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Guidance on teaching design and delivery

How I used chalk and paper to win back students’ attention

It’s not just about kicking AI and other technology out of the university classroom. A return to analogue teaching methods requires preparation in order to reap the benefits of deeper learning and engagement, writes Jose Eos Trinidad

Jose Eos Trinidad

University of California, Berkeley

How to turn humanities students into advocates

How a design thinking approach to a community project helped students raise awareness about racism against Indigenous women in Mexico

Eunice Costilla Cruz , Adriana García Domínguez

Tecnológico de Monterrey

How VR can embed the health and safety standards of the future

Virtual reality simulations can equip construction students with technical skills and impress on them the importance of safety. Find out how here

Tsang Yiu-Fai, Kevin Chan Yan-Wai

The Education University of Hong Kong

How to be present in teaching, even when you’re not physically there

Asynchronous course design has to work for the student logging in alone at 11pm, or it doesn’t work at all. Here’s how to design to make your presence felt, even in absence

Lucy S. Méndez Santiago

Universidad del Caribe (UNICARIBE)

Lessons in how to improve university assessment and quality assurance

The imperative for productive struggle

When AI can offer students the illusion of mastery, assessment design that includes ambiguity, choice, context and real-world values can encourage the effort that underpins deep learning

Karsten Mundel, Olivia Murray

University of Alberta

Click like: how to use influencers in authentic assessment

Bridge the gap between students’ education and their online lives by deploying social media content creators in assessment. Here’s how

Melissa Y. L. Yeung , Ryan S. W. Lo, Hansel H. Y. Chan , Derek C. T. Au

Hong Kong Metropolitan University

When plans meet people: navigating the friction of group assessment

Not all group work runs smoothly but educators can deal with disruptions more effectively if they have time- and situation-sensitive moves in their teaching repertoire. Here, Sarah Sholl and Stephen Yorkstone offer advice to stop group assessment falling apart

Sarah Sholl, Stephen Yorkstone

Edinburgh Napier University, Independent consultant

How to challenge problematic competence standards

We can make assessment fairer by learning how to spot issues with competence standards and supporting students to challenge them. Here’s how

Jess Jasper, Harriet Crooks

The University of East Anglia

Insight on the role of artificial intelligence (AI) in higher education

Why timing matters for research into students’ GenAI misuse

Research into GenAI-assisted cheating across disciplines may not be showing the whole picture. Here’s what researchers should be doing to make sure their work stays relevant when technology is moving so quickly

Sara Brownell, Benjamin G. Chan

Arizona State University

A surprising ally in the fight to make chemistry greener – AI

While making chemistry more sustainable is paramount, tiny changes to lab materials and conditions can have significant effects. Can AI’s data-crunching abilities help?

Jonathan Hirst, Joe Heeley

University of Nottingham

A ‘buffet’ model of faculty development to support evolving use of AI

A flexible, agile approach to AI skills development allows faculty and students to choose the guidance, resources and learning opportunities that best fit their roles and contexts

Ben Kei Daniel

University of Northern British Columbia

Your students use GenAI. Let’s redesign learning so thinking still happens

We can’t put AI back in the box. Instead, higher education needs to find a way to make students think despite it

Soukaina Aijou

Al Akhawayn University

Academic publishing tips to help with everything from pitches to peer review

How to figure out your book

Want to use summer’s student-free time to work on that academic manuscript? Dive into these tips and exercises to craft a more engaging next draft

K. Anne Amienne, Daniela Blei

Scholars & Writers

Broken citation or academic misconduct? How to spot the difference

Citation errors can come from people, tools or platforms. Here is a practical routine for checking suspicious references before assuming AI misuse, fake papers or misconduct

Faith Jeremiah

Lincoln University

Scholarly publishers’ role in fostering collaboration in academia

With the infrastructure in place to exchange ideas and information, journals can enable scholars to build on their research and accelerate discovery and quality of innovation, as Antonia Pop explains

