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Using Peer Observation to enhance teaching and learning

Teaching Matters Academic Communities

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. You can download a peer observation guide and toolkit from the IAD website. References Brown, B. & & Ward-Griffin, C.

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Developing professional MOOCs

Teaching Matters Online Learning

For this MOOC there are 50+ videos (MOOCs typically have fewer videos), resources/readings, discussion boards (to develop a professional community of learners to share practice), checklists and templates for learners to download and use in their own clinics, and weekly multiple-choice-questions (pass mark is 70% in order to attain a certificate).

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Spotlight on Remote Teaching: Top ten tips for teaching online

Teaching Matters Academic Support

We find short workbooks, which support the completion of an assignment and that can be downloaded and printed, are highly valued (and reduce screen time). Experiences of staff new to teaching postgraduate students online: implications for academic staff development. have unreliable wi-fi. Remain flexible. and Loads, D.

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From University of Edinburgh staff to student: A flipped classroom approach

Teaching Matters Academic Communities

Individuals can right click on any of the six icons to open the link in a new tab or download to their PC. The topics covered are split into two areas: Personal Development and Management. Personal Development includes assertiveness, personal effectiveness and presentation skills.

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Student engagement in research-led learning and teaching

Teaching Matters Experiential Learning

The EngagED in…research-led learning and teaching guide is an open educational resource available as a downloadable pdf as well as in printed format. Consider how your own classes are structured in this regard: are there ways you can encourage students to be more involved in knowledge creation?

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Top ten most read Teaching Matters blog posts of 2018

Teaching Matters Experiential Learning

This can also be downloaded as an Open Access e-book from Sense Publishers. Lecture Recording: What does research say about its effect on attendance?

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Rural-Serving Institutions: Innovative Lessons for Higher Ed Success: Changing Higher Ed Podcast 147 with Host Dr. Drumm McNaughton and Guest Dr. Andrew Koricich

The Change Leader, Inc.

Koricich spent several years as a software development manager at a large insurance company prior to his career in academia. You still have marketing, human resources, and staff development that are not the STEM people. Andrew Koricich 33:41 Yes, and even companies that are primarily STEM companies need non-STEM employees.