Teaching Matters Student Employment

JULY 2, 2024

Aidan Tracey Aidan is the Social Impact Manager for the University of Edinburgh based within the Social Responsibility and Sustainability Department. Prior to this he was Programme Manager for Students as Change Agents and has worked in sustainability for over 10 years. He has a degree in Geography and MRes in Human Geography.

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Teaching Matters Experiential Learning

MAY 10, 2018

This whole assessment process is simple to manage and assess, with only about 35 reports covering the whole class of 200+ students. However, it is important to manage student expectations – all our medical students are so familiar with getting individual marks which they have full control over, and they are also competitive.

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Teaching Matters Student Employment

SEPTEMBER 6, 2018

However, my line manager Andy Todd was always on hand to answer any questions I had, and the whole Digital Skills and Training team were really welcoming and friendly. As I was working on a separate, self-contained project, I did not have daily tasks given to me, but more of an overall expectation.

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Teaching Matters Student Employment

JANUARY 17, 2017

In the search for answers, you may have come across such buzzwords as employability and transferable skills, and wonder what they mean. Additionally, they gain access to professional support and encouragement so they can reflect continuously on what they have learned and use their newly gained skills in their roles.

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Teaching Matters Student Employment

JANUARY 20, 2022

So too with students, whereby graduate attributes of networking, delegating, pitching, risk-taking were enhanced by the shared experience. Students also felt liberated to experiment with management roles, responsibilities, and presentation styles. This helped simplify and compartmentalise our communications.

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Teaching Matters Experiential Learning

OCTOBER 18, 2018

That is how I came across the MSc Carbon Management course at Edinburgh University. The Carbon Management syllabus is made up of three pillars: Science, Business and Economics. Without a doubt the interdisciplinary nature of the Carbon Management course opened the door to my current occupation. Oct 18, 2018

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Teaching Matters Online Learning

DECEMBER 11, 2018

UoE contact: John Bennett , Go Abroad Projects Manager. She specialises in new forms of mobility, including virtual exchange, and is passionate about enhancing the student experience through the provision of holistic support including academic skills, social integration, culture shock, mental and emotional wellbeing, and employability.

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Creatrix Campus

JULY 20, 2023

Career Outcomes The transition to the workforce or further education is an essential aspect of student success. Tracking students' employment rates, job placement, salary levels, and acceptance into graduate programs can provide insights into their preparedness for their chosen career paths.

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Teaching Matters Academic Support

JANUARY 17, 2019

Photo of PALS training day Back in January 2018, a group of staff and students in the Business School got their collective heads around the table to address the problem: ‘How can we get our UG students to engage more in their personal and professional development?’

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Teaching Matters Student Employment

MARCH 18, 2020

Drafts chapters of the RA, developed using information gathered from across the University and the Students’ Association, were made available to all staff and students in November and December 2019 with accompanying Teaching Matters blog posts.

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Teaching Matters Experiential Learning

JANUARY 16, 2019

Matthew Lawson Matthew Lawson is currently Programme Manager in the University of Edinburgh’s Department for Social Responsibility and Sustainability having previously worked at Transition Edinburgh University. Matthew has worked for the University since 2011. Jan 16, 2019

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Teaching Matters Student Employment

MARCH 22, 2024

It’s the four or five “in the middle” who either have not thought about it or have not considered it as an option who are the ones that we are interested in engaging with to help them explore their potential.

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Teaching Matters Experiential Learning

JUNE 3, 2024

Ruth is Assistant Director, Careers Service, and SACHA Programme Director, and Emma is SACHA Programme Manager. A key part of her remit is to incubate innovation projects with colleagues from across the university and partners beyond, including the development of the Students as Change Agents Programme. What is SACHA?

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Teaching Matters Student Employment

AUGUST 1, 2016

Adapting to the workplace is something that I believe has to be learnt through experience, and I am confident I will leave university having picked up lots of the transferable skills necessary for starting a career, such as planning, organisation and time management. internships.

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Teaching Matters Academic Communities

APRIL 16, 2019

He found the case studies enlightening: I learnt a lot about how to manage patients optimally through the discussions. The interaction with students from other countries broadened my knowledge of managing the same cases in a different way. You can watch more interviews with online students and graduates on MediaHopper Create.

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Creatrix Campus

JUNE 25, 2023

Additionally, 80% of students found CBCS beneficial for developing essential employability skills. These statistics and studies highlight CBCS's positive impact on enhancing educational quality by fostering student engagement, skills development, interdisciplinary learning, and aligning educational outcomes with industry needs.

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Teaching Matters Experiential Learning

MARCH 27, 2019

In this article, Lila Pitcher, Student Intern with Information Services, talks about her experience of co-creating the Information Services Group (ISG) Intern Blog during the summer of 2018. Another dimension of managing the blog came with promoting it. Editing my peers’ work made me look at my own differently.

