Sat.Apr 21, 2018 - Fri.Apr 27, 2018

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Syrian teenager tutoring scheme

Teaching Matters Experiential Learning

Scotland has committed to resettle 2000 Syrian refugees as part of the UK government Syrian Vulnerable Persons Relocation Scheme by 2020. Over the course of the last 3 years, of the newly arrived Syrian refugees, there are over 230 individuals resettled in Edinburgh. They have arrived from the refugee camps in Lebanon, Turkey, Jordan and Iraq. Amongst them, a group of 25 individuals are teenagers (12-18 years old).

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Advice From Advocates of Lean Higher Ed

Collegis Education Data Management

Resource constrained colleges are looking for ways to do more with less. The topic of process improvement and ways to increase efficiencies had our audience’s attention at the February 2018 Collegis Enrollment Growth Summit. Janyce B. Fadden, director of strategic engagement at University of North Alabama’s College of Business, presented on the process improvement philosophy called Lean Higher Ed.

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On Having Nothing Nice to Say

Academic Librarian

Within the last week I’ve read about a leftist creative writing professor writing nasty things on Twitter and the ensuing right-wing demand that she be fired or punished, as well as about a feminist journalist in Canada who was vilified and professionally ostracized by other feminists because she wasn’t feminist enough for them. If you don’t want to be terrorized by a mob, don’t take a political stand on anything, because whatever your stance, and whatever your attitude or intentions, there will

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Celebrating success: Festival of Creative Learning 2018

Teaching Matters Experiential Learning

Photo: Mihaela Bodlovic During this year’s Festival of Creative Learning, 19th-23rd February 2018, more than 130 events took place across the University organised by over 120 Event Organisers. This is the second outing of the Festival and particularly noticeable this year was the unprecedented number of events that were fully booked, often with long waiting lists, days or even weeks before the Festival began.

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Why community engagement matters

Teaching Matters Experiential Learning

CC0 Lesley McAra tells Teaching Matters about some recent examples of community engagement projects around the University… The February meeting of Senate took as its theme – The University and the City: Partnering to Support Inclusion. During the packed meeting (standing room only!) and accompanying exhibition, students, staff and community partners showcased a range of inspiring civic engagement projects.