University Business

JUNE 26, 2024

Now, they’re cutting staff Developing talent isn’t just about technical skills. More from UB : Protests hurt these campuses’ reputation. John Shenette, formerly at Wake Forest and now with CSL Consulting, notes that more and more, the critical talent isn’t technical, it is the capability to work in an educational environment.

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Teaching Matters Online Learning

MARCH 27, 2020

The paper is entitled “Experiences of staff new to teaching postgraduate students online: Implications for academic staff development”, and you can find it in the Journal of Perspectives in Applied Academic Practice.

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Teaching Matters Academic Communities

JUNE 23, 2023

Simon Varwell Simon Varwell is Senior Development Consultant at sparqs , Scotland’s national agency for student engagement, where he leads on institutional support and staff development.

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Teaching Matters Student Engagement

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Encouraging meaningful student and staff engagement with learning and teaching. University-wide curriculum transformation and making the Edinburgh Student Vision a reality, and effectively communicating this work to students and staff.

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Teaching Matters Online Learning

APRIL 22, 2024

She provides pedagogical advice and develops innovative approaches for CPD resources, MOOCs, and online MSc programmes. Her research interests include, e-professionalism, digital education, and research ethics.

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Teaching Matters Academic Support

MARCH 26, 2020

Experiences of staff new to teaching postgraduate students online: implications for academic staff development. Despite all its challenges, now is a great time to dive in to online teaching and (dare we say) bend a few rules and taken for granted assumptions. References Aitken, G., and Loads, D. and Jones, D.

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Teaching Matters Academic Communities

APRIL 27, 2017

The next meeting is in May 2017 and will be looking at opportunities for staff development such as the Postgraduate Certificate (PgCert) in Academic Practice (PgCAP) and peer observation.

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Teaching Matters Academic Communities

JULY 11, 2017

It is also made explicit that the peer observation is only for staff development purposes and is not used for any review or assessment processes.

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Roompact

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

Gratitude is a powerful force in the workplace and, with the culture of Residence Life, is a point of emphasis when it comes to team dynamics. We’re constantly looking to affirm those who go above and beyond, recognizing their efforts and contributions to our team, department, and to the profession as a whole. It’s fitting.

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Teaching Matters Student Employment

NOVEMBER 24, 2022

A final point to acknowledge is that, as individuals, everyone’s ‘reflective capacity’ differs and that includes staff as well as students! This surfaces, for example, when reviewing submissions for HEA fellowship applications – so as always, our curriculum evolution will need to be supported by aligned staff development opportunities.

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Roompact

OCTOBER 28, 2024

At this point in the semester, your staff should be falling into the natural rhythms of the semester and are getting more acclimated to the expectations of their roles. Sure, there will always be different questions about what-if scenarios but, by and large, the staff have a foundational understanding of what is expected of them.

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Teaching Matters Academic Support

SEPTEMBER 27, 2016

Although it’s only week 2 of the new academic year, we’ve received quite a few profiles from students and I know lots of staff members have had more enthusiastic students than usual approach them for a friendly chat about what they do.

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Roompact

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

You’ve seen your team through a lot: you have onboarded them during training in the forming stage, you helped them navigate the prominent conflict of the storming stage, and you supported the team as they found their new normal and made the role their own in the norming stage. But how do you push your. Continue Reading →

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Roompact

JULY 15, 2024

With the arrival of August come preparations for the fall semester and the excitement of staff training. This is what you’ve been waiting for: getting connected with your staff and welcoming students as they make their way back to campus. When you consider the performance of your team, it will be helpful to view their.

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Roompact

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

The feeling of newness is starting to wear off, students are starting to test limits with policy and misbehave in a variety of ways, and your staff is moving past their seemingly fake smiles and are starting to lose their. September is often when it feels like ResLife professionals are in the thick of it. Continue Reading →

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Roompact

OCTOBER 29, 2024

Whether you’re looking to advance your higher ed career, transition to a role outside of higher education entirely, or just looking to gain some new skills for your current role, it’s important to utilize the professional development resources at your disposal. While I personally believe that pro devo funding should be a thing of the.

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Teaching Matters Academic Support

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

Image credit: University stock photo, Paul Dodds In this extra post, Majdouline El hichou, Research Assistant on the PTAS-funded project on ‘Co-Creating a Development Needs Analysis (DNA) for PGRs’, shares insights into the co-creation process, learnings from surveys and focus groups, and their implications for the new DNA.

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Teaching Matters Student Engagement

OCTOBER 8, 2024

Image Credit: Pixabay In this post, Dr Noel Entwistle introduces crucial insights gathered from his research into student learning dynamics at The University of Edinburgh.

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EAB

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Even though AI cannot substitute for subject-matter expertise, it can make your existing experts more productive and help staff develop new areas of expertise. ChatGPT and other AIs can drastically reduce the amount of time that it takes even highly expert staff to perform core tasks.

