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Podcast: Supporting the student learning experience with Lecture Recording

Teaching Matters Online Learning

Welcome to podcast episodes 10 and 11: What is the value of lecture recording? The Teaching Matters podcast accompanies and complements the Teaching Matters blog, adding another space for students and staff to have conversations and debates around learning and teaching at the University of Edinburgh. Students and staff are invited to engage in topical conversations, which are recorded and edited as podcast episodes.

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The octopus in the string bag: Why regulations based on undergraduate, on-campus students don’t work for online PGT in healthcare

Teaching Matters Academic Support

Photo credit: Pixabay, glucosala, CC0 In this post, Gill Aitken, Dr Tim Fawns and Dr Derek Jones, highlight the risks to students’ learning experience if online postgraduate programmes are scaled-up without due consideration to course design, academic regulations, and learning needs… Online postgraduate programmes are a key area for development across the University.

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Campus Resources and Tools for Mental Health Advocacy

Higher Ed Connects: Mental Health

by Shelley Seale. Mental health issues are a serious, pressing issue on campus today — and one that administrators and leaders need to address with a full arsenal of resources to assist students, faculty, and themselves when needed. That’s why we at The Center for Higher Education Leadership decided to dedicate an entire issue of our newsletter, Higher Ed Connects, to the topic of mental health.

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Five unforgettable University virtual tours and open days

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Are you looking for ideas for your institution’s virtual tour or virtual campus visit? Here are five inspirational examples from across the world.

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The State of Mental Health in College Students Today

Higher Ed Connects: Mental Health

by Alicia Betz. College students today are facing mental health issues more than ever before, and counseling centers are having trouble keeping up as students struggle and even drop out due to mental illness. Alicia Betz takes a look at this serious issue, including in this report: An Inside Look at Mental Illness on Campus. The Most Prevalent Mental Illnesses.

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The Mounting Pressures to Succeed in Higher Education

Higher Ed Connects: Mental Health

by Terri Givens, Founder & CEO of The Center for Higher Education Leadership. by Terri Givens. It is a sad truth in higher education that we tend to avoid talking about topics like mental health until there is some high-profile faculty member who commits suicide. The recent response to the suicide of economist Alan Krueger led many to question the impact of depression and other types of mental illness on those in our profession, despite outward success, noting that “professional success does