Teaching Matters Student Employment

JANUARY 16, 2017

Seconded to the Institute for Academic Development he is developing his interests in reflection, experiential learning, and student agency, to develop SLICCs institution-wide. Gavin co-leads the development of SLICCs institution-wide with Simon.

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Teaching Matters Student Employment

JULY 2, 2024

Students at SACHA Think Tank ideas launch. This post belongs to June-July Hot Topic series: Students as Change Agents (SACHA). Photo credit: Daniel Hooper-Jones and Isaure Echivard, SACHA In this blog, SACHA staff members, Aidan Tracey and Emma Taylor discuss three common group dynamics and share key takeaways on effective teamwork.

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Teaching Matters Experiential Learning

FEBRUARY 21, 2019

. * While waiting for their PVG approvals, students contacted their school mentors and arranged a first meeting to discuss their outline for a 20-hour lesson plan on a cultural topic designed to engage young learners and motivate them to see the benefits of learning languages. Half-time: How has it been going so far?

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Teaching Matters Experiential Learning

SEPTEMBER 11, 2018

To get around my fears, I realised that using a more interactive lesson meant more freedom in what I was saying and kept students engaged. Neil adds: The work with schools has really been embraced by our students. I was most nervous about having to deliver a lesson within time. I was really surprised how much I enjoyed the trip.

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Teaching Matters Student Employment

OCTOBER 30, 2018

Credit: EPSRC Proteus In this post, Dr Helen Szoor-McElhinney, an Engagement Strategist in the Deanery of Clinical Sciences, showcases the University of Edinburgh’s first Interdisciplinary Health and Wellbeing Science Shop, Our Health.

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Teaching Matters Student Employment

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

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. Image credit: Kit Daniel Searle.

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Teaching Matters Experiential Learning

DECEMBER 20, 2018

She is an Academic Developer (Learning and Teaching Enhancement) in the Institute for Academic Development, and provides pedagogical support for University course and programme design. Her interests include student engagement, professional learning and sociomaterial methodologies. Dec 20, 2018

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Teaching Matters Student Employment

MARCH 1, 2017

Teaching Matters is the University of Edinburgh’s website for debate about learning and teaching, for sharing ideas and approaches to teaching, and for showcasing our successes, including academic colleagues who are leading the way in delivering brilliant teaching.

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Teaching Matters Student Employment

JANUARY 16, 2018

iStock [erhui1979] In a typical university course, students are set a list of texts by authors they do not know and will never meet. The texts are already published and there is no opportunity for students to give feedback.

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Teaching Matters Student Employment

MARCH 18, 2020

In this post, Professor Tina Harrison (Assistant Principal, University of Edinburgh) and Stephanie Vallancey (Vice President Education, Students’ Association), provide an update on progress so far, encourage students and staff to comment on a draft of the reflective analysis and outline the next steps… WHAT IS ELIR?

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Teaching Matters Academic Support

JANUARY 10, 2017

I also now appreciate the importance of students engaging in thinking about their future careers as early as possible. It wasn’t that I was wrong in my approach before, but I didn’t really grasp that the twin concerns of academic performance and career aspiration could be interconnected.

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Teaching Matters Experiential Learning

JUNE 11, 2024

In this blog post, three SACHA alumni (Foster Osei, Mtevee Amugune, and Nisha Daniel), who participated in the SACHA programme as online distance learners, discuss the impact of experiential learning on the distance learner experience and share lessons that can be translated to other areas of the curriculum.

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Teaching Matters Experiential Learning

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

Image credit: Unsplash In this post, Christina Starko showcases the vibrant energy and groundbreaking initiatives spearheaded by students at The University of Edinburgh, particularly through the activities of Edinburgh University Formula Student (EUFS) and HYPED.

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Teaching Matters Experiential Learning

JUNE 11, 2024

Image credit: Pixabay, CC0 In this blog post, three SACHA alumni (Foster Osei, Mtevee Amugune, and Nisha Daniel), who participated in the SACHA programme as online distance learners, discuss the impact of experiential learning on the distance learner experience and share lessons that can be translated to other areas of the curriculum.

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Teaching Matters Experiential Learning

NOVEMBER 22, 2018

Orestis teaching the Towers project in Ghana.

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Teaching Matters Experiential Learning

OCTOBER 6, 2017

The Festival of Creative Learning , now entering its second year, is a year-long series of events exploring creative learning and innovation at the University of Edinburgh. With this blog post we are delighted to announce the call for applications to participate in the curated week of the Festival, taking place from 19th – 23rd February 2018.

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Teaching Matters Experiential Learning

JUNE 7, 2018

‘Over our dead bodies’ was the response I got when proposing to my final year undergrad Graphic Design students that we phase out the Design Agency scheme. They proceeded to explain how they would carry on with this decade-old project regardless, even if it was dropped from the curriculum, such is the value they place on it.

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Teaching Matters Experiential Learning

OCTOBER 18, 2018

Credit: unsplash, @vidarnm, CC0 On a wonderfully sunny day in June 2016, I graduated with an honours degree in Geology and Physical Geography. Four years of labs, essays, field trips and, of course, rocks… it was schist hot! I really enjoyed the degree course and acquired excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.

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Teaching Matters Experiential Learning

OCTOBER 25, 2018

The Living Lab programme is also working on how to support more engaging and diversified student learning.

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Teaching Matters Online Learning

JANUARY 22, 2019

Photo credit: pixabay, HarryJBurgess, CC0 In this post, Vanessa Ombura, a third year Civil Engineering student, describes her experience co-creating an interdisciplinary, online University-wide course, with the city of Edinburgh as a site of learning… Over the summer of 2018, I had the wonderful opportunity of working under the Usher Institute (..)

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Teaching Matters Experiential Learning

FEBRUARY 13, 2019

In this mini-series blog post , staff from the Department of Social Responsibility and Sustainability outline the Living Lab approach to student learning and teaching, and discuss its benefits to students and academia… Living Lab projects are a key pedagogical tool that the University of Edinburgh use to increase understanding about real-world (..)

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Teaching Matters Academic Support

JULY 19, 2022

This post summarises Ellen MacRae and Tara Gold’s keynote talk: What even is a University anyway?, and includes a video of their presentation at McEwan Hall. Ellen was EUSA President 20/22, and Tara was EUSA Vice President Education 21/22. This post is part of the Hot Topic: Learning & Teaching Conference 2022.

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Teaching Matters Academic Communities

APRIL 16, 2019

Photo credit: pixabay, geralt, CC0 In this post, Lauren Johnston-Smith, Online Learning Marketing Project Manager in Learning Teaching and Web, shares some insights from online students’ experiences of being part of a global academic community… Since 2005, the University of Edinburgh has delivered postgraduate degrees online to more than (..)

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