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Fostering blended-mode engagement with active learning seminars

Teaching Matters Student Engagement

Gerogiorgis, Personal Chair of Process Systems Engineering at The University of Edinburgh, explores the dynamic integration of active learning seminars in engineering education. How can we embark upon Active Learning Seminars without some basic study? Credit: Pixabay In this insightful post, Prof. Dimitrios I.

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Learning by doing

Teaching Matters Experiential Learning

Source: Author A post-seminar hands-on session introduces students to the Japanese concept of ( ma , the space between), which conveys a nuanced sense of space, timing, and rhythm that goes beyond a simple definition. The seminars are informative yet hands-on; the physicality of some exercises makes the concepts unforgettable.

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Academic language and literacy for participation in postgraduate law programmes

Teaching Matters Student Engagement

Credit Image: www.nealesmith.com In this extra post, David Caulton discusses developing postgraduate law students’ ability to participate effectively in seminars through a short course run jointly by English Language Education (ELE) and the Edinburgh Law School. Will I be able to participate in seminars, and how can I do this?

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Nominations Open for the Excellence in Accounting Ethics Education Award

Higher Ed Ethics Watch

AWARD CRITERIA Examples of innovative techniques/methods include, but are not limited to: Developing a case, video, audio, or other teaching techniques that can be used to integrate ethics into the accounting curriculum. Developing a new course in accounting ethics including learning objectives and assessment techniques.

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Meet the Syllabus: engaging in current research

Teaching Matters Student Employment

So, the course took something of the form of a research seminar, although as we note below, it was not exactly the same. To add to the workload, we organised further events – seminars, lectures and, in one case, a book launch – around the visits. This is how the course differed from an ordinary research seminar.

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Mini-series: Great examples of using blogs in teaching

Teaching Matters Academic Support

Students develop their own set of personal and professional skills and attributes, and often use a blog to reflect on their progress. Simon did an excellent presentation as part of our blogging seminar series – and the recording is well worth a listen.

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Spotlight on Practice Worth Sharing: Making large lectures more interactive

Teaching Matters Online Learning

In this ‘Spotlight on Practice Worth Sharing’ post, Dr Kelly Stone, a lecturer in the Moray House School of Education and Sport, shares some approaches that she has tried to make large lectures more interactive… In a recent Practice Worth Sharing seminar, we discussed how to make large lectures more interactive.