Using insights from industry to close the graduate skills gap in Asia
Institutions need to analyse data, diversify learning pathways and have open dialogues with industry to create work-ready graduates
February 6, 2024
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Utilising artificial intelligence to create work-ready graduates in the APAC region
Universities must integrate technology effectively to adopt emerging teaching and assessment models to create a digital-ready workforce
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How to create effective listening environments for deaf, neurodivergent and international students
It’s important to consider the influence of your learning environment on listening effort, cognitive load and cognitive fatigue. Here are some tips
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Creating safe spaces for students to talk about financial difficulties
Poor financial health can lead to mental health difficulties and isolation for students. Here, Caroline Deylaud Koukabi and Joanna West offer tips for giving students inclusive spaces to discuss concerns amid the cost-of-living crisis
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Make ‘switch your phone on’ a requirement of your lessons
Students are more likely to carry smartphones than pens when they walk into your class, so make use of their potential. Fernando Rosell-Aguilar outlines how to involve your students’ favourite device in active learning experiences
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How academics can ‘stay put’ without ‘staying still’
Moving universities for career advancement is a common practice in academia. But what happens if you want to remain in the same institution? Here, Doune Macdonald shares how to keep progressing into new roles and responsibilities
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Researchers should harness the explorer’s spirit to find their career path
Lee Chien Ching shares advice to her younger self and other early career academics on forging your own path through the sometimes forbidding jungle of academia
February 5, 2024 -
Equipping students with data skills to navigate an AI-driven world
Higher education institutions should integrate data skills into curricula across disciplines to foster data proficiency in students
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Could Athenian democracy improve the quality of science?
What if universities were governed according to the open culture that drives scientific research itself? Zoltan Dienes and Jörg Huber look at an ancient model for decision-making
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How our Study Together programme promotes belonging and improves well-being
By offering students a space to meet, study and socialise outside the classroom, universities can improve engagement and reduce feelings of loneliness on campus
February 2, 2024 -
Six tips for when you’re moving up into university management
Making the leap into academic administration can feel daunting, but Yağmur Çerkez’s advice will help you to develop the skills and strategies needed to thrive
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The transformative power of mentoring in historically black colleges and universities
HBCUs’ culture of generosity and community has much to offer all colleges and universities, write Marybeth Gasman and Levon T. Esters. Here, they distill their research into four key elements
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Sustainability accounting is coming: here’s how to navigate it
We can expect radical changes in sustainability accounting over the next few years. Developing a sustainability mindset for yourself and your students seems like a good place to start, write Sulaiman Aliyu and Toby York
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Sprinting in hindsight: what we learned from validating university programmes at pace
Having used a Design Sprint methodology for university-wide academic programme validation, has the dash to a photo finish improved quality processes? Zoë Allman and Leanne de Main share their experience
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How practical education and talent management support medical students
A practice-oriented focus together with personalised talent support lead to success in medical education for local and international students. Here, Alán Alpár explains why teaching, science and patient care must go hand in hand
January 31, 2024