Relationship-building: the key to effective teaching
Teaching in HE is daunting for new academics, but interpersonal skills honed in the workplace provide strong foundations, say Charles Marley and colleagues
September 14, 2022
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Lessons from completing an award-winning knowledge transfer project
Eight key components of a successful knowledge transfer project (KTP), drawing from the experience of an award-winning initiative to develop an online teaching platform for primary care clinicians
September 14, 2022 -
Virtual reality has failed education, so what should we do with it?
Getting VR right at a sophisticated level requires a hefty mix of hardware, pricey developers, rock-solid internet and suitable pedagogy – but there is a way forward
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Tactics to ensure students engage with and learn from feedback
Students often perceive feedback as criticism and fail to take on board the constructive guidance. Rebecca Lewis explains how she encourages student engagement with her feedback
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Focus on well-being as ANZ adjusts to hybrid learning
Leaders from academia and industry agree that student well-being suffered during the pandemic, but universities can support cohorts through digital and on-campus engagement
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Digital Universities task force: upskilling the MENA region through online learning
Ahead of Digital Universities Week MENA, a task force of four higher education experts shared insights on how online learning could help meet the growing demand for key employability skills across the region
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Virtually friends: building bonds in a remote work environment
When Sandy Jones came into her first remote position in 2020, she made it her mission to develop closeness among members of her team – here’s what she did
September 12, 2022 -
Advice for academics interested in working in the Netherlands
Ten tips for academics interested in relocating to work at a university in the Netherlands, by Tetyana Krupiy, who spent three years carrying out research in Tilburg
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How to help students with widely varied prior education to thrive in first year
How can university educators ensure their first-year teaching caters to widely varying prior knowledge and skills among students? Bethan Gulliver explains a three-pronged approach
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Classroom tips for debunking the arts and humanities employability myth
David Dodick offers practical pointers gleaned from a course he designed and taught aimed at communicating the value of arts and humanities degrees for various careers
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Effective use of machine learning to empower your research
Artificial intelligence, or machine learning, can support complex analysis and advance quality research, but only when used carefully. John F. Wu shares advice on how machine learning can empower researchers
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Introducing ‘translanguaging’ – and other ways to promote multilingualism
If universities are serious about internationalisation, they must confront the hegemony of English-medium instruction – here’s how, says Dylan Williams
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Design an early career researcher survey that spurs positive change
Guidance for crafting a university survey that encourages participation and leads to meaningful changes in policy, from a team of early career researchers at the University of Melbourne and Monash University
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Four steps to robust and respectful classroom discussion
This video offers a four-part approach that gives space for students to speak up eagerly in classroom debates and shows them how to disagree well. Brian Ray, director of the Poe Business Ethics Center at the University of Florida, explains how to put it into practice
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In the loop: how formative feedback supports remote teaching
Weekly snapshots of how students see their own progress can help teachers adjust teaching methods in real time. An online tool piloted at Georgia Tech has helped fill a feedback loop lost during the pandemic
September 7, 2022