University Business

JULY 2, 2024

Educators on the cutting edge of generative AI and its application in the classroom are discovering fascinating new ways to assess learning, uprooting centuries-old reading- and writing-based assessments as more and more students employ ChatGPT and related tools. Researchers at the University of Reading in the U.K.

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Teaching Matters Student Employment

JANUARY 16, 2017

Student-Led, Individually-Created Courses (SLICCs) offer another approach and way forward. This is a reflective framework for experiential learning, where students consider their learning gains through undertaking an activity of their choice, e.g. research, work experience, volunteering.

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SRHE

MARCH 1, 2024

Moreover, meaningful work experience or employment can be seen as critical for a number of professions – a mechanism to distinguish between graduates with the same 2:1 degree but with differing employability capital. To what extent is student employment detrimental? Her research is in the area of inequality and education.

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Teaching Matters Student Employment

JANUARY 4, 2017

For example, think about the last task you gave to a student, directly or indirectly, academic or non-academic, practical or conceptual. Now multiply this across every task, experience and interaction a student has with the University during their lifetime with us.

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Teaching Matters Student Employment

JULY 18, 2019

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 Student Employment

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

Image credit: Clark Tibbs, unsplash, CC0 Dr Sharon Maguire, a Careers & Employability Manager at The University of Edinburgh , proposes the “creative, iterative, human-centered, problem-solving methodology” of Life Design as an answer to urgent questions of student employability, curriculum transformation, and the future of work.

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Teaching Matters Experiential Learning

NOVEMBER 29, 2018

Through the MSc Performance Psychology programme at the University of Edinburgh, I, along with my dissertation supervisor (Dr Amanda Martindale), was able to partner with the NHS to investigate this idea further, specifically with scrub nurse practitioners serving on organ retrieval teams for my dissertation research.

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Teaching Matters Student Employment

JANUARY 26, 2023

For many students – particularly mature students – MSc study is the chance to start exploring something new and fascinating, generating multiple research questions. How does a student, thirsty for knowledge in a subject area they have become passionate about, progress?

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Teaching Matters Experiential Learning

MARCH 2, 2017

In comparison, the challenges for conducting interdisciplinary research seem to be at a lower level, for instance with the funding of a research grant, or as a student project – they are discrete and have clearly defined objectives. Furthermore, those resources of money and researchers, act as great enablers.

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Teaching Matters Student Employment

SEPTEMBER 6, 2018

I was the Digital Skills for Students Advisor for the Digital Skills and Training team within Information Services. My role was to identify the digital developmental needs of undergraduate students here at the University, and write a report recommending ways in which they can be improved. on Campus 2018 programme. Sep 6, 2018

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Teaching Matters Student Employment

JULY 13, 2023

I was immediately interested because this year’s Conference, titled, ‘Investigate, inquire, innovate: exploring research-informed teaching practice’ aimed to celebrate diverse learning and teaching practices by adopting the lens of SoTL (Scholarship of Learning and Teaching).

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Teaching Matters Academic Support

MAY 11, 2017

In January 2017, the Senate Researcher Experience Committee (REC) approved a comprehensive programme of work designed to investigate, map and enhance the postgraduate research student experience. The Senate Researcher Experience Committee (REC) acts as the Programme board and the work is a standing item on the committee agenda.

Education 52

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Teaching Matters Academic Communities

MAY 25, 2017

Photo by Noesis at Morguefile.com If we were to start a game of word association with “writing” and “PhD”, you’d probably come up with “thesis” pretty quickly, whilst perhaps not considering the more fluid and informal options presented by blogging. In addition, there’s more advice and information on the Social Media wiki.

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Teaching Matters Student Employment

MAY 17, 2018

HCA’s commitment to employability is supported by the School Management Committee and an ongoing research project into employability and the HCA degrees. In December 2017, we celebrated some of the wonderful work done as part of this by hosting our first HCA Recognition Celebration.

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CAPD

APRIL 29, 2024

During Campus Preview Weekend 2024’s Parent Programming, members of the CAPD staff shared information with parents and supporters. As soon as students arrive on campus they can book an appointment using Handshake to meet with a career advisor and work on their resume. Yes, law school is possible for international students.

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Teaching Matters Student Employment

MAY 29, 2018

The first phase of the primary research involved a series of focus groups held with students (drawn largely from Edinburgh College of Art), supplemented by contextual interviews with relevant professionals and key university staff. References: Haushofer, J (2016): ‘CV of Failures’.

Career Services 52

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Teaching Matters Student Employment

OCTOBER 11, 2018

In this post, Dr Sarah Ivory, a lecturer in the Business School, reflects on why an interdisciplinary course is so important to prepare undergraduate business students for professional employment in an uncertain world… If you ask academics ‘ what is the purpose of undergraduate education ?’, Oct 11, 2018

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Teaching Matters Student Employment

AUGUST 9, 2018

Looking at food provisions in extreme environments, researchers and engineers have come up with some very interesting, but also controversial solutions, which are now making their way into mainstream food production. What priorities does nutrition research put first, and is “tastiness” one of them? How does that look like?

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Teaching Matters Student Employment

JUNE 19, 2018

This method of teaching merely encourages students to simply remember the information being delivered, as opposed to thinking about it in any detail. As students move along the trajectory from novice to expert, far more is required of them than simply accumulating a vast mass of knowledge. Loads, D., & McQueen, H.

