Teaching Matters Online Learning

MARCH 4, 2019

Photo credit: Pixabay, markmags, CC0 Welcome to the March issue of Teaching Matters, which showcases findings from recent projects that research learning and teaching practices at the University of Edinburgh. Ideas about professional development for university teachers have also moved on. Happy reading!

Professional Development 52

Professional Development Research Career Services Management 52

Teaching Matters Online Learning

OCTOBER 22, 2019

This course was developed through the collaboration of Learning, Teaching, and Web (Stuart Nicol and Andres Ordorica), the Centre for Research in Digital Education (Michael Gallagher), and external consultant Sheila MacNeill.

Professional Development 52

Professional Development Consulting Research Higher Education 52

Teaching Matters Online Learning

APRIL 24, 2019

Blogging is also at the heart of the Edinburgh Teaching Award (EdTA), one of the professional development pathways to Fellowship of the Higher Education Academy. Reading candidates’ blog posts is always a pleasure as they are informal and engaging, but also supported with references to relevant reading and research.

IT 52

IT Professional Development Education Management 52

Teaching Matters Online Learning

OCTOBER 22, 2019

This course was developed through the collaboration of Learning, Teaching, and Web (Stuart Nicol and Andres Ordorica), the Centre for Research in Digital Education (Michael Gallagher), and external consultant Sheila MacNeill.

Professional Development 40

Professional Development Consulting Research Higher Education 40

Teaching Matters Academic Communities

NOVEMBER 30, 2016

Recently I’ve been enjoying interviewing some of our experienced academics about how they have developed as teachers across their careers. I spoke with colleagues from all three Colleges about what it has been like to grow as a teacher before the recent upsurge in formal continuing professional development for teaching in higher education.

Electronics 52

Electronics Professional Development Engineering Higher Education 52

Teaching Matters Experiential Learning

DECEMBER 16, 2022

We drew on experience, practice, and research from across the University and sector to create a pragmatic resource that supports effective reflective practice. The Reflection Toolkit targets two audiences – reflectors and facilitators of others’ reflection – recognising that students and staff can occupy both roles.

Career Services 52

Career Services Consulting Professional Development Management 52

Teaching Matters Experiential Learning

JANUARY 8, 2019

For example, students’ and staff members’ increased enjoyment of learning and teaching alongside their professional development are particularly notable (Bovill & Bulley, 2011; Lubicz-Nawrocka, 2018; Lubicz-Nawrocka & Simoni, 2018; Matthews, 2016; Mercer-Mapstone et al., 2017), there are also many benefits!

Student Engagement 52

Student Engagement Curriculum Development Professional Development Higher Education 52

Teaching Matters Academic Support

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

She is a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy and is currently undertaking a part-time PhD in educational research with a focus on hybrid teaching. She has oversight of the continuing professional development opportunities which the IAD offers for staff involved in teaching and supporting student learning.

Professional Development 52

Professional Development Higher Education Research Education 52

Teaching Matters Academic Support

MARCH 18, 2020

Asking all of your students to research a simple point relevant to your course and to share their answers in a Learn discussion board to create a big pool of ideas; Short recordings of you and a colleague discussing a key topic; Short overview videos to guide students, using Kaltura and Media Hopper. Instead how about …?

Professional Development 52

Professional Development Media Research Education 52

Teaching Matters Academic Communities

JULY 26, 2018

How can we provide the best possible experience for our students, whilst also advancing our own practice and career, alongside our postgraduate studies or research? Fiona Quinlan-Pluck Fiona is an Academic Developer for Tutors and Demonstrators (T+D) at the Institute for Academic Development. Jul 26, 2018

Professional Development 52

Professional Development Higher Education Research IT 52

Teaching Matters Academic Communities

APRIL 24, 2019

Eli is a fellow of the Higher Education Academy, a masters student with Moray House, and is embarking on her first research project looking into studio teaching online. James Lamb James Lamb is an ESRC-funded PhD student within the Centre for Research in Digital, where he also teaches on the MSc in Digital Education.

Management 52

Management Research Education Higher Education 52

Teaching Matters Academic Communities

NOVEMBER 9, 2016

You need to accrue 40 points over a range of criteria, such as designing and planning learning activities, assessment and feedback and continuing professional development (CPD). As well as teaching and research, he is interested in science outreach. Well, the good news is that it’s a very flexible scheme. Nov 9, 2016

Mining 52

Mining Professional Development Higher Education Research 52

Teaching Matters Academic Communities

MARCH 6, 2019

Over the years, we’ve developed expertise in how to use blogs to support learning and teaching , engage audiences with our work, build communities, and underpin professional development. But, until last October, it’s probably fair to say that our central support was lagging behind what our users needed.

Computers and Informational Technology 52

Computers and Informational Technology Higher Education Professional Development Media 52

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.

Career Services 52

Career Services Management Consulting Student Development 52

Teaching Matters Academic Support

APRIL 9, 2019

These communities are essential grounds to fertilise collaborative research projects, seed good practice, and harvest innovative ideas. One solution is Go Abroad Staff , which provides Erasmus+ funding for academic and professional services staff to teach or train in Europe and beyond. Can I afford to go?

Professional Development 52

Professional Development Professional Services Management Student Engagement 52

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. The Journal of Staff Development , 42 (4), 40–44. In-service Practitioners Engage in practices that center Black youth voice. Frontiers in Education, 7 (1).

Health Services 71

Health Services Professional Development Utilities Staff Development 71