It’s our duty to teach more inclusively − online, in person or hybrid
Students want to be seen, heard and valued, and there are many ways to include them while fostering equitable learning outcomes, says Flower Darby
September 27, 2021
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Creating opportunities to enhance student employability online
Working online presents opportunities for students to develop their employability in the digital space. Ruth Donnelly lists how remote programmes can prepare them for the changing workplace
September 24, 2021 -
Online CPD is one pandemic innovation worth fighting for
Let’s not waste this opportunity to make development broader and more inclusive using the lessons of the past 18 months, says Chris Headleand
September 24, 2021 -
Developing flexible lifelong learning in line with changing needs and opportunities
Jonathan Michie shares insight to help institutions develop lifelong learning strategies that meet the need for flexible and relevant educational programmes
September 23, 2021 -
Covid as a catalyst: deepening lifelong learning
Miriam Green and Susanna Leong share key considerations for universities to develop effective lifelong learning programmes that will keep pace with the rapid changes across higher education
September 23, 2021 -
The shift online could set digital learning back by years
The digital tools used during the pandemic may help address access and scale, but they do little to help students actually learn, says Tom Adams
September 23, 2021 -
A model for developing global expertise in blended learning
Daniella Bo Ya Hu outlines a framework for building expertise in blended learning using lessons in capacity development, staff incentivisation and leadership learned from an international pilot training programme
September 22, 2021 -
HE needs to follow tech companies’ lead and go ‘agile’
Universities need shorter cycles of learning and credentialing, such as eight-week academic terms and quick, stackable certificates, says Tom Monahan
September 22, 2021 -
Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals: investing in early career interdisciplinarity
Three PhD students share tips for embracing an interdisciplinary approach to research from the start of one’s academic career to aid progress towards tackling the Sustainable Development Goals
September 21, 2021 -
Broccoli and birdsong: the shifty discourse of ‘staff well-being’
When institutions put responsibility for wellness onto individuals, they also deflect their role in staff burnout and mental ill health, writes Madeleine Davies
September 20, 2021 -
Designing back from the future: building scenarios to engage students with global challenges
Anke Schwittay shows how design methods such as scenario building can help students think creatively about diverse challenges and imagine responses to them
September 20, 2021 -
Eight ways your university can make research culture more open
Parveen Yaqoob and Robert Darby share eight actions institutions can take to foster a culture of research that is more accessible, transparent and reproducible
September 17, 2021 -
How to ensure your mentorship programme isn’t one of the (many) bad ones
Structured mentorship programmes offer a non-judgemental setting in which to ask those pesky questions whose answers shape careers, says Lia Paola Zambetti
September 17, 2021 -
Enhance your research through public engagement and collaboration
How can academics shape research around mutually beneficial public engagement and collaboration? Emily Burns outlines the key considerations
September 16, 2021 -
Want to tear students from their phones? Learn their names
Holding students’ attention in a world of digital distractions is tough, but James Lang explains why remembering and using their names can make the task less herculean
September 16, 2021