Nine tips for a successful, accessible blended learning field trip
A guide to planning and implementing field trips that successfully integrate on-site and online students
August 1, 2024
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Connecting adult learning principles, assessment and academic integrity
Adult learning principles and authentic assessment can offer ways for educators to not only prevent academic misconduct but also give students a chance to demonstrate skills that employers want to see in graduates
August 1, 2024 -
Ten tips when building a centralised evaluation unit
How can we establish and develop evaluation activities to show what support and interventions affect the student experience, as well as their learning, outcomes and destinations?
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Universities as cultural change-makers: improving gender equality in higher education
Within the higher education space, different regions face different challenges to achieving gender equality, with culture often proving a major barrier
July 31, 2024 -
Events-based authentic assessment that can boost employability
While demonstrating knowledge through exams has its place, how often do we use exam techniques and skills in our daily lives? Events offer a more authentic way to demonstrate and test professional skills
July 31, 2024 -
Green light student engagement: Squid Game tactics in the classroom
Gamifying your classroom can help foster learning, offers a cheat-free method of assessment and creates a memorable experience
July 31, 2024 -
How to make enterprise activities enjoyable and impactful
Incorporating knowledge exchange and enterprise activities into demanding academic schedules can be a challenge but it doesn’t have to be stressful. Here are ways to make it enjoyable, rewarding and impactful
July 31, 2024 -
Joint efforts propel transformative scientific discoveries
It takes many scientific perspectives to deliver new technologies that could revolutionise how we treat diabetes and monitor disease. At the University of Toronto’s Institute of Biomedical Engineering, research teams are applying their expertise to real-life clinical problems in search of innovations in bioengineering
July 30, 2024 -
Eight fail-safe ways to build business students’ problem-solving skills
The volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous (VUCA) nature of business environments prompt employers to look for creative and agile graduates
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Universities need to act now to bridge the Gen Z gap
Many educators are still struggling to harness the talents of Generation Z and help set them up for employment. Just a few key business changes can make the connection, writes Salah Al-Majeed
July 30, 2024 -
A framework to develop communities of practice
Supporting communities of practice across an organisation can provide extraordinary benefits. Drawn from the author’s experience, these tips aim to build connection and engagement through a formalised framework and senior leader sponsorship
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Optional extracurricular modules can enhance business students’ employability
This resource offers guidance on how to design and promote extracurricular courses that you can offer alongside academic ones to boost employability
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Universities need to remember the true value of education
The sector’s focus on cost-effectiveness is overshadowing educational opportunities. Samar Abdelazim Ahmed argues for a redefinition of success
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How a strong network can enhance the PhD journey
Connections and collaborations can help PhD students (and their supervisors) cut through the isolation of research. Here’s how to leverage those links into employability
July 29, 2024 -
Using knowledge graphs to integrate social media into curricula
Knowledge graph-based tools can support group learning online and help educators bring useful links with social media into their courses
July 26, 2024