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Meet the Syllabus: engaging in current research

Teaching Matters Student Employment

While many courses of this kind are excellent, there is nevertheless the danger of conveying an impression that research and teaching are disconnected. Research is something that happens upstream, where experts produce ideas. The course is designed to bridge the gap between teaching and research. General discussion ensued.

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Bridging the seminar room and the world of public policy: Six practical tips for organising work placements

Teaching Matters Student Employment

It is useful to have students write fortnightly reflective diaries during their placements. 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.

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Data mindfulness: Teaching undergraduates data management skills

Teaching Matters Online Learning

With this in mind, we planned to employ a PhD student to carry out the project and were pleased to be able to recruit Candela Sanchez, a current PhD student in the School of Health in Social Science , who demonstrated a keen interest and enthusiasm for the topic of RDM.

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Mini-series: Positive mental health promotion in schools and Initial Teacher Education

Teaching Matters Student Employment

This means that in addition to carrying out research into how best to promote learner wellbeing, I help student teachers develop understanding of the components of positive mental health promotion, looking at theory and how it is enacted in a range of different school contexts. Jul 24, 2019

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Wherefore art thou…undergraduate education?

Teaching Matters Student Employment

My course introduces students to (a selection of) interdisciplinary topics which are relevant to business. I teach these in two weekly lectures, and my team of experienced teaching assistants lead a 2-hour small group topic seminar discussion (no slides!). Oct 11, 2018

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Working with alumnae teachers to prepare student teachers for professional practice

Teaching Matters Student Employment

Advice from former student presented at Storyline session 2017 These are just a few examples of the ways in which alumnae with relevant experience have taken part in lectures and seminars to prepare current students for a specific element of professional practice. Jul 9, 2019

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Representing a diverse learning community in the School of Health in Social Science

Teaching Matters Academic Support

Recognising this as a team of five postgraduate research students (PGR) representatives, we organised intellectually stimulating events focusing on the academic, social and wellbeing development of our diverse PGR learning community. Her research involves the child and adolescent development and mental health across cultures.