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Why should students have a say?

Teaching Matters Student Engagement

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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Taking a little bit of Scotland to Shanghai: Reflections on a research and teaching visit to Donghua University

Teaching Matters Student Engagement

Complete concentration from participants at Shirley’s Personalised Mending workshop. After the lecture, I facilitated a workshop, Personalised Mending , also in the Textile Museum. I planned to have a maximum of 10 fashion students, who I expected to have some basic stitching skills. Staff and students working together.

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Welcome to the Sept-Nov Hot Topic: Student Partnership Agreement 2023

Teaching Matters Student Engagement

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. You can sign up on the Practical strategies series events page.

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Why should students have a say?

Teaching Matters Student Engagement

Don’t students come to university to learn from experts in their fields? How can students add value or benefit from participating in curriculum design? These are questions that were raised in a workshop exploring student co-design of an undergraduate course. What does learning look like to you? Yes, you, dear reader).

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CoDI Show: Hey, you at the back!

Teaching Matters Academic Communities

Dr Cathy Bovill talks about her CoDI show on student engagement… How many engaged students does it take to change a lightbulb? None, the lightbulb is obsolete when the students question accepted forms of lighting and co-create new more sustainable ways of living. Why do unicorns and engaged students differ?…

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Mini-series: The importance of diversifying the curriculum: Reflections from the Senate Task Group

Teaching Matters Student Engagement

In 2016, the Students’ Association , led by their Liberation Campaigns , created ‘LiberatEd’ , a campaign to create an intersectional, inclusive and empowering curriculum at the University of Edinburgh.

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From University of Edinburgh staff to student: A flipped classroom approach

Teaching Matters Academic Communities

A workshop to attend: Communication, time management, and holding management conversations. The content can be accessed as and when people want it allowing staff to shape their own learning. People know what their development areas are so people can pick and mix the resources or workshops that will benefit them at that time.