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Creating the Study Hub with students as consultant partners

Teaching Matters Academic Support

In this post, Dr Kay Williams, Study Development Advisor at the Institute for Academic Development (IAD), explains the value of working with students as consultants to create the new Study Hub brand, and the Study Hub blog , which offer learning resources for students… How do you solve a problem with learning materials? Employ a learner. What do you get?

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Are You Asking These 6 Questions on Your College Tours?

Hope College Network

By Kristin Diekevers ’07, Associate Director of Admissions Ahhhh, the changing of the seasons. We are less than two weeks from the official start of fall (it’s September 23 if you were wondering), and colleges are back in session. That means many of you are doing yourself the awesome favor of scheduling college visits — seriously, there is nothing you can do to get to know a college better than by visiting.

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Spotlight on Learn Foundations: Building the foundations for a better student experience online

Teaching Matters Online Learning

Participants at Learn usability session In this post, Stuart Nicol, Head of the Educational Design and Engagement (EDE) section in Information Services Group, introduces the ‘ Spotlight on Learn Foundations ‘ series. This series will feature posts throughout the next few years from colleagues in Schools who are using the new Learn Foundations structure, which aims to make courses in our VLE more usable and consistent for students … For almost everyone who is learning, teaching or sup

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5 Crisis Communication Tips Every Higher Education Institution Needs

Higher Ed Connects: Leadership

This article originally appeared in The Biz Blog on January 30, 2018. Universities across the globe face different crises on a daily basis. The media has reported on everything from campus shootings and riots to hazing, hate crimes or another similar critical situation that can result in students feeling uncomfortable and in danger. Institution leaders must learn how to respond effectively and recover from such events to keep students, faculty and staff safe while ensuring family and friends off

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Politics and International Relations undergraduate dissertation retreat

Teaching Matters Academic Support

In this post, MA Hons International Relations students, Betzy Hänninen and Abrahim Assaily, describe their experience of attending an undergraduate dissertation writing retreat, funded by the Student Partnership Agreement … During the Festival of Creative Learning week, 20 students and six faculty staff set off to the Wiston Lodge in Biggar, to attend this year’s dissertation retreat for the fourth year Politics and International Relations undergraduate students.

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Harmonizing Divisional and Departmental Curricula

Dr. Paul Gordon Brown

Student affairs divisional curricula often evolve either from “division-to-department” or “department-to-division.” In the “division-to-department” approach, a division takes the lead in developing a collective educational priority and set of learning objectives that guide curriculum development at the departmental level.

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Apple rolls out contactless student IDs to 12 more universities

Terminalfour

The Apple Wallet student ID program is coming to a further 12 further universities in the US, bringing the contactless technology to 100,000 more students

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