THE podcast: what makes research and teaching interesting?
Find out what universal tricks and traits can make things more interesting whether introducing a new concept in class or drafting a research paper for fellow academics
August 4, 2022
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Address STEM inequality by reconceiving merit
The cultural yardsticks used to measure merit in STEM are warped with bias and often devalue women, people of colour and LGBTQ+ scientists with records equal to white heterosexual male peers. To fix STEM inequality, academia must reconceive merit
August 4, 2022 -
Podcast starter kit: what you need to get recording and posting now
Podcasting is like chess – easy to begin and hard to master. Here are the basics about equipment, software and hosting sites to get you off to the best possible start
August 4, 2022 -
Co-creation: how to find the ‘super’ in supervision
Co-creation can bring together research supervisors and doctoral students to unpick the tensions and challenges in the supervisory relationship and seek solutions, researchers from the University of Warwick explain
August 3, 2022 -
Inclusion of thought v inclusion of feelings: a showdown
In the pursuit of inclusivity, should we adjust what we teach to include students’ sensitivities or expose them to the full range of serious ideas? asks Arif Ahmed
August 3, 2022 -
Don’t be cruel: how to write a fair peer review report
Not every comment in a peer review report will be positive, but it is possible to highlight weaknesses and errors in a journal article while being constructive. After all, behind every manuscript are authors who have ploughed time and effort into the submission
August 3, 2022 -
A step-by-step guide to implementing an agile curriculum
Flexible, innovative and creative, agile curricula offer many advantages over more traditional approaches – here’s how to get started, says Olufunke Aluko-Daniels
August 2, 2022 -
Creative projects as a way of bringing students together
An institution-wide creative project is an opportunity for students to make friends and learn from one another, writes Karen Amanda Harris. Here, she shares tips for developing an extracurricular language-art project
August 2, 2022 -
Tips for new lecturers on the human elements that make students feel included
Forget constructive alignment and instructional scaffolding, things like saying ‘hello’ and being encouraging are the real key to good, inclusive lectures, says Andy Grayson
August 1, 2022 -
Student-led knowledge exchange using Wikipedia
Challenging students to draft or enhance Wikipedia entries is an effective way to develop their subject knowledge, research and writing skills, as Adrian Man-Ho Lam explains
August 1, 2022 -
Skills must be reimagined and defined to deliver a digital-ready workforce
To create a skilled ICT workforce, academia is redefining digital skills, embedding digital in all programmes and working closely with industry
July 29, 2022 -
Block to the future: why block scheduling has taken so long to catch on
Block teaching has been around since the mid-noughties, but those short-lived early trials were ahead of the curve. Simon Thomson and Carl Flattery explore why block planning might finally be having its day
July 29, 2022 -
The promotion process needs bigger, better data if we’re to make it fairer
Enough of the tiny sample sizes at institutional level – if we want to identify the issues that hold back careers, we need sector-wide figures and cooperation
July 29, 2022 -
Why universities in emerging countries should invest in social media marketing
Why should higher education institutions in emerging countries invest in social media rather than flashy marketing campaigns to develop brand credibility and brand equity? Charitha Harshani Perera, Rajkishore Nayak, and Long Thang Van Nguyen explain
July 29, 2022 -
L'intelligence artificielle, clé de l'expérience étudiante post-pandémique
Les nouvelles technologies peuvent soutenir les universités dans la mise en œuvre d’une approche holistique et proactive
July 29, 2022