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Develop students’ oracy with these activities

Oracy skills can empower graduates to contribute meaningfully to societal challenges in an increasingly dynamic and interconnected world, says Paul Demetriou, who shares practical advice

Paul Demetriou

New City College

Five tips to integrate sustainability education into your curricula

Sustainability education is vitally important, yet often faces roadblocks in practice. Get started with education for sustainable development with these tips

Gustavo Espinoza Ramos , Amanda Capucci Polzin

University of Westminster

Make learning fun with mini whiteboards

The portable, double-sided and easily wipeable mini whiteboard offers a tactile alternative to its big brother at the front of the classroom, promoting active learning in groups of all sizes

Eleanor Hodgson

The University of Exeter

Overcome reading reluctance with in-class tasks

While no replacement for tackling long texts, short reading sessions build confidence, boost students’ learning and improve their analysis, synthesis and discussion

Noam Schimmel

University of California, Berkeley

Lessons in how to improve university assessment and quality assurance

Campus Talks: Teaching strategies to get students reading and speaking up in class

A champion of active learning shares ways to create more equitable classrooms, build students’ trust and support academic skills development

David Gooblar, Eliza Compton

University of Iowa

Stop investigating, start teaching

Trying to detect whether a student has misused AI in their work is a wasted effort, from which no one benefits, writes B. Jean Mandernach. She proposes a different approach focused on finding out what students truly understand

B. Jean Mandernach

Grand Canyon University

‘The more I improved my instructions, the better they worked as AI prompts’

Clear instructions tell students about the assessment task, its purpose and its criteria for success, but they also give a large language model a checklist for optimisation. Soohyun Ahn offers advice for navigating educators’ two audiences

Soohyun Ahn

Southern Alberta Institute of Technology

Help undergraduates sustain critical AI use under deadline pressure

When assignments are due, students might be tempted to skip checks and reflection when they turn to AI tools for support. Here’s a five-stage framework to deter shortcuts

Chris Harwood

Sophia University

Insight on the role of artificial intelligence (AI) in higher education

Why face-to-face lectures need to be interactive – and how to do it

In the YouTube era, are lectures still an efficient use of classroom time? Achim I. Czerny argues they are – with a crucial twist

Achim I. Czerny

The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

How document-grounded AI can support inclusive learning

When educators restrict an AI model to a defined collection of trusted inputs, they can introduce students to academic materials in a flexible and interactive way. Here, Imran Khan shares five practical insights

Imran Khan

Birmingham City University

‘The more I improved my instructions, the better they worked as AI prompts’

Clear instructions tell students about the assessment task, its purpose and its criteria for success, but they also give a large language model a checklist for optimisation. Soohyun Ahn offers advice for navigating educators’ two audiences

Soohyun Ahn

Southern Alberta Institute of Technology

Teaching AI use in music for intercultural perspectives

One way to navigate the tension between fear of AI’s impact on creativity and using it to enhance these processes is to take a human-centred approach to its use. Hyesoo Yoo explains

Hyesoo Yoo

Virginia Tech

Academic publishing tips to help with everything from pitches to peer review

Questions academics should ask when looking for a book publisher

With so many academic publishers out there, how can you decide which one aligns with your values? Here’s what to consider

Katharine Nelson , Elinor Potts

University of London, The London School of Economics and Political Science

Open access is inevitable – only the ‘how’ remains up for discussion

Scholarly knowledge is produced mainly at taxpayers’ expense. Why they should have to pay again to read it remains a mystery, writes Peter Baldwin

Peter Baldwin

University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), New York University

Why turn your thesis into a book?

