Teaching Matters Online Learning

SEPTEMBER 26, 2018

In other words, there are lots of traditional research communiqués about the project, so in this blog I want to talk to you as if you’d just popped into my office for a cuppa and a chat. This was often talked about in relation to the exams, which are an ever-present worry for many students. This fear manifested in two main ways.

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Teaching Matters Academic Support

OCTOBER 30, 2018

Research has shown that anxiety associated with learning maths on these mostly humanities/social science-based degrees may not be uncommon (Macheski et al, 2006; Brush, 1978). Essentially, we want our students to be part of the club where they can challenge established research. So what can we do about this? Oct 30, 2018

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Teaching Matters Student Engagement

OCTOBER 8, 2024

Image Credit: Pixabay In this post, Prof Noel Entwistle introduces crucial insights gathered from his research into student learning dynamics at The University of Edinburgh. Some of these came from research into curriculum design, ways of teaching, and the learning experiences of students.

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Teaching Matters Academic Communities

DECEMBER 13, 2018

In this post, Dr Andi Móring, from the School of GeoSciences , presents the University’s first ever Hungarian MOOC… On 1 st of October, 2018 the first ever Hungarian MOOC (Massive Open Online Course) was launched by the University of Edinburgh on the EdX platform. The main image of the Nitrogen MOOC – in Hungarian.

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Teaching Matters Experiential Learning

AUGUST 1, 2018

Once again, the Edinburgh Fringe is upon us, and this month Teaching Matters is very excited to present blog post contributions from staff and students performing at the Cabaret of Dangerous Ideas (CoDI), as part of the Fringe. Being an intern here on the Employ.Ed

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Teaching Matters Academic Support

NOVEMBER 21, 2018

We have continued to keep an eye on new research being published in the sector in addition to commissioning and funding lecture recording research at the University through our Engagement and Evaluation group (much of it already covered in this mini-series). That’s okay.

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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. Omolabake Fakunle Omolabake (Labake) Fakunle is a MSc Educational Research graduate and current PhD student at the University of Edinburgh. Aug 10, 2017

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Teaching Matters Online Learning

OCTOBER 3, 2018

The Principal’s Teaching Award Scheme (PTAS) project ‘Lecture Recording for Inclusive Education’, led by Dr Jeremy Knox and Dr Yuchen Wang of the Centre for Research in Digital Education , takes a particular interest in examining the impact of lecture recording on the inclusivity of teaching and learning at the university.

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Teaching Matters Online Learning

OCTOBER 31, 2018

In addition, the group is responsible for monitoring the research work funded by the Lecture Recording Programme as part of PTAS. It also aims to explore the potential of lecture recording to act as a catalyst for the transformation of learning and teaching, and promotes the presentation of such innovation within and beyond the University.

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Teaching Matters Academic Support

APRIL 17, 2019

Nina herself (along with Hazel Christie, from IAD) has researched the use of blogs in teaching and learning as part of a PTAS grant and has recorded a podcast episode for our mini-series (released today). Nina and Hazel are also working on re-usable assessment marking criteria to help staff assess blogs.

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Teaching Matters Academic Support

MAY 29, 2019

This series was co-edited by members of t he Lecture Recording Programme , and was designed to provide a snapshot of lecture recording at Edinburgh, and present a range of perspectives and experiences. These four short episodes accompany the Lecture Recording mini-series , which Teaching Matters ran between October and December 2018.

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Teaching Matters Academic Support

OCTOBER 19, 2017

Large, diverse Schools like my own – Literatures, Languages and Cultures – also present their own set of unique challenges. Moreover, that information is not always presented in a particularly engaging way. Although there are many different answers, one thing is certain: there is no one size fits all approach.

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Teaching Matters Academic Communities

NOVEMBER 3, 2016

After between 6 months and 2 years, each mentee presents evidence to an adjudication panel and, if successful, becomes a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy at the appropriate level. Read more about Daphne’s research: Loads, D. After that, the process varies. or in the Vet School catriona.bell@ed.ac.uk and Collins, C.

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Teaching Matters Experiential Learning

DECEMBER 20, 2018

Next year, Teaching Matters colleagues will be undertaking a research project investigating how a multi-authored blog (Teaching Matters!) Lecture Recording: What does research say about its effect on attendance? creates different spaces for conversations around teaching and learning.

