Tecnológico de Monterrey

GenAI can do more than generate images – it can spark design students’ ability to imagine objects and spaces in 3D. Here’s how

A guide to moving beyond panic and prohibition, showing how educators can set clear, evidence-informed boundaries that turn GenAI from an essay-writing shortcut into a meaningful learning support

As design education becomes increasingly digital, educators face the challenge of integrating powerful simulation and modelling software without overwhelming students. Adalberto Tamez Alanis offers guidance

How a conversational video that recreates instructor–student dialogues is boosting test scores, confidence and deeper comprehension across engineering cohorts

AI can help students reflect, practise and improve the skills employers really value, from writing clearly to speaking confidently and working effectively in teams

With mental health challenges increasing on campus, structured tools that capture students’ thoughts, feelings and behaviours can help educators spot concerns early and tailor support

Top-performing graduates often struggle with execution in the workplace. Educators can change that by designing learning exercises that hone decision-making skills and resilience

Educators play a key role in developing the next generation of bold leaders. Here is how to nurture traits – such as curiosity and realistic thinking – that students will need in the modern workplace

Practical strategies – from clear communication and visual resources to community building and inclusive pedagogy – to help educators foster participation and motivation in digital learning

Collaborative projects between universities and non-profits nurture empathy and allow students to make a real-world impact. Here, three educators share their tips for building meaningful partnerships that benefit students and communities alike

Many business students struggle to communicate with impact. Teach them to pitch ideas on a single page to build clarity, confidence and work-ready communication skills

Practical steps for designing meaningful online learning experiences with external collaborators that help students develop essential competencies

Guidance on using generative AI and augmented reality to enhance student creativity, spatial awareness and interdisciplinary collaboration

Ways to employ tools such as ChatGPT, Gemini or Copilot to show students the real-world relevance of so-called filler courses

A project that involved students designing human settlements on the Moon shows how combining cultural identity with VR technology can unite learners across disciplines and campuses to imagine and shape the future

Advice on laying the groundwork for inclusive teaching and using tools that help students with specific needs thrive

AI and virtual reality technology enables diverse learning experiences for online students. Discover how by applying universal design for learning principles

Don’t bore your students with lengthy, written feedback. Here are ways to make it more visually appealing and how to use custom GPTs to offer extra academic support

An annual report is a useful tool for promoting your institution’s work. Here’s how to coordinate its publication and get it seen

ChatGPT is a great starting point, but other tools can improve our students’ learning experiences. Read about a few here.

Creating a culture of inclusivity where every student feels welcome and listened to is paramount. Here are some ways to achieve it

Read about some strategies to make your online courses more engaging

Challenging and rewarding staff for coming up with innovative solutions can help your institution become more adaptable and forward-thinking

Combine AI with gamification and storytelling activities to enhance student engagement

Four pointers for using this platform to enhance the learning process

Over time, students will learn to perfect their prompts and work side by side with AI to enhance their creativity, write Gloria Anahí Molina Barrón and Pamela Inés Marroquin Alanis

Teaching our students about modern-day challenges is imperative if we want a fairer world. However, it can be frustrating and disheartening when we focus on the issues rather than the solutions, writes Paulina Millán Aguilar

It can be challenging to come up with new and interesting ways to educate your students on gender issues. Eunice Costilla Cruz outlines seven ways

Implementing cutting-edge technology enriches the learning experiences and prepares students for an increasingly interconnected and diverse world

University libraries have a huge opportunity to evolve and strengthen their roles. To do this, they must demonstrate the value of their digital content by promoting the use of their digital collections to engage, inspire and enhance learning

By embracing diversity and promoting inclusion, we provide equal opportunities and ready our students for a globalised world, not only improving the quality of education, but laying the foundation for a more compassionate and just society

The Global Shared Learning Classroom can help extend internationalism beyond traditional exchange programmes. Jorge Alvarez offers advice