Antonia Pop

University of Toronto Press

Peer feedback is the secret weapon for better academic writing

Harness the power of your academic community to hone your arguments, sharpen your writing and develop your critical thinking

Dina Nasr , Rayan Awadalla

Dubai Medical University

Career advice for academics and higher education professionals

What a disco ball teaches us about learning and leadership

By acknowledging that perspectives are evolving and relational, educators and leaders can encourage contribution and connection without sacrificing what makes people distinct

Lauren Flannery

The University of East Anglia

Five ways academics can protect their annual leave

Organisation and communication will ease the way for university staff to book guilt-free time off and prevent burnout

Emily Nordmann

University of Glasgow

Reclaiming identity: navigating professional loss through grief theory

When an academic role ends abruptly, through redundancy, restructuring or a contract that isn’t renewed, the loss can feel like grief. Victoria Gibbon shares a structured journaling exercise that helped her rebuild a professional identity

Victoria E. Gibbon

Independent academic

Intent: the key to effective and efficient interdisciplinary collaboration

How to make your collaborative projects run smoothly? Plan for it, writes Alina Zare

Alina Zare

University of Florida

Strategies for advancing diversity and inclusion in higher education

Simple ways to support students with ADHD

What you should know about how students with ADHD learn and how to take a strengths-based approach

Karen Costa

Lesley University

Help students become language mediators to bridge knowledge gaps

How mediation, translanguaging and a class contract can develop understanding, prevent clashes and promote appreciation for diversity in multilingual classrooms

Mazal Oaknín

UCL

Four changes to help improve multilingual students’ writing

Without academic writing instruction, multilingual students are more likely to rely on AI. Making these small shifts can better support them

Bridget Goodman

Nazarbayev University

The civic university: move beyond symbolism to real responsibility

Is higher education’s civic engagement becoming performative? Here’s how to embed it in teaching, research and governance

Sobia Razzaq

University of Westminster

What international students need to flourish

Support student success in the multilingual classroom

Guidance on teaching international student cohorts with varying language proficiency and on creating inclusive classrooms where multilingual students can all participate and flourish

Campus contributors, Laura Duckett

Campus

Make multiculturalism an enriching learning experience

Teaching in a multicultural programme means serving not only as an academic but also as a host, says Raúl Martínez Flores, who offers tips on making international students feel welcome

Raúl Martínez Flores

CETYS Universidad

How can higher education better support international students with disabilities?

Institutions need to work harder to understand international students with disabilities’ needs and challenges, and put in place more obvious and intentional communication with them

Carol Evans, Maurie van den Heever, Ralph E. McKinney

University of Salford, GoodX Software, Marshall University

Make inclusion work in practice in your global classroom

Embed inclusivity into your course to harness the diversity of international cohorts. Here’s how

Luana Carcano

Simon Fraser University

Webinars and podcasts: live conversations providing practical advice for higher education professionals

Campus Talks: The strengths that multilingualism brings to universities

An expert on multilingual education in China explains how to capitalise on the cultural and learning benefits of multilingualism for higher education, and shares strategies for supporting language diversity in the classroom

Anwei Feng, Eliza Compton

The University of Nottingham Ningbo China

Campus Talks: How can universities nudge students and staff towards greener choices?

A behaviour change expert explains what is required to shift a whole campus community towards more environmentally sustainable habits

Esther Papies, Miranda Prynne

Radboud University

Campus interview: Alain Pompilus of the University of Florida on how to better understand – and connect with – prospective and current students

How can universities develop sophisticated systems for data sharing and analysis that can guide communications and student services? Alain Pompilus was tasked with putting such a system in place and shares lessons from the experience

Alain-Bernard Pompilus

University of Florida

Campus Talks: Why being a queer researcher ‘means speaking truth to power’

An LGBTQ+ scientist explains how funding cuts as a result of the US administration’s attacks on DEI-related research gave rise to a ‘gonzo science’ project and why data collection is its own form of resistance

Lisa Diamond, Eliza Compton

The University of Utah

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