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Spotlight on ‘Practice Worth Sharing’ at the Moray House School of Education and Sport

Teaching Matters Academic Communities

Photo credit: pixabay, qimono, CC0 In this new ‘ Spotlight on Practice Worth Sharing ‘, Teaching Matters will be sharing blog posts based on a new initiative that invites colleagues to attend lunchtime sessions aimed at promoting discussion and sharing information on teaching related practice. Whilst the sessions are based at the Moray House School of Education and Sport, anyone across the University is invited to attend, and the topics are related to learning and teaching in all dis

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An ‘Edinburgh Model’ for Online Teaching Programme: Notes from a pilot run

Teaching Matters Online Learning

Photo credit: pixabay, ant2056, CC0 In this post, Dr Michael Gallagher, a Lecturer in the Centre for Research in Digital Education, describes how he and colleagues drew on current expertise and research within The University of Edinburgh to inform and design a new online course… On the 9th and 10th September this year, over 20 colleagues from across the University gathered at Argyle House to pilot a new short online course: An Edinburgh Model for Online Teaching.

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Creating a “relentless welcome”

Teaching Matters Academic Support

Professor Peter Felten delivering his keynote talk, ‘Relationships Matter’, at the Learning & Teaching Conference 2019, The University of Edinburgh (John McIntyre Conference Centre). Photo credit: A Bovill. Teaching Matters is delighted to publish a blog post written by one of the recent keynote speakers at the University’s Learning and Teaching Conference 2019 : Professor Peter Felten, Professor of History, Assistant Provost for Teaching and Learning, and Executive Directo

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Unleash the Chatbots! AI for Retention

Higher Ed Connects: Technology

by Gordon Freedman. “Once I realized how big of a problem student retention is in the US, ignoring it and not attempting to solve it was not an option for me.” —Claudia Recchi, CEO and co-founder, EdSights . What follows is an intriguing look at a technology being developed by recent graduates focused on the very problem they identified and struggled with as undergrads.

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Five questions that will help you find the right digital marketing agency

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When it comes to digital marketing capability it can often be hard to differentiate between genuine expertise and agencies that talk a good game.

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Spotlight on 'Practice Worth Sharing' at the Moray House School of Education and Sport

Teaching Matters Academic Communities

Photo credit: pixabay, qimono, CC0 In this new ‘ Spotlight on Practice Worth Sharing ‘, Teaching Matters will be sharing blog posts based on a new initiative that invites colleagues to attend lunchtime sessions aimed at promoting discussion and sharing information on teaching related practice. Whilst the sessions are based at the Moray House School of Education and Sport, anyone across the University is invited to attend, and the topics are related to learning and teaching in all dis

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An 'Edinburgh Model' for Online Teaching Programme: Notes from a pilot run

Teaching Matters Online Learning

Photo credit: pixabay, ant2056, CC0 In this post, Dr Michael Gallagher, a Lecturer in the Centre for Research in Digital Education, describes how he and colleagues drew on current expertise and research within The University of Edinburgh to inform and design a new online course… On the 9th and 10th September this year, over 20 colleagues from across the University gathered at Argyle House to pilot a new short online course: An Edinburgh Model for Online Teaching.