Teaching Matters Experiential Learning

DECEMBER 20, 2018

Experiential education: Defining features for curriculum and pedagogy (23 August 2018) Dr Simon Beames, a senior lecturer in Outdoor Learning at Moray House School of Education, along with his colleagues, presents a theoretical framework of experiential education that is centred around six defining features. Dec 20, 2018

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Teaching Matters Student Engagement

OCTOBER 8, 2024

Effects of teaching Looking more broadly at recent changes in approaches to teaching, like those being introduced in this university, we see the importance of engaging students more actively in lectures and tutorials, with the involvement of tutors being particularly important. Teaching is about her relationship with the subject.

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Teaching Matters Academic Support

NOVEMBER 5, 2019

She is an Academic Developer (Learning and Teaching Enhancement) in the Institute for Academic Development, and provides pedagogical support for University course and programme design. Her interests include student engagement, professional learning and sociomaterial methodologies. Nov 5, 2019

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Teaching Matters Academic Communities

APRIL 18, 2019

COL teaching colleagues and students engage in an enormous range of types of teaching and learning practices every day. This will hopefully not only improve the staff experience but also the student experience, as COL colleagues reflect on and share their practice, trying new things and making new connections.

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APRIL 30, 2020

I had planned to incorporate a sustainability elective (3-5 hours a week) into this term’s face-to-face content, but the redesigning of the course allowed me to utilise an eBook called ‘ Develop EAP: A Sustainable Academic English Skills Course ’ for the Academic English ‘strand’ of the course.

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Teaching Matters Academic Communities

SEPTEMBER 13, 2018

The topics covered are split into two areas: Personal Development and Management. Personal Development includes assertiveness, personal effectiveness and presentation skills. The content can be accessed as and when people want it allowing staff to shape their own learning.

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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. Dr Cathy Bovill who focusses on student engagement.

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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 Online Learning

OCTOBER 31, 2018

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. In addition, the group is responsible for monitoring the research work funded by the Lecture Recording Programme as part of PTAS.

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Teaching Matters Experiential Learning

NOVEMBER 13, 2018

This creation of a community at the school promotes more open conversation between staff and students, and has led to some unique collaboration. A hot topic right now is lecture recording , and an analysis of its use was presented at the conference.

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Teaching Matters Online Learning

MARCH 26, 2019

These included: how well organised it was; digital literacy and e-Professionalism among faculty and students; the accessibility of the online applications; and whether students were motivated or not to learn via social media.

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Teaching Matters Academic Support

NOVEMBER 28, 2018

Marta Christiansen Joan-Sophie Horsu, believes that lecture recording ‘should be implemented in all courses’: As a student, it can sometimes be challenging to listen, understand, engage and type (or write down) everything being taught or discussed throughout a lecture.

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Teaching Matters Experiential Learning

NOVEMBER 13, 2018

This creation of a community at the school promotes more open conversation between staff and students, and has led to some unique collaboration. A hot topic right now is lecture recording , and an analysis of its use was presented at the conference.

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Teaching Matters Experiential Learning

JANUARY 6, 2020

At the end of 2019, Teaching Matters was also delighted to welcome Josephine Foucher to the team, who will be focusing on increasing student engagement with Teaching Matters, and supporting students to write and contribute to the blog and podcast. Top Ten of 2019 10. Jan 6, 2020

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