Eric Stoller
FEBRUARY 13, 2019
Just a quick life update. We’re moving back to the United States in April. It’s been a big decision for sure as we’ve made a lot of great friends during our time in the UK and it’s a fantastic place to live. However, with family being mostly located in the States and a little one who loves his grandparents, it makes the best sense for us at this time to make the big move back across the pond.
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 these proposed changes have on the role of an academic… As part of the Student Experience Project (2012-2016), the PCIM project aimed to e
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Teaching Matters Experiential Learning
FEBRUARY 26, 2019
Photo credit: Flickr.com via www.pexels.com/photo/149821/ In this post, Tobias Thejll-Madsen, from the University’s Employability Consultancy and co-author of the Reflection Toolkit, proposes a place for reflection within effective course and programme design – both in the design phase and in courses themselves… What is the best course you were ever a part of?
Hope College Network
FEBRUARY 24, 2019
Hope is a school filled with both goofy and revered traditions (which is part of the reason I was so excited to become a student here!) Many of the big, competitive traditions take place in the fall, such as The Pull or the Nykerk Cup , but there are many more events that happen every year in the winter and spring. The first snow marks the beginning of many traditions.
Teaching Matters Academic Communities
FEBRUARY 20, 2019
Teaching Matters is delighted to launch a podcast to accompany and complement the Teaching Matters blog, adding another space for conversations and debates around learning and teaching at the University of Edinburgh. The podcast invites students and staff to engage in topical conversations, which are recorded and edited as podcast episodes. In general, the podcast topics will align with the Teaching Matters’ mini-series, but will also aim to capture other important discussions across the U
Teaching Matters Online Learning
FEBRUARY 12, 2019
Photo credit: pixabay, geralt, CC0 In this post, Graeme Ferris, a learning technologist in the Business School, describes a pilot project that uses a social feedback platform to engage students and staff in continuous course feedback… Students’ experience of a course is a very dynamic process, which can be impacted on by so many things: the course design itself, but also, for example, interactions with peers and tutors, learning environments (physical and virtual) and even policies and pro
Dr. Paul Gordon Brown
FEBRUARY 11, 2019
Student Affairs offices, particularly those within residence life and education, typically see a steady turn over of professionals year-to-year. When building and maintaining a curriculum, it can sometimes be a challenge to onboard new staff members who (1) may not be familiar with the model at all or (2) are not familiar with your institution’s specific implementation of the curricular approach.
Student Affairs Connection brings together the best content for student affair professionals from the widest variety of industry thought leaders.
Teaching Matters Experiential Learning
FEBRUARY 21, 2019
Photo credit: Annette Götzkes. In this post, Annette Götzkes, a Senior Teaching Fellow in German Studies, presents a new credited course, Language Beyond University, that she designed along with Dr Simon Riley… For several years, the Department of European Languages and Cultures have been supporting first and second year university students to undertake extra-curricular activities in local Edinburgh secondary schools, offering classes of pupils an extra level of cultural experience surrou
Terminalfour
FEBRUARY 12, 2019
We take a look at how universities can improve the experience using digital technologies and attract more students from this growing demographic.
Teaching Matters Academic Communities
FEBRUARY 19, 2019
Designing a board game. Photo credit: S Kirkwood. In this post, Dr Steve Kirkwood, a Senior Lecturer in Social Work, describes how he was inspired by a talk at the 2018 Learning and Teaching Conference to develop a board game as part of his new PhD students’ induction… You learn more about a person in an hour of play than a year of conversation.
Teaching Matters Online Learning
FEBRUARY 5, 2019
Photo credit: Pixabay, PIRO4D, CC0 Welcome to the February issue of Teaching Matters! This month’s theme centres on course and programme design. Curricula do not fall on to the page fully formed, but are built around a series of choices made by educators. – Jester, 2018, p.606. Arguably, designing and delivering considered, pedagogically-informed courses and programmes, which lead to successful student outcomes, is at the core of our university
Hope College Network
FEBRUARY 25, 2019
Paying for college is a big concern for many families, but fear not: as you may have heard, there’s lots of free money out there to help you pay for college. You just need to know where to look and then make the time to go after it! If you’re a high school junior or younger, this is the prime time for tracking down outside scholarships. Let’s get to it.
HECG
FEBRUARY 13, 2019
By DAVID MYTON. Research: in the words of Stephen Hawking it is “the joy of discovering something no one knew before”. It’s what most academics live for, even if they love teaching. Indeed, research informs good teaching, ensuring that what’s been taught in the classroom is at the forefront of new knowledge. For some academics, though, conducting research is the easy bit.
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 issues and the solutions to those issues.
Terminalfour
FEBRUARY 5, 2019
A prospective student from the United States has analyzed 2,374 emails he received from 115 institutions. The results are fascinating!
Teaching Matters Academic Support
FEBRUARY 28, 2019
In this vlog post, Jon Jack, Learning Technology Team Manager in the Educational Design and Engagement team (Learning, Teaching & Web), reflects on the Edinburgh Learning Design Roadmap (ELDeR) workshop as he cycles through Edinburgh to lead Day 1 of a recent ELDeR event… The Edinburgh Learning Design Roadmap (ELDeR) is a two-day, collaborative, team based, staff development learning design workshop.
Teaching Matters Online Learning
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?’… When embarking on projects with academic colleagues, it’s important they understand the process of learning design and why we are working together.
Hope College Network
FEBRUARY 19, 2019
Fraternities and sororities are a huge part of going to college in America. No matter where you go there are different ideas, stereotypes, and myths about Greek organizations. I am here to give you a glimpse into the amazing, diverse, and fun-loving lives of greek members at Hope College. Greek Life at Hope aims to enrich the lives of students by fostering lifelong relationships and connections through leadership, academic, and social accountability.
HECG
FEBRUARY 13, 2019
By DAVID MYTON. Reduced return on investment for students, cuts in government spending, and “significant skills mismatches between graduates’ abilities and the jobs available” are driving six new trends in higher education, according to a new report from The Brookings Institution. Authors Emal Dusst and Rebecca Winthrop argue that in addition to reduced funding, rising costs, and decreasing wage premiums in places like the US and UK, “there is also the worry that what students learn at univers
Terminalfour
FEBRUARY 19, 2019
Behind the viral video, how the University of Bristol shared a video on Facebook and got over 1 million views!
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