Teaching Matters Experiential Learning

FEBRUARY 28, 2017

We sometimes like to describe academia as an ‘Ivory Tower’ – an analogy that suggests that universities are inaccessible strongholds where students and Profs are locked away from the rest of society. But the goal of many of us in the university setting is to break down these barriers taking knowledge outside of the university walls, inviting the public in and building bridges between students, university staff and the public.

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Hope College Network

FEBRUARY 20, 2017

Happy Monday, Readers! I hope you all have transitioned back into school and homework smoothly after coming back from Winter Break. We’re in the final stretch now until Spring Break – hooray! I’ve decided to take a break from writing on a Senior Struggle this week to tell you about my Winter Break – it really was an amazing few days filled with friends and outdoor activities!

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Teaching Matters Academic Communities

FEBRUARY 14, 2017

While disciplines will continue to underpin the foundations of our knowledge, the issue of interdisciplinary learning and teaching is becoming increasingly relevant for universities preparing students for a changing world. Nonetheless, in the UK, higher education largely remains structured on a conventional, disciplinary basis. Described as ‘one of the more contentious curriculum issues’ (Blackmore and Kandiko, 2012, p. 77), universities may see interdisciplinarity as an opportunity or as a thre

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Teaching Matters Academic Support

FEBRUARY 9, 2017

Designing effective and engaging assessments for online distance learning programmes can be rewarding and sometimes challenging. When undertaking this process we position the assessment design within the wider course design process (see diagram below). A key consideration of online distance learning (ODL) courses is to ensure that technology does not become a barrier to learning and that courses are ‘flexible but structured’.

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Teaching Matters Student Employment

FEBRUARY 1, 2017

We are inclined to think of uncertainty as a negative thing. The world beyond university insists that we need to have everything “figured out” as soon as possible. Jobs are scarce and a university degree will no longer guarantee immediate employment. After we leave Higher Education, we apparently find ourselves pitted against each other, competing for those scarce job opportunities.

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Terminalfour

FEBRUARY 8, 2017

Top 10 Common Pitfalls to avoid when selecting the right partner for your higher education institution

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Teaching Matters Experiential Learning

FEBRUARY 16, 2017

Challenging oneself in an extra-curricular way is a difficult task at the best of times. However, in the words of a self-pitying master’s student (me), the short duration (and intensity) of the course plus the significant financial investment and the pressure to find one’s career passion (graduate job), can make the act of pursuing an intensive extra-curricular activity almost impossible – in fact as I am writing this blog, I am simultaneously juggling three other study-related metaphorical plat

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Teaching Matters Academic Communities

FEBRUARY 7, 2017

Football remains the most popular sport in the world. The women’s game is the fastest growing team sport in the world. While it may no longer be referred to as The People’s Game as often as it was in the nineteenth and early twentieth century, its popularity worldwide makes it a valuable educational tool around which other things can be built. Football plus refers to initiatives where other forces such as education use football as a means to an end rather than a football end in and of itself.

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Teaching Matters Academic Support

FEBRUARY 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. Every month Teaching Matters takes a theme and explores it through a number of blog contributions over the month.

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Hope College Network

FEBRUARY 7, 2017

Happy Monday, Readers! Welcome back to talking about topics that seniors struggle with especially during these last few months before graduation. This week’s topic: being prepared. Whether its being prepared for class by having your homework done, being prepared for the days you don’t get home until after 12 hours, or being prepared for what comes after college, I’ve noticed that being prepared is something that every senior is worried about.

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Teaching Matters Experiential Learning

FEBRUARY 3, 2017

Dr Neil Hudson, Senior Veterinary Clinical Lecturer at the Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies and Director of the Undergraduate Certificate in Veterinary Medical Education reflects on the benefits of enabling undergraduate students to participate in teaching. In 2014 we introduced the Undergraduate Certificate in Veterinary Medical Education with the aim of developing a process that formally recognises the important role that students play in teaching and learning processes.

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Hope College Network

FEBRUARY 3, 2017

It’s hard to sum up one week of a somewhat overwhelming amount of new things, but I’ll use pictures to make up for a lack of words. After three hours of sitting on the plane waiting for Delta’s computer system to come back online, the flight from Atlanta to Rome went smoothly. Even from the air, Italy was a stunning sight to take in and it still hasn’t stopped impressing me.

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Teaching Matters Experiential Learning

FEBRUARY 2, 2017

Art of Vet Student, a joint student/staff initiative, has been running at the Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies since 2013. “Art of Vet Student” aims to give vet students a creative medium to express what being a Vet student is all about as well as being fun! Students are left to interpret the theme as they wish and can use whatever medium they want – from painting, drawing, collage, photograph, prose or poetry (everything is “allowed”).

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Hope College Network

FEBRUARY 27, 2017

Happy Monday, Readers! I hope the weekend treated you well and you had a relaxing time full of rejuvenation. Speaking of relaxation and rejuvenation, I feel like every person I’ve encountered lately has either just gotten over, is just coming down with, or is right in the middle of a cold. This semester is taking its toll on people, and the question at the forefront of my mind right now is: how does a student, especially a busy senior with so much on their plate, stay healthy physically an

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Terminalfour

FEBRUARY 15, 2017

We look at some of the best Valentine's Day campaigns in Universities and Colleges

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