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Teaching Matters Experiential Learning

FEBRUARY 21, 2019

. * While waiting for their PVG approvals, students contacted their school mentors and arranged a first meeting to discuss their outline for a 20-hour lesson plan on a cultural topic designed to engage young learners and motivate them to see the benefits of learning languages. Half-time: How has it been going so far?

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Teaching Matters Student Employment

JANUARY 16, 2018

We made the work manageable by sharing it out, with students volunteering to support the convenor in various ways. To add to the workload, we organised further events – seminars, lectures and, in one case, a book launch – around the visits. Another difficulty was finding the right papers to discuss.

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Teaching Matters Student Employment

JULY 13, 2023

I believe that the transferable skills that I gained through this internship, such as adaptability, time management, teamwork, planning and organisation will prove to be essential for my future career goals. It also demonstrated experimentation in how knowledge is shared in modern-day academia.

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Teaching Matters Experiential Learning

NOVEMBER 15, 2018

Photo credit: India Trek students Recently, Dr Winston Kwon wrote about a student engagement initiative , which involved two dozen students from multiple disciplines trekking across India.

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EAB

AUGUST 9, 2023

The topics covered included student success, budget models, change management, and more. Cooper Medical School of Rowan University Fostering sense of belonging among Black undergraduate students Melissa McGuire, Ph.D.,

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Teaching Matters Experiential Learning

DECEMBER 20, 2018

Look out for a Student Wellbeing Teaching Matters mini-series in July and August 2019. The benefits of blogging for PhD students (25th May 2017) Blogging is increasingly being recognised as an established method of communicating academic writing. Dec 20, 2018

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The Change Leader, Inc.

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Reimagine the Student Experience Central to the transformation is a deep understanding of the new generation of learners — what they seek from their education and how they envision their university experience. Develop a Comprehensive Change Management Plan Creating a detailed change management plan is essential.

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Teaching Matters Experiential Learning

SEPTEMBER 11, 2018

To get around my fears, I realised that using a more interactive lesson meant more freedom in what I was saying and kept students engaged. Neil adds: The work with schools has really been embraced by our students. I was most nervous about having to deliver a lesson within time. I was really surprised how much I enjoyed the trip.

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Teaching Matters Experiential Learning

JANUARY 9, 2019

T he mini-series hopes to capture a breadth of activities happening across campuses, to inspire staff and students to participate and expand on current offerings. Elizabeth has been employed by the University of Edinburgh in policy and research management roles since 2007, in diverse areas such as e-science and carbon capture and storage.

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Teaching Matters Experiential Learning

APRIL 4, 2016

Students must arrange their own placements, which will likely be in a medical specialty they are considering as a possible career. For example in 4th year, by which time students have already acquired some useful research skills, they can plan and manage their own project.

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Teaching Matters Experiential Learning

NOVEMBER 15, 2018

Photo credit: India Trek students Recently, Dr Winston Kwon wrote about a student engagement initiative , which involved two dozen students from multiple disciplines trekking across India.

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Teaching Matters Academic Support

JANUARY 10, 2017

I also now appreciate the importance of students engaging in thinking about their future careers as early as possible. It wasn’t that I was wrong in my approach before, but I didn’t really grasp that the twin concerns of academic performance and career aspiration could be interconnected.

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Teaching Matters Academic Support

DECEMBER 11, 2019

She has worked with performers from all walks of life – managers, chefs, musicians, bodyguards and students. Matilda Mayne Matilda is a Performance Psychology Coach, currently taking care of the performance athletes at The University of Edinburgh. Dec 11, 2019

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Teaching Matters Academic Support

DECEMBER 6, 2018

– Ricksha I managed to discover my confidence due to Sarah’s motivation in lectures. – Gus You have been a role model for me. You are so passionate about the topic you have been teaching us and your enthusiasm has impacted positively on me. I am really grateful for her contribution towards her course.

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Teaching Matters Experiential Learning

FEBRUARY 28, 2017

By combining these skills with scientific rigour and a passion for their discipline, students create unique outreach products and earn valuable experience in community engagement and project management.

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Teaching Matters Academic Support

NOVEMBER 20, 2018

In particular, the Ethics event was well-attended and well-received where Dr Angus MacBeth (Lecturer in Clinical Psychology) provided students with a better understanding of ethical principles and application procedures.

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Teaching Matters Experiential Learning

JANUARY 15, 2019

These resulted not only in a more interesting and relevant direct outcome (presentation/report), but again in lateral building of transferable research, communication and coordination/management skills. References Barrie, S. and Swann, R.

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Teaching Matters Academic Support

DECEMBER 1, 2016

Over the last 20 years as the Programme Director of Graphic Design within Edinburgh College of Art’s (ECA) Design School I have been accustomed to teaching a wide range of students with diverse backgrounds from across the UK. It all started with me wondering where all the Middlesborough boys had gone.

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Teaching Matters Experiential Learning

JUNE 7, 2018

The academic environment provides a safe testing ground for Design Agency participants: risk-taking and experimentation within leadership and management roles, business structures, and presentation styles are all encouraged.

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