How can we ensure teachers and students have positive experiences in online international classrooms? Here, Nelly Ramírez Vásquez and Mariana Estefanía Elizondo García share some tips

Useful ways to provide effective learning experiences for all your students, no matter the class size

Virtual reality can make introductions more fun and expose students to new technologies. Here, Elvira Luna offers her tips for introducing it into COIL classes

Luis Ricardo Fernández Carril and Luis Gerardo Rojas Solorio reveal how to energise and empower students to take part in the fight against climate change

The distinction between being a good teacher and a remarkable one transcends mere transmission of knowledge, writes Gabriela Espínola Carballo

Claudia Janeth Hernández Cardona offers practical advice on using open-book tests in our student evaluations

A team from Tecnológico de Monterrey explains how to plan, design, deliver and measure microcredentials at your university

Rebeca Elizabeth Alvarado Ramírez introduces a methodology that encourages effective communication in digital learning processes

Including generative AI in students’ learning is still in its early stages. Agustín Rodríguez Hernández provides general considerations he has picked up thus far

How to design and implement a virtual rally, which can help increase students’ attention, performance and ability to learn through collaboration

How to prepare a design thinking workshop, from introducing the concept to students through to ideation and eventually pitching their idea

Yolanda Domínguez Medina, Mayela Beatriz Rodríguez Romo and Martha Fabiola Espinosa Mata outline the key stages for designing engaging courses

Adela Vega shares practical strategies for overcoming the stress associated with using new tech, so that teachers can instead embrace it as part of their practice

Giving feedback on work that does not meet the required standard requires great tact and understanding of your students, says Ilse Mariana Leyva Barrera

Eunice Costilla Cruz and Elizabeth Marcial Morales examine the right time to make use of synchronous moments in virtual courses, and when asynchronous ones are more suitable

José Carlos Vázquez Parra shares five steps for triggering social entrepreneurship and thus encouraging students to become agents of change, whatever their discipline

Modern employers require a broad suite of skills from graduates; Jorge Membrillo-Hernández outlines how challenge-based learning can help, and how to get started

With more and more academics and staff working from home, Pablo A. Torres outlines some of the areas to consider to make it a comfortable, productive experience

From energising your class to encouraging collaboration, these tips from Carolina Lara Robles and Cynthia Enciso Centeno will help make your online classes a success

Using extended reality can enable students to have experiences that would otherwise be impossible to access. Here’s how to get started

A team from Tecnológico de Monterrey presents advice for the implementation of an adaptive learning strategy for large student cohorts

Promoting a good relationship between teachers and students is crucial in digital courses. Gabriela Espínola Carballo shares tips for encouraging virtual presence in your courses

A group of librarians and education specialists from Tecnológico de Monterrey share their tips after designing a virtual escape room that inculcates library skills

Understanding what happens in the brain when it learns can help teachers plan their lessons, attitudes and words for maximum learning impact

Eunice Costilla Cruz offers recommendations for promoting academic integrity in your students and how to deal with an offence

An introduction to three of the key forms of assessment along with how they can be applied in the classroom

Claudia Danelia Chamorro Urroz has implemented five simple practices into her teaching that have all but eradicated cheating. Here, she shares the secrets of her success

Angeles Aguirre and Jorge Mosqueda provide simple introductions to four methods of feedback, from video summaries and social media posts to rubrics

Bárbara Regina Granados Guzmán provides suggestions on how to help students who struggle with recognising the use of external ideas

Dulce Julissa Salas Benavides and Jesús Alejandro Salas Benavides explain the basics of microlearning, from how it works to benefits and key features

A quick guide to the process of designing successful rubrics and recommendations for successful implementation

Monica Francesca Contrino and Rocío Elizabeth Cortez Márquez suggest 10 methods for adding an imaginative twist when evaluating your students’ learning

A group of academics from Tecnológico de Monterrey present a series of recommendations for designing and implementing online assessment

Knowing when to utilise traditional v authentic assessment methods – and the modern tools to build them – is a crucial part of the teacher’s role in 2022 and beyond

