Teaching Matters Student Engagement

MARCH 12, 2020

Photo Credit: Jed Villejo, Unsplash CC0 In this post, Rosie Byrne, a third-year History student, shares her experience of participating in focus groups, a little-known resource available to students who wish to influence university policies… The student voice is defined through the Student Voice Policy to “assure the quality of learning and teaching and student services, and to enhance the student experience.

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Teaching Matters Academic Communities

MARCH 11, 2020

Photo Credit: Vasily Koloda, Unsplash CC0 In this Mini-Series on Embedding Belonging in the Classroom , Tom Wileman, third year History and Economics student, talks to us about the best practice already happening within The University of Edinburgh in creating learning communities that students feel a part of… University can be a lonely place sometimes.

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Study Aborad Association

MARCH 8, 2020

Yes, it’s possible to study abroad on a budget – airfare included! If budget is a concern for you or your students, studying abroad doesn’t have to be out of reach. Study Abroad Association helps facilitate a variety of affordable study abroad programs that will meet educational goals while staying under budget. We’ve put together a look at eight destinations where it is possible to design very affordable yet in-depth faculty-led programs for under $2,000 including airfare, meals, ac

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MARCH 12, 2020

In January we hosted our first panel debate of 2020 and got deep into a debate on a wide range of challenges facing institutions

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Hope College Network

MARCH 11, 2020

Dear friends and family, In one week, two YouTube videos, and a dozen or so emails we were able to raise $550 for Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital. When I started this fundraiser I had no expectation of how much I would be able to raise, but with your help I was able to surpass my goal. It was about this time last year that I attempted a fundraiser similar to Dance Marathon, Peanut Butter With a Purpose.

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Teaching Matters Academic Communities

MARCH 11, 2020

Photo Credit: Jeffrey Hamilton, Unsplash CC0 In this Mini-Series on Embedding Belonging in the Classroom , Annie Dimond, Honorary Lay Chaplain at the University Chaplaincy, reminisces about her experiences in classrooms, talks about the assumptions we make, and begins to ask the big questions about belonging… When I was 16, I binned letter after letter that came to me in the post from universities trying to convince me to visit campus and enrol.

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Higher Ed Connects: News

MARCH 13, 2020

The coronavirus COVID-19 is the priority on everyone’s minds, and higher ed institutions are responding. However, there is a lot of confusion, lack of communication, and missed opportunities as leaders attempt to address the crisis from the perspective of campus facilities, students, faculty and parents. Institutions need a resource that will allow them to work together and address this crisis in the most effective way possible.

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Teaching Matters Academic Communities

MARCH 9, 2020

Photo credit: Dylan Gillis, Unsplash, CC0 In this Spotlight on Practice Worth Sharing post, Morag Crolla, a Teaching Fellow in the Moray House School of Education and Sport , reflects on what team building means for her and her colleagues…. In a recent Practice Worth Sharing meeting, we considered the need and place for team work on our courses and programmes.

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Teaching Matters Academic Communities

MARCH 11, 2020

Photo Credit: Jeffrey Hamilton, Unsplash CC0 In this Mini-Series on Embedding Belonging in the Classroom , Annie Dimond, Honorary Lay Chaplain at the University Chaplaincy, reminisces about her experiences in classrooms, talks about the assumptions we make, and begins to ask the big questions about belonging… When I was 16, I binned letter after letter that came to me in the post from universities trying to convince me to visit campus and enrol.

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