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Perspectives on international student transitions: Part 1

Teaching Matters Academic Communities

Students studying in the PPLS library, 7 George Square. Shirley: Im a second-year international student studying History and Politics with a strong interest in the international student experience in higher education. Navigating change: a typology of student transition in higher education. Apr 15, 2025

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Using open access resources in teaching

Teaching Matters Online Learning

Photo Credit: Unsplash, Alex Hadba, CC0 In this post, Lauren Smith, Digital Support Librarian, outlines why open access resources are important in teaching, how lecturers can incorporate open access resources into their teaching materials, and how Library and University Collections can support them… What is open access? Feb 20, 2020

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How I learn is(n't) how you learn

Teaching Matters Academic Communities

The Library – 5 pm. People are showing pictures of exam halls, of libraries and study halls and groups of people laughing and engaging with each other. And as I ponder further, I begin to wonder about our system of learning – the one we have implied at most universities and other institutes of higher education.

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Alleviating “first day” overload: Using Moodle to induct MSc students

Teaching Matters Academic Support

we offer library inductions and Information Services have IT inductions) so it makes sense to bring all of these together into a one-stop shop that students can easily access and refer back to. She has an MSc in Digital Multimedia and is currently undertaking a second MSc in Education. Jul 3, 2018

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The Growth of Online Education Provides Opportunities: The Changing Face of Higher Ed Part 9

The Change Leader, Inc.

The growth of online education has greatly accelerated. With the rapid changes in whats available in devices and software, leaders of higher education institutions and faculty are being forced to think creatively about how to utilize and even embrace online education. Program and course development.

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Rural-Serving Institutions: Innovative Lessons for Higher Ed Success: Changing Higher Ed Podcast 147 with Host Dr. Drumm McNaughton and Guest Dr. Andrew Koricich

The Change Leader, Inc.

About the Podcast Guest Dr. Andrew Koricich Dr. Andrew Koricich is the Executive Director of the Alliance for Research on Regional Colleges (ARRC) and an Associate Professor of Higher Education at Appalachian State University. in Higher Education and a B.S. Dr. Koricich earned a Ph.D. from Johns Hopkins University.

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Explaining Copyright, Creative Commons and Open Access

Teaching Matters Academic Support

Photo Credit: Unsplash, Umberto, CC0 In this article, Eugen Stoica, Scholarly Communications Officer, explains the relationship between Copyright – Creative Commons licences – Open Access, and why these are important for teaching and education. While such a licence is incredibly helpful, it has its limits.