How to assess if online tools will enhance learning experiences
Elizabeth Ellis offers five tips for assessing and selecting digital education tools that will improve rather than distract from your teaching
August 26, 2021
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Teaching the skills wanted by employers in 2021 and beyond
Dilshad Sheikh makes a case for universities to work more closely with employers to shape industry-relevant courses and expose students to more real-world practical training and assessment
August 25, 2021 -
We must dismantle the invisible career barriers in HE
Despite surface appearances, universities’ recruitment and selection practices still present hidden obstacles to under-represented groups
August 25, 2021 -
Generating immersive, large-scale teaching experiences in video games
Richard Fitzpatrick and Thomas Little offer insights for designing and developing immersive learning experiences using video games, based on their experience using Minecraft in their teaching
August 24, 2021 -
Why are primary sources important in teaching?
Seth Cayley explains why primary sources are a powerful learning tool to help students gain a better understanding of current events and hone critical-thinking skills
August 24, 2021 -
Guiding students to learn from each other through peer feedback
Sam Evans and David Collett share a framework to guide students in effective peer review to boost learning outcomes
August 23, 2021 -
We need to help students overcome their textbook troubles
As institutions re-examine the costs of attending university, the affordability of course materials is again moving to the centre of the conversation, writes Raj Kaji
August 23, 2021 -
Three lessons from exhibiting final-year projects online
Dechanuchit Katanyutaveetip describes three unexpected benefits he and his students discovered after they were forced to move the exhibition of their final-year projects online
August 23, 2021 -
Flexi-learning on a shoestring
Four Australian academics discuss how universities can deliver quality flexible teaching and learning on already stretched budgets
August 20, 2021 -
A pedagogy of kindness: the cornerstone for student learning and wellness
Fiona Rawle outlines a pedagogy founded on human connection, care and compassion that improves student learning outcomes
August 20, 2021 -
Cultivating creativity in higher education
Academics from the UK and the US discuss the role of creativity in higher education, its many forms and how to foster it through teaching and research
August 19, 2021 -
Self-directed learning is becoming the forgotten ingredient in HE
In the heady rush to extol the virtues of asynchronous learning, we are watering down the main element of students’ learning experience, says Linda Kaye
August 19, 2021 -
Creating time and space for reflection in undergraduate research methods
Adrian Lam offers insights on how keeping a weekly application diary helps enhance students’ reflections on the power and limits of research methods
August 19, 2021 -
How can we solve Japan’s student mobility issues?
Japan struggles with multiculturalism as a concept, let alone a reality, and overseas students can suffer. But online education could offer help, says Haruko Satoh
August 18, 2021 -
Taking challenging courses requiring step-by-step instruction online
Pam Benz offers tips for translating challenging courses, which necessitate students seeing problems worked out step by step, to online instruction modes
August 18, 2021