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Practical applications

Teaching Matters Academic Support

The IAD has a range of resources to support doctoral researchers including, courses, networks, funding, career management, and advice and support. You might also be interested in the QAA event ‘Student Engagement in Postgraduate Research Provision’ on 23 March 2016.

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From University of Edinburgh staff to student: A flipped classroom approach

Teaching Matters Academic Communities

We looked at the flipped classroom approach growing within the University of Edinburgh and what other organisations were doing to support their staff learn and develop. We went out to managers and leaders and asked them about their challenges and the areas that they think should be focussed on. Sep 13, 2018

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Welcome to the March issue of Teaching Matters: Scholarship of Teaching and Learning and PTAS

Teaching Matters Online Learning

Don’t worry” said a well-meaning colleague, “You’ll soon be able to manage with a few scribbles on the back of an envelope.” Her interests include student engagement, professional learning and sociomaterial methodologies. Emily Salvesen Emily Salvesen is the CPD Programme Manager in the Institute for Academic Development.

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Go Abroad Staff: Building academic communities abroad

Teaching Matters Academic Support

I decided to ask Lesley and Calum, who manage the programme, some questions that would help me understand behind-the scenes of the application process, and to get some clarity on how decisions were being made on applying for funding. Her interests include student engagement, professional learning and sociomaterial methodologies.

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The Students’ Association’s Students-Led Teaching Awards 2021: Nominations now open

Teaching Matters Student Engagement

Natalie also provides support for strategic development and training relating to academic representation. Erin Brown Erin is the Marketing Campaigns and Research Officer at Edinburgh University Students’ Association. She manages all marketing campaigns with an Activities, Representation & Democracy and Welfare focus.

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Spotlight on Remote Teaching: Top ten tips for teaching online

Teaching Matters Academic Support

Be flexible because students will struggle for various reasons that may not be predictable. Think about how you will sensitively manage responses to student queries even when they arrive out-of-hours. Experiences of staff new to teaching postgraduate students online: implications for academic staff development.

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Taking a little bit of Scotland to Shanghai: Reflections on a research and teaching visit to Donghua University

Teaching Matters Student Engagement

In this noisy, vibrant city of Shanghai, we had managed to find a moment of complete and utter peace. Many of the students had never handled 100% wool Ayrshire blankets so were interested to keep the samples, with most of them choosing to either give them to someone special or continue to complete their stitching.