Interactive learning: more than teamwork makes the dream work
Educators can engineer, harness and guide social dynamics towards a positive learning experience rather than leaving students’ interaction to chance
March 30, 2022
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Students aren’t giving up social media, so teach them how to question it
Whatever our own opinions on social media, we must educate our students about locating bias and reading their preferred platforms critically, says Stone Meredith
March 29, 2022 -
A higher education playbook for strengthening democracy: what institutions can do
Five ways universities can engage in supporting democracy in their home nations and throughout the world, presented by William Tierney
March 29, 2022 -
Thinking in action: training students in decision-making
Four interrelated modes of analysis that support informed decision-making, and how to teach them, by Adrian Man-Ho Lam
March 29, 2022 -
Thinking about quitting your PhD? Maybe that’s the right decision
Sometimes not completing a PhD is the rational choice, and having open conversations around it helps stop people feeling isolated and uncertain, says Katherine Firth
March 29, 2022 -
Four key strategies for higher education leaders to advance democracy
University leaders must use their positions to develop citizens and communities that combat tyranny and facilitate democracy – hard work that is done on and off campus
March 29, 2022 -
Social media can help new students make friends – but we must regulate it
There’s much to like about employing social media to help nervous students make connections before being dumped on campus, but universities must not overlook their duty of care
March 28, 2022 -
Universities must take a more holistic approach to social mobility
Financial support is only part of the equation – human and social capital are also crucial for helping students from disadvantaged backgrounds, says Andrew Burke
March 25, 2022 -
Catering to Gen Z’s needs: creating a flexible and adaptable education programme
Universities need to teach broad knowledge and skills that will help graduates adapt in a fast-changing future workplace. Three academics share insights from developing a generalist approach to training business students
March 25, 2022 -
Universities must promote pluralism to ward off threats to democracy
Once the moral basis of anyone who disagrees with us is rejected, then democracy inevitably implodes, says Matthew Flinders
March 25, 2022 -
How to ensure effective quality assurance for digital teaching and learning
How university teaching staff can ensure that their digital teaching maintains the same quality as their on-campus face-to-face delivery, by Tim Thompson
March 25, 2022 -
A guide to using open educational resources: an experiential case study
The benefits of OERs to researchers and students in the Global South affect all levels of scholarship, from teaching to publishing, writes Innocent Chirisa
March 25, 2022 -
Universities aren’t walking the walk on sustainability – not even close
While HEIs continue to take tens of millions of pounds from oil companies, their integrity and commitment to the SDGs looks shaky at best, says James Derounian
March 24, 2022 -
Social justice in, through and beyond higher education
Higher education institutions can work individually and together to advance social justice well beyond their campus walls, as Pardis Mahdavi explains
March 24, 2022 -
How universities can promote ‘democratic competences’ among students
A guide to how higher education can help develop a culture of democracy among students, through study programmes, a whole institution approach and community engagement, by Sjur Bergan
March 24, 2022