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Welcome to March-April Learning & Teaching Enhancement theme: Celebrating Best Practices

Teaching Matters Experiential Learning

Each post delves deeply into unique methods that effectively address today’s educational challenges, enriching student engagement and empowerment. The technique fosters engagement through the construction of 3D models, which facilitate deep learning and collaborative interaction among participants.

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President moves: End of the line for this president’s remarkable 25-year career

University Business

In an official statement, Averett University President David Joyce said he is stepping down from his role at Averett University after his wife received a “serious medical diagnosis that will require [his] full-time attention.” Retiring Jorge G. Gonzalez – Kalamazoo College (Mich.)

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Using virtual reality (VR) to transport students to new places in the classroom

Teaching Matters Online Learning

VR’s successful applications range widely: in healthcare , it trains doctors and nurses on complex medical procedures; in the defence sector, it prepares soldiers for the intense realities of combat; and in retail , it enhances employee training across numerous operational areas. Engagement: Bridges theory with practical application.

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Mini-series: Engaging with lecture recording: Learning from each other

Teaching Matters Online Learning

Enriching recording lectures through linking and creation of rich media content A team from the School of Informatics and Edinburgh College of Art is exploring what factors encourage and discourage use of diverse rich media materials in conjunction with lecture recordings.

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The Students’ Association Student-Led Teaching Awards 2022

Teaching Matters Student Engagement

Congratulations to all nominees for your achievements and thank you to all the students who nominated! When students submit a nomination, the Students’ Association email staff letting them know that they have been nominated, and share the nominator’s comments anonymously.

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Leveraging technology for effective Assessment feedback (part 2): How did I do I.T.?

Teaching Matters Academic Communities

Dr Avita Rath is a year 3 distance learning student ( MSc Clinical Education ) at Edinburgh Medical School. Design I designed a formative peer feedback activity for year 3 undergraduate dental students around a few periodontics topics using Padlet; an interactive, collaborative learning platform. 2022) is all they can offer.

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Teaching with sustainability in the Vet School

Teaching Matters Student Engagement

To encourage inter- and multi-disciplinary connections, students are invited to propose project topics which are not directly related to the veterinary medical curriculum. Reading the guidance, I could clearly see how social responsibility and sustainability (SRS) is deeply embedded within veterinary medical education.

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