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Teaching Matters Online Learning

JULY 31, 2023

Dr King-Okoye is a lecturer in Nursing Studies at the School of Health in Social Science, and co-director at the Centre for Research on Families and Relationships at The University of Edinburgh. It was quite thorough. Michelle enjoys utilising innovative and novel teaching/learning activities at undergraduate and postgraduate levels.

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Teaching Matters Student Engagement

MARCH 23, 2017

I am presently enrolled on the Postgraduate Certificate for Academic Practice, and am writing a blog as part of the Designing Courses module. Educational Researcher 27(2), 4-13. We were asked to read an article by Anna Sfard on acquisition and participation metaphors in learning, and consider how these apply to our own practice.

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The Change Leader, Inc.

SEPTEMBER 24, 2018

In its 2017 report, the Babson Survey Research Group looked at online education in the United States and reported the following: Seventy-one percent of the 4,717 U.S. Project-based learning A growing trend in online learning, this approach allows students to research, present and share their ideas to demonstrate real-world skills.

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Teaching Matters Academic Communities

MAY 4, 2020

The ‘Practice Worth Sharing’ (PWS) forum in the Moray House School of Education and Sport (MHSES) aims to promote discussion and to share information about practice that has worked well for academic/professional services staff, as well as providing opportunities to take a ‘tricky issue’ for discussion. May 4, 2020

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Teaching Matters Online Learning

MARCH 26, 2019

Sarah was keen to co-lead the review to gain some research experience during her undergraduate studies. RECOMMENDATIONS While the literature review was small, including only twelve studies, we felt that social media presented a new approach to learning not just in nursing but across all areas of higher education.

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Teaching Matters Academic Communities

NOVEMBER 9, 2016

Assessment is through a reflective (private) blog and/or an oral presentation. As well as teaching and research, he is interested in science outreach. These points are available for a range of activities, such as taking courses, writing a short account of your involvement in an event, or being nominated for a EUSA teaching award.

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Teaching Matters Academic Support

AUGUST 15, 2019

There is an excellent opportunity to showcase this good practice by presenting at the Quality Assurance Agency (QAA) Scotland’s International Enhancement Themes conference, Beyond measure? Exploring what counts in higher education, on 3 and 4 June 2020, in Glasgow.

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Teaching Matters Student Employment

JULY 30, 2019

They are useful as a tool of reflection during the placement but many students return to them when writing their dissertations, to remind themselves how their research design evolved. It is useful to have students write fortnightly reflective diaries during their placements.

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SRHE

JULY 20, 2022

Research Excellence Framework 2021. The irritations researchers experience when working with secondary data are exemplified in looking at the REF 2021 results and comparing with 2014. More are promised after the Future Research Assessment Programme (FRAP) consultation reports. by Ian McNay. Four are fitted on to one page.

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Teaching Matters Academic Support

FEBRUARY 26, 2019

As a result, staff time will not be wasted updating and publishing the same information in multiple locations reducing the risk of inconsistent information being presented to students. It will enhance the information available by improving and streamlining how we propose, maintain, and close courses and programmes.

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Teaching Matters Academic Support

NOVEMBER 28, 2018

Recording the lecture enables students to be more present and interact with the professor, rather than worrying about capturing everything being said. Debates can sometimes arise in lectures, which lecture slides may not cover, that could be invaluable in developing critical analysis.

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Teaching Matters Experiential Learning

JANUARY 6, 2020

Three of these posts featured in the 2018 top ten , while the other seven were published this year… Teaching Matters in 2019 Teaching Matters readership has continued to grow steadily throughout 2019; the October issue (research-led teaching and learning) attracted over 10,000 hits.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

And in a research study among the youngest children — ages 5-12 — Black youth were approximately two times more likely to die by suicide than their White counterparts. It recognizes the connection to the present-day and ancestral collective which provides both strength and solace. The Journal of Staff Development , 42 (4), 40–44.

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Teaching Matters Academic Support

NOVEMBER 5, 2019

In this issue, we will be publishing examples of when a teaching innovation or change in practice has been introduced, piloted, or researched, and it hasn’t turned out as expected. Why it’s time to publish research “failures”. Happy reading…! References Goodchild van Hilten, L. Elsevier Connect.

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Teaching Matters Academic Communities

NOVEMBER 29, 2024

For the monthly meetings, we wanted to have a mixture of presentations from students, senior research and clinical staff and external speakers. I have felt nervous about this decision when the speaker has been presenting virtually – in some ways this seems like something of a mixed message! Nov 29, 2024

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