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Report Calls for Reforming Graduate School Debt and Data Collection

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Notably, among master’s degree programs, 180 social work programs, 176 student counseling programs, and 162 teacher education and professional development programs failed the debt-to-earnings tests. Artem Gulish, senior federal policy advisor at CEW and one of the authors of the report.

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Student mental health at Edinburgh: An introduction from the Director of Student Wellbeing

Teaching Matters Academic Support

Supporting students to flourish at university- enabling them to maintain positive mental health and a healthy lifestyle- facilitates strong academic outcomes. for more information on this). We also need to ensure we have the right systems in place to support staff to manage their own mental health.

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Podcast: Consent as an embodied practice in the classroom – episode 1 (18 min)

Teaching Matters Academic Support

Dr Burrowes also shares insights about trauma-informed teaching, which is one of many research-based approaches for acknowledging trauma in teaching practices. In this first episode of a three-part series, Dr Burrowes explores how consent is an embodied practice and discusses ways of inviting bodies into the classroom.

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Podcast: Consent and the connection between learning and healing – episode 2 (12 min)

Teaching Matters Academic Support

Resources to consider Watchlist for academic staff Follow this link to the watchlist for academic staff, which includes the below: Teaching during lockdown.

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Supporting academic community at the University of Edinburgh

Teaching Matters Academic Support

Some highlights from the last reporting cycle are as follows… Sharing complex student casework Several services have experienced an increase in demand from students facing complex welfare or mental health issues in the past couple of years.

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Top ten Teaching Matters posts of 2021

Teaching Matters Academic Communities

This observation indicates that Teaching Matters extends beyond its role as a blog and continues to be a resource base that readers draw from to inform their teaching practices and pedagogical interrogations. 9. “Smile(y) and the whole student body will smile with you” (June 2018): [link] Another all time favourite!

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Wellbeing matters. But how can we enhance wellbeing across the academic community?

Teaching Matters Academic Support

To combat a negative – or even neutral – emotional learning environment, Dr Alvarado implements strategies to keep students engaged, supported, and responsible for their own time management and learning. The University of Edinburgh has created a dedicated Health and Wellbeing Centre for students.