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Pandemic Influences University Presidential Search with Dana Cohick | Changing Higher Ed 059

The Change Leader, Inc.

In this podcast, we discuss how the pandemic influences university presidential searches and the challenges colleges and universities face when dealing with leadership changes.

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Viewpoint: How to activate an artwork in isolation

Teaching Matters Online Learning

Image Credit: Sculpture and photograph by Marc Rocks 2020 In this post and accompanying artwork, Marc Rocks a sculpture student at Edinburgh College of Art describes his process of producing a project both during and as a response to lockdown and the limitations and opportunities that come from observing the moment from a position of isolation… I’m Marc, a sculpture student at Edinburgh College of Art who created the artwork, Viewpoint which will feature as part of the ‘Room with a View’ p

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Zoom and Gloom: The effects of screen fatigue and what to do about it

Higher Ed Connects: Technology

by Dawn DiPeri. A curated list for higher-ed administrators. How to work from home – with breaks from the screen, exercises for the eyes and body, and tips for reducing the need for excessive online meetings. . Since COVID-19 arrived, record numbers of higher-education administrators and staff working remotely have been inundated with web conferences, online meetings, and webinars using various online conferencing software such as Zoom, Google Meets, Google Hangouts, Facetime, Skype, Adobe Conn

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New Enhancement Theme: Resilient Learning Communities

Teaching Matters Academic Communities

Image Credit: Original Mathias Jenson Unsplash, Remix by Joe Arton In this post, Professor Tina Harrison Assistant Principal for Academic Standards and Quality Assurance and Nichola Kett Head of Quality Assurance and Enhancement Team outline a new theme supported by The Quality Assurance Agency and highlight a call for expressions of interest for collaborative clusters.

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Content strategy, video and the return to campus, 5 great examples

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Temperature scanners, one-way systems, post-travel quarantines, and blended learning.

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Student positivity and creativity as a source of hope

Teaching Matters Online Learning

Image Credit: University of Edinburgh Library Collections In this final post for September’s theme, Catherine Bovill Senior Lecturer in Student Engagement at the Institute for Academic Development, University of Edinburgh and Visiting Fellow at the University of Winchester, offers a granular, holistic and ultimately hopeful reflection on the University of Edinburgh community’s response to the move to digital teaching and learning… We have come a long way since March and April.

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What went wrong and how to fix digital learning for the future

Teaching Matters Online Learning

Image Credit: Tim Gouw Unsplash. Remix by Joe Arton In this post, Angus Cheung a MSc Developmental Linguistics programme representative in the School of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences at the University of Edinburgh, outlines some of the common challenges students faced with the pivot to digital learning and offers some straightforward solutions around assessment, engagement and study-life balance… In view of COVID-19, the school announced the decision of moving to remote teac