Teaching Matters Academic Communities

APRIL 27, 2017

The next meeting is in May 2017 and will be looking at opportunities for staff development such as the Postgraduate Certificate (PgCert) in Academic Practice (PgCAP) and peer observation.

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Teaching Matters Academic Communities

JULY 11, 2017

It is also made explicit that the peer observation is only for staff development purposes and is not used for any review or assessment processes.

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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.

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Teaching Matters Experiential Learning

DECEMBER 16, 2022

Image credit: The Reflection Toolkit , The University of Edinburgh In this post, Gavin McCabe, Careers and Employability Manager from the Careers Service, spotlights the Reflection Toolkit – an invaluable resource for reflective practice in the HE sector and beyond.

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DECEMBER 16, 2022

In this post, Gavin McCabe, Careers and Employability Manager from the Careers Service, spotlights the Reflection Toolkit – an invaluable resource for reflective practice in the HE sector and beyond.

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Teaching Matters Academic Support

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

Photo Credit: Unsplash, Umberto, CC0 In this article, Eugen Stoica, Scholarly Communications Officer, explains the relationship between Copyright – Creative Commons licences – Open Access, and why these are important for teaching and education.

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Teaching Matters Academic Support

JULY 29, 2019

Photo credit: Pixabay, geralt, CC0 In this extra post, Professor Tina Harrison, Assistant Principal Academic Standards and Quality Assurance and Professor of Financial Services Marketing and Consumption , and Nichola Kett, Head of Quality Assurance and Enhancement Team in Academic Services , explain the importance of mid-course feedback for both staff (..)

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Teaching Matters Online Learning

APRIL 21, 2020

Photo credit: Annie Spratt, Unsplash CC0 In this ‘Spotlight on remote teaching’ post, Yi-Shan Tsai, research associate at the School of Informatics, talks about the advantages and challenges of blended learning design and what questions to consider when adopting this approach.

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FEBRUARY 20, 2020

Photo Credit: Unsplash, Alex Hadba, CC0 In this post, Lauren Smith, Digital Support Librarian, outlines why open access resources are important in teaching, how lecturers can incorporate open access resources into their teaching materials, and how Library and University Collections can support them… What is open access?

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Teaching Matters Online Learning

OCTOBER 30, 2019

Photo credit; unsplash, Nicole Honeywill/Sincerely Media, CC0 In this extra post, Ross Anderson, a fourth year Astrophysics student, and Thomas Gant, a fourth year Mathematics student, discuss their involvement as research assistants on the ‘Classroom Practices and Lecture Recording’ project, funded by the Principal’s Teaching Award (..)

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Teaching Matters Online Learning

OCTOBER 22, 2019

Photo credit: pixabay, ant2056, CC0 In this post, Dr Michael Gallagher, a Lecturer in the Centre for Research in Digital Education, describes how he and colleagues drew on current expertise and research within The University of Edinburgh to inform and design a new online course… On the 9th and 10th September this year, over 20 colleagues from (..)

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Teaching Matters Student Engagement

OCTOBER 3, 2019

Photo credit: Pixabay, geralt, CC0 Welcome to the October issue of Teaching Matters: Research-led teaching and learning To briefly round up last month’s issue, which showcased some of the great work being funded by the Student Partnership Agreement , we want to highlight that the 2019/20 funding is now available of up to £500 (per bid), and students (..)

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Teaching Matters Online Learning

SEPTEMBER 11, 2019

Participants at Learn usability session In this post, Stuart Nicol, Head of the Educational Design and Engagement (EDE) section in Information Services Group, introduces the ‘ Spotlight on Learn Foundations ‘ series.

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Teaching Matters Academic Support

JULY 8, 2019

Photo credit: unsplash, Nicole Honeywell, CC0 In this extra post, Dr Lawrence Dritsas, a Senior Lecturer in Science and Technology Studies at the School of Social and Political Science, describes an innovative assessment based on students’ reflection on their tutorial preparation and engagement… I lead the pre-Honours course, Science, Nature (..)

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Teaching Matters Online Learning

APRIL 17, 2019

The Teaching Matters podcast accompanies and complements the Teaching Matters blog, adding another space for students and staff to have conversations and debates around learning and teaching at the University of Edinburgh. Students and staff are invited to engage in topical conversations, which are recorded and edited as podcast episodes.

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Teaching Matters Academic Support

APRIL 17, 2019

Photo credit: pixabay, pixelcreatures, CC0 In this post, Karen Howie, Technology Enhanced Learning Team manager in the Learning, Teaching and Web in Information Services, and co-editor of the Academic blogging mini-series , highlights a selection of teaching blogs currently being used by University of Edinburgh staff and students… Working on (..)