Publishing a book can boost your profile as a researcher, improve your h-index and increase your competitiveness on the job market. Here, Jessica Gildersleeve walks through the steps from thesis to book

Jessica Gildersleeve

The University of Southern Queensland

How to write even when the words won’t come

Books, articles and grant proposals do not arrive in a single stroke. They are created, like sculptures, through a thousand small movements. Here, Catherine De Vries explains how to develop ‘skill power’

Catherine De Vries

Bocconi University

Career advice for academics and higher education professionals

The best teachers never stop learning

Teaching excellence isn’t something you achieve, but rather something you continually practise and hone. Kim Loeffert explains

Kim Loeffert

Virginia Tech

A ‘buffet’ model of faculty development to support evolving use of AI

A flexible, agile approach to AI skills development allows faculty and students to choose the guidance, resources and learning opportunities that best fit their roles and contexts

Ben Kei Daniel

University of Northern British Columbia

Redefining success in academia

Advice for looking beyond the traditional academic career trajectory and forging your own path to success in higher education

Campus contributors, Eliza Compton

Campus

Academic work-life balance isn’t just about reducing the load

With the right institutional support, a demanding academic role can enrich home life. Here’s how

Diep Nguyen

The University of Newcastle, Australia

Strategies for advancing diversity and inclusion in higher education

For impactful teaching, remove barriers to learning – one decision at a time

Students can find information almost anywhere, but instructors provide something worth coming into the classroom for: meaningful relationships, authentic context and shared experiences. Matt Nowinski explains

Matt Nowinski

Virginia Tech

LGBTQ+ inclusion that extends beyond Pride

Advice for ensuring LGBTQ+ staff and students feel seen and supported across teaching, research and all other facets of university life throughout the year

Campus contributors, Eliza Compton

Campus

‘Belonging should not mean only that students feel welcome’

Universal design for learning ensures students are not only present but able to participate. Taking her cue from a South Korean television series, Sunah Cho uses three questions to address the ‘kkakdugi’ problem in higher education

Sunah Cho

University of British Columbia

Stop making assumptions about students

By designing assumptions out of the welcome experience, we can better prepare students to navigate the transition to university. Kelly Edmunds and Lucy Kemp offer practical strategies

Kelly Edmunds , Lucy Kemp

The University of East Anglia

What international students need to flourish

Practical advice for supporting international students

For international students to thrive in their studies, they need holistic support that integrates language development and cultural exchange

Kai Cheong Lei

Macau University of Science and Technology

Teaching strategies to support international students in diverse classrooms

How can we design teaching that better supports international students to succeed within higher education? Here are teaching tips to boost classroom practice for the inclusion and benefit of all students

Elida Cena, Gülseli Baysu, Judith Wylie

Queen’s University Belfast

How a silent card game helps students develop intercultural communication skills

A game built on gesture can speak volumes about hidden norms and the skills to navigate them because it converts an abstract concept into personal experience

Nasreen Sultana

The University of Queensland

Multilingualism is a strength in teaching

Language proficiency does not equal professional competence. Here’s how to use linguistic skills to teach and rethink what makes a good teacher

Yanyan Li

The University of Warwick

Webinars and podcasts: live conversations providing practical advice for higher education professionals

Campus Talks: Teaching strategies to get students reading and speaking up in class

A champion of active learning shares ways to create more equitable classrooms, build students’ trust and support academic skills development

David Gooblar, Eliza Compton

University of Iowa

Campus Talks: Why universities need to start taking microaggressions seriously

Drawing on research into the experiences of Chinese academics in the UK, we hear how these subtle but powerful discriminatory acts manifest in universities and what could be done to address them

Ming Cheng, Miranda Prynne

Sheffield Hallam University

Campus Talks: How is AI affecting open research?

Learn about the advances, risks and challenges that are shaping open research practices, including artificial intelligence, from two experts based in Europe

Julia Priess-Buchheit, Sarahanne Field, Eliza Compton

Kiel University, University of Groningen

Campus Talks: Academic career advice from a university leader, ‘Be curious, be useful, bring evidence’

Learn about the career-building secrets of a university leader who has taken a less conventional path through academia

Harriet Dunbar-Morris, Miranda Prynne

South East Technological University (SETU)

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