Teaching Matters Experiential Learning

JULY 4, 2019

Photo credit: thebostonpilot.com, CC0 In this post, Dr Sergei Plekhanov, a Senior Teaching Fellow at the School of Economics, highlights a sponsored dissertation scheme, which connects undergraduate economic students with organisations who need real-life problems researched… Do you remember you first big piece of individual work? For many of us it was our undergraduate dissertation.

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Teaching Matters Academic Support

JULY 3, 2019

In this post, Andy Shanks, Director of Student Wellbeing , introduces the latest mini-series, which explores the links between learning and teaching and mental health and wellbeing at The University of Edinburgh… It is fantastic to be writing the first of nine blogs on mental health and wellbeing as part of this mini-series , especially as these themes continue to be at the heart of many conversations on how we can improve the student experience here at the University of Edinburgh.

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JULY 2, 2019

OPMs need to be at the forefront of digital marketing to recruit students to online degree programs. But what can institutions learn from their tactics?

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JUNE 30, 2019

By DAVID MYTON. Preparing for a more data-centered approach to teaching, learning, and advising will require a strategy to upskill key institutional roles and develop a clear understanding of what is being measured across multiple platforms, according to a new report. The expanse of data now available offers institutions new opportunities to assess, measure, and document learning – a trend that itself will drive technology adoption, says the EDUCAUSE Horizon Report 2019 Higher Education Edition

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Teaching Matters Experiential Learning

JULY 2, 2019

Photo credit: pixabay, Christopher Burns, CC0 Welcome to the July issue of Teaching Matters: Placements and fieldwork This issue welcomes contributions that highlight and reflect on placement and fieldwork opportunities throughout The University of Edinburgh, in Edinburgh College of Art , School of Economics , Careers Service , School of GeoSciences , and Moray House School of Education.

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JUNE 30, 2019

By DAVID MYTON. It is imperative that governments, academic institutions, businesses and individuals consider how to proactively shape a new, positive future of work rather than give way to inertia and passivity. So says a recent White Paper from the World Economic Forum report Eight Futures of Work – Scenarios and their Implication examining what the future of work might look like by the year 2030.

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