Using online and blended learning tools to teach data science skills
Advice on teaching data science skills using online and blended learning tools and resources, by Philip Leftwich
March 23, 2022
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Health workers need tech training – for themselves and their patients
There are huge risks involved if current and future healthcare professionals have to take up new forms of practice such as video consultations without sufficient training
March 23, 2022 -
Assessing career action plans: improving graduate employability
Career action plans are assignments designed to guide students in making informed choices and preparing for future jobs. Alexander Bradley explains how they work
March 23, 2022 -
Making space for academic colleagues to think about race as part of pedagogy
Kevin Brazant shares tips on how to use digital content creation to deconstruct themes of equality, diversity and inclusion with colleagues and inform their learning and teaching practice
March 23, 2022 -
Things to consider when designing a self-directed course model
With increasing numbers of students learning remotely and showing high levels of independence, the ability to offer self-directed courses is more important than ever
March 22, 2022 -
Five tips for surviving your doctorate after moving over from industry
Moving into the academy after a professional career can be daunting and difficult – and never more so than when penning your thesis
March 22, 2022 -
Making feedback effective for your students and efficient for you
Effective feedback is vital to aid students’ learning and progress but must be managed in a way that is realistic for professors’ workloads. Loïc Plé shares his tips
March 22, 2022 -
Why and how to bring physical movement into the classroom
There are multiple benefits to bringing regular movement into the classroom, research shows. Stephen Braybrook lists the concerns that prevent educators from doing so, and offers guidance to overcome them
March 22, 2022 -
Rekindling passion for equality, diversity and inclusion work
Equality, diversity and inclusion work is too often dogged by scepticism and dismissed as a tick-box exercise. So how can institutional leaders rekindle enthusiasm and belief in the work? Rajani Naidoo shares her top recommendations
March 21, 2022 -
How to stop unconsciously discriminating against international students
Using enquiry-based learning gives overseas students agency and helps them decide for themselves how they want to be included in the learning process, says Dylan Williams
March 21, 2022 -
Want students to exercise more? Make it part of their course
The body hears everything the mind says, so it is said. That is certainly true when teachers offer extra academic credits in return for physical activity, says Roberto Villaseñor-Roldán
March 18, 2022 -
Mind the gap: creating a pathway for post-doctoral researchers to gain teaching experience
Postdoctoral researchers often struggle to secure teaching experience so institutions need to develop opportunities for these academics to support or lead classes. Ellen Bull explains how this can be done
March 18, 2022 -
Shaping a curriculum framework: the fundamental principles
Adrian Lam outlines a list of fundamental principles for consideration when shaping a curriculum framework
March 18, 2022 -
Emotions and learning: what role do emotions play in how and why students learn?
If educators understand the factors that interplay with emotional states to affect learning, they can work with this to enhance the learning experience. Here are six strategies to manage the role of emotions in learning
March 18, 2022 -
THE podcast: lessons from leading HE through two years of pandemic upheaval
Two higher education leaders reflect on what they have learnt in the two years since the pandemic struck
March 17, 2022