Teaching Matters Experiential Learning

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

Image Credit: Remix by Joe Arton. Originals Unsplash. In this post, Dan Swanton Senior Lecturer in Human Geography and Degree Programmes Convener for the Geography Degrees in the School of GeoSciences, describes the development of a hybrid field course for Year 3 students on the Masters of Geography programme. This alternative approach opened up paths of growth and discovery, practices of participation and observation, and innovative ways of study in the field… Field courses are a key part

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Teaching Matters Online Learning

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

Image Credit: Remix by Joe Arton. Originals, Jonathan Francisca Unsplash and Duncan Kidd Unsplash. Welcome to November’s Issue: Creative Approaches to Practicals and Fieldwork in Online/Hybrid spaces. As colleagues worked hard over the summer to envisage how they were going to teach their courses this autumn, there was one question I was asked by many people: how are we going to teach practicals and fieldwork?

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Teaching Matters Academic Communities

NOVEMBER 1, 2020

Image Credit: Remix by Joe Arton. Originals, Riccardo Annandale Unsplash and William Marsden, University of Edinburgh Collections Catalogue No. 0054810. In this latest post in our Spotlight: Voices of Movers and Shakers series, Martine Irakoze a Mastercard Scholar at the University of Edinburgh in International Relations & International Law tells the story of her leadership journey, who she is as an activist, entrepreneur and student leader and the struggles and mental pressures behind her s

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Higher Ed Connects: Student Success Blogs

NOVEMBER 1, 2020

by Dawn DiPeri. The American Council on Education surveyed 2,000 college students in April 2020 and found that 20% of them were unclear about their plans for the 2020/2021 school year. Instead of returning to campus, several of these students embarked on a gap year. The gap year is a common practice in Europe, but since the pandemic it has become a popular choice for college students all over the world.

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