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Learning Technology Induction Pack

Teaching Matters Academic Support

Aim This resource aims to support new staff to develop a grounding in the sound technical and pedagogical application of centrally supported (and School-specific) learning technology, which would be continued as part of their CPD.

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Supporting academic community at the University of Edinburgh

Teaching Matters Academic Support

The University’s Student Support Services cover a variety of activities to support the student experience; in other words, sharing or having certain attitudes or interests in common. Scholarships and Student Funding work with The Advice Place, Finance and ACE; the Careers Service works with Student Disability Service , and SRA.

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Spotlight on Joint Degrees: Negotiating ‘best practice’ across the University

Teaching Matters Academic Communities

Tackling these organisational issues means looking closely at our academic and professional services structures, and challenging some of the accepted wisdom on how we provide support to students.

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Mini-series: Using the academic blogging service in the Clinical Education and Digital Cultures course

Teaching Matters Online Learning

Photo credit: flickr, Luis Perez, CC0 In this contribution to the Mini-Series on Academic Blogging , Tim Fawns, Deputy Programme Director of the MSc in Clinical Education , explains how his time spent as a member of the Blogging Service project board has convinced him to re-introduce blogs into his teaching… While use of WordPress and other blogging (..)

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Mini-series: Building capacity: Developing the confidence to make mental health everybody’s business

Teaching Matters Academic Support

Whilst it is excellent that students are seeking someone to talk to about these issues, undeniably it can present challenges for staff. Recent experience of trying to find support for very distressed students highlighted the pressure that all such services are under, and the real difficulties in gaining such support.

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Spotlight on Joint Degrees: Negotiating 'best practice' across the University

Teaching Matters Academic Communities

Tackling these organisational issues means looking closely at our academic and professional services structures, and challenging some of the accepted wisdom on how we provide support to students.