A new way of ensuring repeated EAP vocabulary exposure
Practical steps to enhance student vocabulary learning through a systematic approach that assures repeated exposure to important terms
August 19, 2024
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Deepfakes are coming for higher education. What can we do to prepare?
Deepfakes are easier than ever to make, leaving students and academics vulnerable to cyberbullying, reputational damage and educational integrity. Here’s how to be vigilant against them
August 19, 2024 -
To combat antisemitism in HE, teach students about Jewish history
When done well, history education can be a bridge to greater understanding, tolerance and respect, writes Hannah Ewence. Here, she offers guidance on a more nuanced approach to teaching Jewish history to university students
August 19, 2024 -
Oral history for all: a research method that crosses disciplinary boundaries
Oral history’s potential to capture lesser-known perspectives and fill knowledge gaps deserves appreciation beyond the humanities
August 19, 2024 -
How to embed critical thinking from course design to assessment
Critical thinking is an essential, human skill. This practical advice aims to help university educators nurture and enhance students’ ability to analyse and evaluate information at all stages of teaching
August 16, 2024 -
Tweaks to make when teaching political science and social policies in the GenAI age
Some methods to enhance student learning of political science topics while maintaining academic integrity
August 16, 2024 -
Relieve student boredom by ‘activating’ lectures
How lecturers can ‘activate’ traditional lectures to relieve student boredom and stimulate learning
August 15, 2024 -
Find a balance with student-centredness
Student-centredness has become hugely popular in higher education over the past decade, but it has downsides as well as benefits. Can it truly be applicable across higher education, regardless of context?
August 15, 2024 -
How Mozart and the arts can help students feel less awkward
Music and dance give the post-Covid cohort low-stress opportunities to face each other in potentially antagonising – even agonising – set-ups. Here’s how a multisensory curriculum helps students combat feelings of isolation and impostor syndrome
August 15, 2024 -
Campus talks: university success stories in managing AI and building digital capacity
Find out how two universities, in Hong Kong and the UK, are embracing generative AI and building institution-wide digital expertise
August 15, 2024 -
Engage Gen Z students by integrating TikTok into your teaching
Four pointers for using this platform to enhance the learning process
August 14, 2024 -
Could AI manage your research project?
The possibilities for using artificial intelligence in research know no bounds – it could even end up in a management role. Here’s what it could do
August 14, 2024 -
Five tips for embedding a team member into a newly created role
How do you make sure a new recruit feels at home at your university, beds into the department and feels they have a place at the table? Here, Alexandra Head shares advice from her experience
August 14, 2024 -
Culturally sensitive support for Black international students
Ongoing support, cultural sensitivity and strategic planning can create an environment where Black international students feel valued and empowered to succeed
August 13, 2024 -
Recruit your next president using the forensic model
In their new book ‘The New College President: How a Generation of Diverse Leaders is Changing Higher Education’, Terrence J. MacTaggart and Eileen B. Wilson-Oyelaran offer their step-by-step guide to finding the strongest non-traditional presidential candidates
August 13, 2024