A tale of two models: rethinking shared governance
Ryan Litsey and Jon McNaughtan discuss how the growth of faculty-turned-administrators has complicated the traditional view and execution of shared governance
July 12, 2023
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Setting scenarios for a university adapted to climate change
In the second part of their series, Rob Wilby and Shona Smith explain how running institutional plans through different scenarios can help improve a university’s resilience to future challenges relating to climate change
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Assessment tasks that minimise students’ motivation to cheat
Academic dishonesty occurs for reasons that include students’ fear of missing deadlines, being overwhelmed and lack of language skills. Here are ways to reframe assessment
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An introduction to the global classroom: benefits, challenges and value added
Eric Tsui explains how to intensify internationalisation-at-home efforts, bringing many benefits to students and institutions alike, such as the sharing of transcultural knowledge
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Written feedback for students – keep it clear, constructive and to the point
James Derounian offers tips for giving compassionate feedback that will enable students to understand where their work went right and wrong
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Decolonisation as a driver for the Sustainable Development Goals
How decolonial approaches can underpin and drive work to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals across higher education
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Decolonising interview methods: a call to look to the moon
The interview process often rests on colonial perceptions of what counts as knowledge, how knowledge is generated and who ‘owns’ it. But researchers can use orienting questions to reflect upon and decentre this approach
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The top three ways to support international graduate employability
Building effective partnerships with employers and using feedback to shape curricula and careers services will boost outcomes for students, universities and industry alike
July 10, 2023 -
Want to know how your class is going? Ask your students
A guide to what, when and how to ask your students for feedback on your course in order to inform improvements to your teaching
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Making an inclusive ‘unconference’
Many people in minority communities within our universities do not have enough opportunities to be platformed or validated, or to share their lived expertise within our institutions. An ‘unconference’ could cultivate these voices for positive impact
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For diverse communities to thrive, we need intersectional policies and practices
Inna Stepaniuk offers suggestions on how to design an inclusive and equitable campus
July 7, 2023 -
Co-pilots: a new way of improving hybrid teaching for everyone
Bringing in a ‘co-pilot’ instructor to support the running of hybrid classes can improve the teaching and learning experience for students and their lecturers, write Omar Merlo and James Eteen
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Teaching originality: an essential skill in the age of ChatGPT
Academic originality is not about chance, genius or magic. It is about engagement and a clear sense of scholarly contribution. And it can be taught, writes Alastair Bonnett
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THE podcast: how to use generative AI in your teaching and research
Higher education is only beginning to understand the impact that generative AI tools such as ChatGPT will have on teaching and research. Three intrepid explorers join us in this episode to share what useful functions they’ve discovered for the technology
July 6, 2023 -
A quick guide to designing and delivering effective bite-sized learning
A beginner’s guide to creating content, using the relevant tech tools and fostering active engagement through bite-sized learning
July 6, 2023