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Teaching Matters Online Learning

MARCH 13, 2019

Photo credit: flickr, Luis Perez, CC0 In this contribution to the Mini-Series on Academic Blogging , Tim Fawns, Deputy Programme Director of the MSc in Clinical Education , explains how his time spent as a member of the Blogging Service project board has convinced him to re-introduce blogs into his teaching… While use of WordPress and other blogging (..)

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Teaching Matters Academic Support

FEBRUARY 26, 2019

Photo credit: Pixabay, 12019, CC0 In this post, Sarah McAllister, from Institute for Academic Development, and Lee Carlton, from Student Administration and Support, explain how the Programme and Course Information Management (PCIM) strand of the Service Excellence Programme aims to simplify and standardise programme and course processes, and the impact (..)

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Teaching Matters Experiential Learning

DECEMBER 20, 2018

To wrap up the year, this editorial post celebrates the top ten viewed Teaching Matters blog posts in 2018. This list captures some of the prevalent teaching and learning issues that have been swirling around the general HE zeitgeist this year.

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DECEMBER 11, 2018

Credit: pixabay, geralt, CC0 As part of its ambitious Vision 2025 strategy, the University of Edinburgh is committed to provide all students with an international experience.

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Teaching Matters Academic Support

NOVEMBER 21, 2018

Photo credit: unsplash, Patrick Tomasso, CC0 In this blog post, Anne-Marie Scott, Deputy Director of Learning, Teaching and Web Service, shares summaries and thoughts from some of the most recently published papers she has been reading about lecture recording… Although we have a long history with lecture recording at Edinburgh and our own expertise (..)

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Teaching Matters Experiential Learning

NOVEMBER 13, 2018

Photo credit: Allan Bovill In this post, Vikky Park, a final year veterinary student at the Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies, shares her experiences of attending the University of Edinburgh’s Learning and Teaching Conference… This summer, I was able to attend the University’s first Learning and Teaching Conference for staff and (..)

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OCTOBER 30, 2018

Credit: Nina Albada Jelgersma We live in the age of data and technology. This phenomena does not just effect our work environment and everyday life, but impacts the learning needs of our graduates who will be facing a world with even with more technology.

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Teaching Matters Online Learning

SEPTEMBER 26, 2018

Credit: Pixabay, CC0 In this post, Jill MacKay, a research fellow from the Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies and the Principal Investigator leading the University’s lecture recording evaluation, shares some of the findings and conclusions from the evaluation, and poses some fundamental questions about learning and teaching… I have a confession. (..)

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Teaching Matters Academic Communities

OCTOBER 1, 2018

Credit: unsplash, @rawpixel, CC0 In his last post , Chris talked about the organisational lens through which students view their experience of joint degree programmes.

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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. Welcome to the August issue of Teaching Matters!

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Teaching Matters Academic Support

OCTOBER 19, 2017

iStock [JamesBrey] How can we support our students through their degrees while providing a sense of place and community? This is a central question animating discussions at all levels of the University. 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

OCTOBER 22, 2019

Photo credit: pixabay, ant2056, CC0 In this post, Dr Michael Gallagher, a Lecturer in the Centre for Research in Digital Education, describes how he and colleagues drew on current expertise and research within The University of Edinburgh to inform and design a new online course… On the 9th and 10th September this year, over 20 colleagues from (..)

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Teaching Matters Academic Support

APRIL 25, 2017

Teaching on the Diploma in Professional Legal Practice is primarily conducted in the practical, hands-on learning environment of a workshop (anything from 1 ¼ to 3 hours long), led by a tutor who is most likely to be a practising solicitor.

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NOVEMBER 13, 2018

Photo credit: Allan Bovill In this post, Vikky Park, a final year veterinary student at the Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies, shares her experiences of attending the University of Edinburgh’s Learning and Teaching Conference… This summer, I was able to attend the University’s first Learning and Teaching Conference for staff and (..)

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Teaching Matters Academic Communities

OCTOBER 1, 2018

Credit: unsplash, @rawpixel, CC0 In his last post , Chris talked about the organisational lens through which students view their experience of joint degree programmes.

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Teaching Matters Academic Support

FEBRUARY 28, 2019

Learning design is the process of designing learning experiences (planning, structuring, sequencing) through facilitated activities that are pedagogically informed, explicit, and make better use of technologies in teaching.

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SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

Before joining Edinburgh, Tracey held appointments in UK higher and further education, supporting curriculum design and staff development, including the use of learning technology. As part of the UK Physical Sciences Centre, she worked on national projects in such areas as OERs (open educational resources) and e-portfolios.

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JANUARY 6, 2020

Happy New Year from Teaching Matters! For our first post in 2020, we are celebrating the top ten viewed Teaching Matters blog posts in 2019.

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FEBRUARY 14, 2019

Photo credit: Andrés Ordorica In this post, Andrés Ordorica, an Instructional Designer in the Educational Design and Engagement team (Information Services), answers the most frequent question he is asked as in his job: ‘what is learning design?’…

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