The 10 commandments of academic Twitter
Lucas Lixinski offers tips on how to engage positively with the social media platform, from ‘honour thy hashtags’ to ‘thou shalt live-tweet at events’
April 5, 2022
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How to use social media analytics to effectively expand your network
Digging deeper into social media, through stats and data, is the key to understanding audience and carving out your niche, says Michael Skiba
April 4, 2022 -
Lessons for universities from using ‘bots’ in the NHS
Advice on how higher education institutions could apply Robotic Process Automation to improve efficiencies, based on lessons from its use in the NHS
April 4, 2022 -
Make mathematics fun and easy to learn for university students
Make mathematics fun and engaging by creating a warm and welcoming class environment and applying lessons to real-life contexts, Pattama Sornkao explains
April 4, 2022 -
Want your research to have an impact on policy? Know your audience
Politicians are novices by design, so tailoring your communications with them gives you the best chance of cutting through, says David R. Garcia
April 1, 2022 -
Engaging online learners using group activities
Online learning can leave students feeling lonely and disengaged. Tracy DeCicco explains how incorporating group activities into coursework can get them re-engaged with the materials – and each other
April 1, 2022 -
Learning challenge and difficulty: calm seas do not make skilful sailors
Five strategies for university teachers to encourage students to use challenge, struggle and safe failure for effective long-term learning
April 1, 2022 -
How to develop a graphical framework to chart your research
Graphic representations or frameworks can be powerful tools to explain research processes and outcomes. David Waller explains how researchers can develop effective visual models to chart their work
March 31, 2022 -
Failing fast: what universities need to consider when adopting edtech
An edtech company might offer an outstanding technology that fits with the ethos and strategic direction of an institution, but that is just the start, says John Miles
March 31, 2022 -
What can universities do to protect Russian and Ukrainian academics fighting for truth?
Academics’ struggle is a stirring reminder that the freedom of scholars and students to speak, teach and publish is neither inviolable nor dispensable, says Ron Daniels
March 31, 2022 -
How universities can embed democratic principles and practices into the student experience
Higher education is a critical pillar of a functional democracy and there are things that colleges and universities can do today to actively foster democratic practices, as Meg Little Reilly explains
March 31, 2022 -
Learning to learn and higher-order thinking: it’s not just what to learn but how to learn
Through deconstructing the thought processes that occur during learning, students understand how they learn and therefore learn more effectively
March 31, 2022 -
Machine translation: the questions educators need to ask
Language translation software is an increasingly powerful and widely used tool, but how is it used by students learning in a second language, and what challenges does this present to their teachers? Andy McIntosh highlights some practical and ethical considerations
March 30, 2022 -
Fake news and disinformation abounds, but what can universities do?
Few universities offer courses on countering propaganda, and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine brings this weakness of provision into sharp relief, says Paul Baines
March 30, 2022 -
Four tips for increasing student engagement and self-efficacy using online platforms
A guide to increasing student interaction and motivation by using four well-known online platforms in your teaching, by Archimedes David Guerra
March 30, 2022