We all suffer from communication overload in both our work and personal lives. Ingrid Benavides and Anahí Molina provide simple tips to make messages less overwhelming

As the role of university teacher evolves, a key workplace challenge is how to offer proximity without becoming a 24/7 bot service

Nelly Ramirez Vásquez discusses the nuts and bolts of creating, teaching and overseeing high-quality lessons and courses for delivery online and in person

With ever-greater demands being placed on university faculty, Megumi Terui offers advice on balancing two key parts of the job

Mariana del Sol González offers initial tips and guidance on how to update assessment methods in your classroom

Are you struggling to motivate students in your online class? Angeles Carolina Aguirre-Acosta provides strategies to generate greater motivation and participation

Luis Gerardo Rojas Solorio gives tips on how to leverage and assuage your students’ eco-anxiety, using fun games and discussions, in order to drive change

When planning a hybrid course, a main concern is how to design the activities in this still relatively unfamiliar format

Easily accessible analytics tools can help teachers understand aspects of their classroom they might otherwise overlook

What essential skills do researchers need? For those just starting on the road to research, breaking the process down into achievable and measurable milestones can help

Critical thinking is a crucial skill for all areas of life. Adriana González Nava and Paulo Mendoza Rivera explain how to promote it in course design

We know that teamwork is more important than ever before – here’s how to help students identify their ideal role in a team, agree on responsibilities and more

From the classroom to the workplace, students need to communicate effectively – and you can show them how

Instructors can take many small steps to make their classrooms a more enjoyable and positive space for students

Classting and Remind are two lesser-known apps that can aid communication with your class when used effectively

We know that a one-size-fits-all approach doesn’t really work. Adriana Plata-Marroquin and Leticia Castaño offer tips on implementing differentiated instruction

Capturing students’ attention can be a challenge for teachers. We propose bringing the real world to the classroom through expert guests, say Gabriela Espínola Carballo and Mariana Elizondo

Courses that incorporate real problems from real companies offer students a rare chance to acquire knowledge while also developing useful professional skills

With increasing numbers of students learning remotely and showing high levels of independence, the ability to offer self-directed courses is more important than ever

The body hears everything the mind says, so it is said. That is certainly true when teachers offer extra academic credits in return for physical activity, says Roberto Villaseñor-Roldán

Digital modules lend themselves well to competency-based training. Adela Vega and Laura Castillo offer a guide to designing and incorporating them into a digital learning experience

As we face our post-Covid reality, library services need a new vision, becoming ubiquitous and available no matter the challenges of time and space

The quality of the connection between teachers and their charges is a true learning booster for students and can become a source of well-being for teachers, too

Viviana Cáceres outlines some of the common difficulties encountered when designing a course together – and how to overcome them

Rocío Elizabeth Cortez Márquez and Elia Esther Mendoza Carabeo give advice on making interdisciplinary teams work online

Who’s the barbarian? Which one’s the wizard? Lorena Quilantán García offers practical advice on embarking upon your very own interdisciplinary hero quest

Maribell Reyes explains how to create comprehensively designed learning assessment strategies for an online course

Not sure about introducing extended reality? Gabriela Sánchez Castillo offers insights into developing immersive experiences that are useful for assessing real-world skills

Beaming a hologram of lecturers into classrooms offers greater closeness than video systems, say Carla Victoria Ramírez López, Leticia Castaño Sánchez and Patricia Aldape Valdés

Students need to be motivated and engaged to be successful, which is where podcasts, social media and music come in, say Esmeralda Niño-Perez and Angeles Carolina Aguirre-Acosta

Laura Patricia Zepeda Orantes shares recommendations for delivering hybrid courses, especially for teachers who are new to this way of working

Even amid the great shift online, assessment methods have often remained mired in the traditional system, says Monica Francesca Contrino

Claudia Hernández and Karla Banda offer practical advice on how to incorporate and direct productive peer assessment among students