on which they get prompt individualised feedback. What next for reflection?

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Mini-series: Embedding sustainability in the curriculum

Teaching Matters Student Employment

Photo credit: pixabay, geralt, CC0 In this mini-series post , Kerry Cheek, gives insight into how her module in Case Studies in Sustainable Development helped improve student employability… ‘Sustainable development’ is a broad term, especially to an Environmental Sustainability Masters student.

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Why supply chain insights are key for liberal arts programs

University Business

The question is how to measure and quantify—and ultimately justify and act upon—the value of non-STEM majors to students, employers, and the governments that fund much of higher education. For many liberal arts colleges as well as humanities-focused departments in larger universities, it’s a pressing one.

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Engaging the professional community in teaching medical students

Teaching Matters Experiential Learning

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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Involving an industry partner in student projects, a win for all parties?

Teaching Matters Student Employment

In this post, Kit Daniel Searle, University Teacher in Operational Research (OR)↗️ at the School of Mathematics↗️ shares their experience embedding a low-risk consultancy project within their course curriculum highlighting the perks of student-industry collaboration.