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Creatrix Campus

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

Since its establishment, the CAA has been instrumental in promoting the development of higher education in the UAE and ensuring that students receive a high-quality education. The CAA has also played a key role in promoting the UAE as a hub for education and research, attracting students and scholars from around the world.

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Creatrix Campus

APRIL 11, 2023

The Process and Benefits of Engineers Australia Accreditation for Engineering Programs editor Tue, 04/11/2023 - 05:16 A quality education that equips Australian students with the challenges of the profession is crucial because engineering is a highly technical and complex field.

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SRHE

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Based on findings from the project ‘Learning from Labour: Critical Pedagogy for Working Students’ carried out at Middlesex University in 2022-2023, the study explores the educational and employment challenges faced by working students in UK post-92 universities ( MDX News, 2023 ).

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Teaching Matters Student Employment

JULY 9, 2019

One of the most memorable and successful was a group of three former students who returned at the end of their probationary year to give a session entitled, The things they don’t tell you: Anti bac, wet wipes, snot and blu tac , in which they took turns to talk about the highs and lows, challenges and joys of their first year in school.

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Teaching Matters Academic Support

NOVEMBER 1, 2018

A flourishing field of student partnership work has recently emerged (e.g., Cook-Sather, Bovill and Felten, 2014), which critically discusses and reflects on how universities can involve students in roles that, ‘actively shape and enhance their experiences of learning and teaching’ (Healey, Flint and Harrington, 2014). Harrington.

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Teaching Matters Student Employment

JULY 9, 2024

Finding out what subjects they study, where they are based, what their timetables are like and what their interests are can help to inform your approach to coaching. This provides information about motivations and expectations and can help coaches to adapt their approach to suit the group members. – Lesley Kelly 2.

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Teaching Matters Student Employment

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Student programme representatives who are trained, informed and engaged with professional development issues can use their voices very powerfully in learning and teaching discussion spaces, given the opportunity to do so. Her research examines communication in musical performance.

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Teaching Matters Experiential Learning

MAY 2, 2017

I would encourage any PhD student to step outside their comfort zone and apply for Edinburgh Local GRADschool. Further Course Information.” Vitae: Realising the potential of researchers. When she does not research consequences of religious diversity, she tutors in Religious Studies at the School of Divinity. GRADschools.”

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Teaching Matters Experiential Learning

FEBRUARY 13, 2019

In the Department of Social Responsibility and Sustainability, we collaborate with researchers and students across the University, and partner with the Edinburgh Living Lab. Students work over 11 weeks to research the problem and come up with solutions, liaising with the department to ensure the context has been fully understood.

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Teaching Matters Student Employment

NOVEMBER 30, 2017

Seeing the imperfections, assumptions and short-cuts needed to implement research into practice is revelatory to students. Students keep a blog (≥10 weeks) and write a reflective report of their experiences. The blogs give enlightening insights into the attachments as they unfold and develop.

Career Services 52

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Teaching Matters Academic Support

AUGUST 10, 2017

In 2016/17, Focus On took the postgraduate research (PGR) student experience as its theme, an important aspect of which was postgraduates who teach. providing PGWT with general information, that is a clear outline of their grade, job title, precise working hours, and what they will be expected to do as part of their role.

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Recruitment Higher Education Research Career Services 52

Teaching Matters Experiential Learning

APRIL 4, 2016

With the reduced flexibility and time in current postgraduate training programmes this is vital to help students make an appropriate and informed choice for traineeship. Students must arrange their own placements, which will likely be in a medical specialty they are considering as a possible career. Apr 4, 2016

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Creatrix Campus

APRIL 5, 2023

EQUIS is a rigorous and comprehensive accreditation system that assesses the quality of an institution's management education, including its programs, faculty, research, and operations.

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Teaching Matters Academic Communities

SEPTEMBER 25, 2018

Vet students work with a model of a dog’s head [Paul Dodds]. Some of the students also attend staff talks on educational topics, which they find helpful for their own teaching. Staff and student teachers from the 2018 cohort receiving recognition for their commitment to learning and teaching at the vet school.

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University Business

DECEMBER 19, 2022

The question is how to measure and quantify—and ultimately justify and act upon—the value of non-STEM majors to students, employers, and the governments that fund much of higher education. Such information can inform a college or university’s curriculum choices, hiring, and, yes, marketing strategy.

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Teaching Matters Student Employment

MAY 21, 2019

This strand ensures that “targeted information, advice and guidance should be easily available to WP students so they build the skills, expertise, experience and networks to make their next step” (WP Strategy 2018 -2021 Guiding Principles ).

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EAB

AUGUST 9, 2023

In addition to the content from the subject-matter expertise and professional skills development sessions, the fellows also had access to EAB’s research library and experts, and they were paired with a partner to help develop ideas and get feedback along the way.

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Teaching Matters Academic Support

DECEMBER 10, 2024

To date, we have presented our findings at degree programme level through conversations and meetings with colleagues and at university level through a SWAY information session. Harriet Eaton Harriet Eaton is a former MA Geography student at the University of Edinburgh. Dec 10, 2024

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