Teaching Matters Experiential Learning

FEBRUARY 16, 2017

Challenging oneself in an extra-curricular way is a difficult task at the best of times. However, in the words of a self-pitying master’s student (me), the short duration (and intensity) of the course plus the significant financial investment and the pressure to find one’s career passion (graduate job), can make the act of pursuing an intensive extra-curricular activity almost impossible – in fact as I am writing this blog, I am simultaneously juggling three other study-related metaphorical plat

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Finance Industry Education Management 52

Teaching Matters Academic Communities

FEBRUARY 14, 2017

While disciplines will continue to underpin the foundations of our knowledge, the issue of interdisciplinary learning and teaching is becoming increasingly relevant for universities preparing students for a changing world. Nonetheless, in the UK, higher education largely remains structured on a conventional, disciplinary basis. Described as ‘one of the more contentious curriculum issues’ (Blackmore and Kandiko, 2012, p. 77), universities may see interdisciplinarity as an opportunity or as a thre

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Higher Education Administration Education Research 52

Hope College Network

FEBRUARY 13, 2017

Sharon Creech is one of my favorite authors. Of all of her books I read in the library growing up, one of my favorites is Bloomability. The novel follows Dinnie as she navigates living with her aunt and uncle in a new country and attending an American boarding school in Lugano, Switzerland. She tackles homesickness, goes on adventures, and makes friends who come from all over the world.

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Terminalfour

FEBRUARY 15, 2017

We look at some of the best Valentine's Day campaigns in Universities and Colleges

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