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Roompact

JULY 24, 2024

Soooo…if anyone knows how to slow down time, now would be the time for you to utilize those talents. I mean it is already July which means it’s basically August and it feels like tomorrow we will be officially welcoming our students back to our campuses. While I know we cannot slow down time, I. Continue Reading →

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Teaching Matters Student Employment

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

Her assessment task for the option course on ‘Working with PGRs’ led her to develop a project for the Principal’s Teaching Award Scheme (PTAS) on ‘ Co-Creating a New Development Needs Analysis for PGRs ’ (January 2024-July 2025). Credit: Dr Morag Treanor and Dr Alison Kozlowski with a student.

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Teaching Matters Student Employment

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

Her assessment task for the option course on ‘Working with PGRs’ led her to develop a project for the Principal’s Teaching Award Scheme (PTAS) on ‘ Co-Creating a New Development Needs Analysis for PGRs ’ (January 2024-July 2025). Credit: Dr Morag Treanor and Dr Alison Kozlowski with a student.

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Roompact

JUNE 26, 2024

Ahhh summer…where have you been all of my professional life? I always love when colleagues from around campus see me and ask, is this your down time? Do you ever really get a summer break? I usually just nervously scoff and say yeah I guess June is our “down time” but who am I kidding? Continue Reading →

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Teaching Matters Academic Support

JULY 29, 2024

In this extra post, Dr David Quinn, Lecturer in the School of Mathematics, shares his experience of supporting tutors and demonstrators, from informal support like peer support, to more formal routes such as peer observation and the courses offered by Institute for Academic Development: Introduction to Academic Practice (IntroAP) or the Edinburgh Teaching (..)

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Teaching Matters Online Learning

OCTOBER 2, 2023

In this extra post, Lynsey encourages us to pause and critically reflect on how we engage with our routine e-learning modules with an engaging fire safety example.

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Teaching Matters Student Engagement

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

In this post, Julia Lisa, a graduate of the MSc in Environmental Sustainability, tells us how participating in the workshop that investigated the “who”, “what”, “where”, and “how” of learning and teaching at the School of Geosciences inspired her to lead her own research project on undergraduate students’ participation in the University’s Nature (..)

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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.

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Teaching Matters Student Engagement

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

In this post, Julia Lisa, a graduate of the MSc in Environmental Sustainability, tells us how participating in the workshop that investigated the “who”, “what”, “where”, and “how” of learning and teaching at the School of GeoSciences inspired her to lead her own research project on undergraduate students’ participation in the University’s Nature (..)

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Roompact

JULY 21, 2023

Resident Assistants (RAs) play a crucial role in fostering a supportive and inclusive community within university residence halls. Understanding the dynamics and relationships among residents is essential for creating a positive living environment. A floor sociogram is a powerful tool that can help RAs gain valuable insights into these dynamics.

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Teaching Matters Academic Support

JULY 29, 2024

MathsBase classroom In this extra post, Dr David Quinn, Lecturer in the School of Mathematics, shares his experience of supporting tutors and demonstrators, from informal support like peer support, to more formal routes such as peer observation and the courses offered by Institute for Academic Development : Introduction to Academic Practice (IntroAP) (..)

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Teaching Matters Academic Communities

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

In this post, alumna Yval Koch talks about the moment she realised that her learning process didn’t apply to all learners, which motivated her to reflect on how to create inclusive learning environments as she ponders pursuing a career in academic teaching.

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Teaching Matters Online Learning

JANUARY 11, 2023

In this episode, Dr Emily O’Reilly and alumnus Andrew Strankman from the School of Biomedical Sciences discuss their fantastic research project on podcasting in education, funded by the Principal’s Teaching Awards Scheme.

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Teaching Matters Academic Communities

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Image credit: Unsplash CC0 In this post, alumna Yval Koch talks about the moment she realised that her learning process didn’t apply to all learners, which motivated her to reflect on how to create inclusive learning environments as she ponders pursuing a career in academic teaching.

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Teaching Matters Academic Support

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

In order that staff who are new (to the University) have a basic grounding in the use of our supported learning technology, an induction […]. In this extra post, Tracy Madden introduces an induction pack to support new colleagues in using supported learning technology.

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Teaching Matters Online Learning

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

Image credit: Copyright University of Edinburgh In this Spotlight on Learn Ultra post, Stuart Nicol provides an update on the early adoption of Learn Ultra. Stuart is the Head of the Educational Design and Engagement (EDE) section in Information Services Group.

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Teaching Matters Online Learning

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

In this Spotlight on Learn Ultra post, Stuart Nicol provides an update on the early adoption of Learn Ultra. Stuart is the Head of the Educational Design and Engagement (EDE) section in Information Services Group. Hopefully it will not come as a surprise to hear that Learn, our institutional virtual learning environment (VLE), is in […].

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Roompact

AUGUST 3, 2023

When was the last time you bought something before doing some research on that item? I’m talking about buying a shirt at Target without looking at the price tag before going to the check out lane. Another example can be applying to college: Did you research which university you wanted to attend by looking at. Continue Reading →

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