Teaching Matters Student Employment

JANUARY 24, 2017

The last question that I ask the students is whether their university should offer the award at all, is it of value to them? Most definitely. The certificate? Not really is the answer. The process and experience? Neil Speirs Dr Speirs works on a number of Widening Participation projects as a practitioner and researcher.

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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. It is for colleges, schools and programmes to utilise, link to and embed these skills and mindsets in teaching delivery and supervision.

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Teaching Matters Student Employment

SEPTEMBER 6, 2018

It’s definitely been one of the most inter(n)esting summers of my life. on Campus Internship Jordana Black Jordana Black is a Mathematics Student at the University, entering the fourth and final year of her degree. You can read previous blog posts about interning and Employ.ed

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Teaching Matters Student Employment

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

On balance, in my view, the recommendations from the Scottish Government’s recent work on careers support, ‘Careers by Design’ , is definitely more blessing than curse. When government’s policy eye turns in your direction, it can be a mixed blessing.

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Teaching Matters Experiential Learning

MARCH 27, 2019

In that, my passion for folders and organisation definitely came in handy, as did sending weekly reminder emails to interns. “Students will be students”, and retrieving blog posts on time was often a mission. “Students will be students”, and retrieving blog posts on time was often a mission.

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Teaching Matters Student Employment

AUGUST 17, 2017

iStock [BrianAJackson] Several previous posts on Teaching Matters have focused on graduate attributes – the skills, abilities, attitudes and approaches that students develop “through meaningful experiences and the processes of learning and reflection” (from Definition: what are Graduate Attributes? ).

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Teaching Matters Student Employment

NOVEMBER 24, 2022

The aim of the course is to provide general support and advice on personal and professional development, including the opportunity for students to consider their own weaknesses and strengths. All students who are repeating a year or part-year are required to take this course and must pass in order to progress.

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Teaching Matters Experiential Learning

MAY 2, 2017

I definitely did not anticipate the GRADschool’s transformative potential, which can be unlocked through active engagement in the tasks set by its highly qualified tutors. The Institute for Academic Development explains that GRADschools are “a unique experience [which] makes them difficult to describe” (2017).

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Teaching Matters Academic Support

OCTOBER 29, 2018

Electronic feedback from the sessions showed that all students felt happier after the session than before, as shown in a few student quotes below: I really appreciated the fact that I could have an open and honest chat about my strengths and needs without trying to impress the person I am speaking to, or trying to sell myself as a candidate.

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Teaching Matters Academic Support

DECEMBER 10, 2024

While some students received Erasmus+ funding (before its withdrawal), the lack of accessible funding prior to the exchange meant most felt they were left to navigate alone the financial strains of moving to a new city. Its not been a cheap year.

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Teaching Matters Experiential Learning

FEBRUARY 16, 2017

Dragons’ Glen was a great learning experience for myself and the rest of the team and this is what makes it so valuable to students. I would definitely recommend it to anyone who wants to contribute to a fantastic cause whilst also making themselves irresistible to employers.

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Teaching Matters Experiential Learning

OCTOBER 25, 2018

These problems oblige students to develop their own problem definition capabilities, and make their own prioritisation of relevant knowledge. A key element of our approach, and of problem-based learning , is the choice of an ‘ill defined’ problem, often termed a ‘ wicked problem’. Challenges are decided with our city partners (e.g.

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Teaching Matters Academic Support

JULY 19, 2022

However, most importantly, they state that these areas should have freedom to change in the next five years as the world changes. To answer their initial question at the outset of their talk – What is a university even anyway?

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Teaching Matters Experiential Learning

JUNE 11, 2024

Did those experiences impact your connection to the university as online students? Mteeve: I would definitely say so – as online students, our connection to the university can sometimes feel limited. It naturally instilled critical and analytical thinking into the learning process, which is amazing.

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Creatrix Campus

JULY 20, 2023

How does an institution define Student Success? Measuring Student Success in Higher Education Each institution may have its specific definition of student success, as it can vary based on its unique mission, values, and goals.

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The Change Leader, Inc.

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

And I would say, “Well, thanks, Elizabeth Warren, it definitely does not cost that much anymore. So there were a lot of short-term, for-profit certificate programs from smaller schools that left the majority of students earning little, even after they’d spent so much time and money. Right now, it’s limited within statute.

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The Change Leader, Inc.

MARCH 4, 2025

With enrollment numbers dropping and student demographics evolving, corporate partnerships offer an opportunity to align academic programs with workforce needs , creating a win-win-win scenario for students, employers, and universities. We are definitely big believers in the degree. Definitely a couple courses for sure.

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