Teaching Matters Student Employment

JULY 18, 2019

The University of Edinburgh, McEwan Hall, Careers Fair Day, Photo credit: Neil Hanna Photography. In this post, Lucy Everett, Employer Engagement Manager in the Careers Service, explains why p lacements and fieldwork are a great start to career exploration that will also be valued by future employers… The value of placements and fieldwork is fairly self-explanatory: both build work experience.

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Teaching Matters Academic Support

JULY 17, 2019

Anonymous Valentine event at WellCommKings. Photo credit: Rosie Taylor In this mini-series post, Rosie Taylor, a BSc Biological Sciences student and the current Student’s Association LGBT+ Officer, discusses how seeking out peer support is highly beneficial for student wellbeing, and showcases the great work of WellCommKings, a peer support group for students at King’s Buildings… Sometimes the ‘University Experience’ feels completely overwhelming.

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The Change Leader, Inc.

JULY 17, 2019

Facing declining enrollments due to changing demographics and societal factors, many higher education institutions are engaging in marketing practices that don’t make sense. Instead, institutions should consider embracing marketing strategies that are based on informal and formal market research. Developing these strategies should include reviewing current messages, crafting new messages, and reallocating resources from ineffective marketing efforts to promising pilot programs.

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Teaching Matters Experiential Learning

JULY 16, 2019

Fieldwork at Rogie Falls with Leonie Mhari, January 2019. Photo credit: Elinor Scarth. In this post, Elinor Scarth, a landscape architect and lecturer at Edinburgh College of Art, reflects on students’ experiences of being immersed in the field, and how it can open up moments of experimentation and creativity… I am floating on the horizontal surface of a transparent florescent orange inflatable lilo in the Firth of Forth.

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Higher Ed Connects: Ed Tech

JULY 15, 2019

Relecura is a technology exploration and invention analysis platform for researchers, academics, IP professionals and business leaders. Research directors can use Relecura’s AI/ML-based advanced analytics to accurately track technology trends, plan research programs and identify potential sponsors for research. With its world-class cognitive platform, Relecura enables researchers and students to support their study and research through machine-guided exploration and discovery of relevant informa

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Terminalfour

JULY 16, 2019

With universities launching robot deliveries and other innovations on campus this year we look at how to create a buzz about them using digital marketing

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The Change Leader, Inc.

JULY 17, 2019

Creating Education Pathways for First Generation Students on the Changing Higher Ed Podcast. Dr. Karen Haynes retired as president of Cal State San Marcos on June 30, 2019. She was the longest-seated president in the CSU system and the first woman to hold this role in history. Haynes began her presidency in 2004 when the institution had a student population of 7,000 and an alumni base of 13,000.

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Terminalfour

JULY 18, 2019

We have hit a milestone - our 300th post on the TerminalFour blog. To celebrate, we’re looking back over our most popular posts from the past five years.

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Dr. Paul Gordon Brown

JULY 14, 2019

The following is part of a series of blog posts addressing a number of areas related to developing a training program for RAs and student staff members working within a residential curriculum model. Posts included in this series are: An Overview Tone Setting and Basics Involving RAs and Generating Buy-In Sequencing and Planning Resources and Examples Assessment Data and Exercises Throughout the Year Assessment has an important role to play when designing your RA Training efforts, both in terms

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Dr. Paul Gordon Brown

JULY 13, 2019

The following is part of a series of blog posts addressing a number of areas related to developing a training program for RAs and student staff members working within a residential curriculum model. Posts included in this series are: An Overview Tone Setting and Basics Involving RAs and Generating Buy-In Sequencing and Planning Resources and Examples Assessment Data and Exercises Throughout the Year The following are some further topics, resources, and examples you may want to explore when re-e

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