Teaching Matters Student Engagement

OCTOBER 3, 2019

Photo credit: Pixabay, geralt, CC0 Welcome to the October issue of Teaching Matters: Research-led teaching and learning To briefly round up last month’s issue, which showcased some of the great work being funded by the Student Partnership Agreement , we want to highlight that the 2019/20 funding is now available of up to £500 (per bid), and students and staff are encouraged to submit bids to undertake work that supports the Student Partnership Agreement’s key themes: Community: Supp

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Teaching Matters Academic Support

OCTOBER 1, 2019

Photo credit: Pixabay, geralt, CC0 This is the first post in the ‘Spotlight on ELIR’ series , which will chart the Enhancement-led Institutional Review (ELIR) that will be taking place in autumn 2020. In this post, Professor Tina Harrison, introduces ELIR, and explains how staff and students can get involved in the review process… ELIR is an external review of the quality of the student learning experience that we provide.

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Higher Ed Connects: Policy

OCTOBER 1, 2019

by Kimberly Yavorski. Despite ever-changing demographics on college campuses, policies have remained largely stagnant. If they are to succeed in today’s world, colleges need to adapt to meet changing needs. In this article we will cover: Understanding the demographics. More older students. More parenting students. More working students. More first generation students.

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OCTOBER 1, 2019

As we enter the new academic year is it time to answer some questions, by putting your email campaigns under the microscope and running an email audit.

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Higher Ed Connects: Diversity

OCTOBER 1, 2019

by Terri E. Givens. Support for diversity and inclusion underpins everything we do at CHEL. Two of the most important issues facing higher education leaders today are the increasing diversity of students entering college, and the ongoing lack of diversity of the faculty. . Despite efforts by many universities to diversify and change their hiring practices, the percentage of black faculty has actually declined, as noted in the Hechinger Report.

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Higher Ed Connects: Policy

OCTOBER 1, 2019

by Alicia Betz. Student evaluations of teaching effectiveness (SETs) are such a common practice at the end of the semester that many people don’t even bat an eyelash at their use. But are they really that effective? Are they statistically significant? Are they biased? Are they a waste of everyone’s time? We’ll dive into those questions and more in this article.

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OCTOBER 3, 2019

How influential are parents, carers and supporters in the university decision making process? And how can institutions successfully engage with them?

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