What is interdisciplinarity in teaching and how can we make it work?
Loy Hui Chieh explains what true interdisciplinarity is and how to successfully embed it into university courses
January 3, 2025
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We should be using social media more to understand students
How to use netnography to improve communication with prospective and current students
January 3, 2025 -
Three ways to develop students’ AI literacy
Is higher education prepared for a future defined by AI, or do we need to do more to align education with technology’s changing landscape? Here are three ways to get your students to engage with it critically
January 2, 2025 -
How can universities encourage active ageing?
As life expectancies rise, universities must prepare to welcome more older students. Here are some ways to ensure institutions are inclusive spaces for these learners
January 2, 2025 -
Using documentary film to communicate your social research
Film can humanise your research and make it accessible to an audience beyond your field. Here are five key takeaways from our experience of bringing sociology to life
January 2, 2025 -
How to align AI tools with teaching philosophies: a practical guide
Lucy Gill-Simmen provides a practical framework for integrating AI into teaching, while remaining true to your pedagogical principles
December 31, 2024 -
How can we use microlearning to enhance university teaching?
What are the benefits of microlearning and how can institutions ensure their courses suit the needs of digital natives?
December 30, 2024 -
Four ways to use gamification to engage your students in learning
What if learning was as addictive as gaming? Motivate your students and engage them to learn with these four teaching innovations
December 27, 2024 -
Key strategies for successfully marketing an online course
Highlighting multimedia aspects, networking opportunities and the value of your course’s credential value are some of the ways institutions should be marketing their online education offering
December 26, 2024 -
How to demonstrate the value of online education to paying students
Scalability and flexibility are just two benefits that online learning offers students in the MENA region. Here’s how to let potential students know why they should enrol
December 24, 2024 -
We use ChatGPT to give feedback on students’ abstracts
Teaching students whose first language is not English to write concise abstracts helps them develop their academic writing skills, but providing feedback on them can often be laborious. Here is how you can use ChatGPT to speed up the process
December 23, 2024 -
‘Creativity is a practice, not an astonishing stroke of good luck’
Screenwriter and playwright Stephen Sewell shares practical insights into fostering students’ mental flexibility and resilience from research into unlocking creativity
December 23, 2024 -
Four ways to enhance the postgraduate student experience
Postgraduate students are our future colleagues – let’s put ourselves in their shoes. Here are four ways to help your PhD students thrive in higher education
December 23, 2024 -
Opening doors to computer science education
Ways to get more students from under-represented backgrounds into computer science, including offering joint undergraduate degrees and master’s degrees that require no tech background
December 23, 2024 -
How can Jenga build course co-creation?
Questions about accessibility led to events management students and educators using block towers to foster discussion of lived experiences and a sense of belonging. Here, Katy Proctor and Nick Davies offer their insights into co-creating module content
December 21, 2024