Breaking with tradition: 10 creative assessment ideas
Monica Francesca Contrino and RocÃo Elizabeth Cortez Márquez suggest 10 methods for adding an imaginative twist when evaluating your students’ learning
November 1, 2022
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Transformative not transmissive education for sustainability
The teaching of sustainability and the SDGs needs to equip graduates with the skills to bring about transformative change for a better future. Jen Dollin, Brittany Hardiman and Susan Germein explore what this means for universities
November 1, 2022 -
Using immersive tech to enrich healthcare education
As virtual reality technology has become more affordable and user friendly, it opens opportunities to enhance teaching of clinical skills. Here’s how one team brings VR into the classroom
November 1, 2022 -
A framework for teaching work integrated learning projects
A framework for structuring work integrated learning (WIL) projects to train students in problem solving and creative thinking, from Nguyen Hoang Thuan and Pedro Antunes, based on their research and lecturing experience
October 31, 2022 -
Efficient methods of marking and providing feedback
Aaron Taylor and Victoria Rafferty provide advice on how to ensure formative and summative feedback is carried out with student learning in mind
October 31, 2022 -
Challenging elitism in medicine
Early and ongoing support, inclusive selection processes and gateway programmes can help address the inequalities in access to medical training
October 28, 2022 -
Open-book assessments: dos and don’ts that foster good practice
Exam format can affect student performance and anxiety levels. Here’s how to set an OBA that gives students their best chance to excel
October 28, 2022 -
Setting up right is crucial for supervision success – here’s how
Successful supervision requires careful planning. Tania Crotti and Anna Szorenyi share road-tested approaches to establishing and maintaining effective supervisory practices
October 28, 2022 -
Tips on providing free public access to your university library
A university library should provide a gateway into the institution for surrounding communities, explains Andrew Barker, as he shares advice on creating a ‘library community card’ that provides free and open access to the public
October 28, 2022 -
Flip the script: why listening is the best form of outreach
In aiming to widen participation, it’s easy to get lost in your own passion. Instead focus on understanding others’ needs – and keep it simple, says Lynne Bianchi
October 28, 2022 -
THE podcast: is AI in higher education worth the hype?
We may be a long way from understanding exactly how higher education can harness AI and machine learning’s great potential safely, but this episode's guests say that continuing to test and explore it is the only way to make progress
October 27, 2022 -
How a sustainable internship programme can support social mobility
Students from disadvantaged backgrounds can remain on the back foot when entering the workforce. This programme offers higher education practitioners a replicable model that includes professional skills development and access
October 27, 2022 -
What I learned from spending three years researching TikTok
Far from being an attention span wasteland, the popular social media platform has great instructional potential for engaged and experimental academics, says Elizabeth Losh
October 27, 2022 -
What universities can do to support their autistic employees
Institutions can take simple steps to ensure autistic staff are properly supported to succeed, as Jennifer Rudd explains
October 27, 2022 -
Collective voices, zero tolerance
Universities can use their ability to engage with students to effect cultural change, as the Bystander Intervention initiative to combat sexual abuse has shown. Louise Crowley explains how they did it
October 26, 2022