Research time disappearing before your eyes? Try student collaborations
Working alongside students can help academics to both protect their research time and boost student employability, say Dean Fido and Louise Wallace
December 23, 2021
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My Christmas wish? Wider recognition that blended is different from online
Following two years of disruption and jumping between modes of delivery, many students and staff seem to be – incorrectly – conflating blended with online, says Harriet Dunbar-Morris
December 22, 2021 -
What is the long-term impact of online learning?
Online learning looks set to remain central to the delivery of higher education long after the pandemic. In this webinar Maryanne Dever and Diana Laurillard discuss what the long-term impact of this might be, on teaching, student support, well-being and the sector as a whole
December 22, 2021 -
Creating worthwhile multiple choice questions for higher education assessment
Multiple choice questions are often frowned on as an assessment tool in higher education. But when well constructed, they offer a clear and transparent way of evaluating student progress, as Anthony Evans explains
December 21, 2021 -
Using community-based research projects to motivate learning among engineering students
Trithos Kamsuwan explains how community-based research projects can be used to motivate students, creating opportunities to apply principles they have learned in class to solve real-world problems
December 20, 2021 -
Foster mentorship skills to create the socially responsible leaders of the future
Institutions should look to set up mentorship practices that help students develop the skills they will need to create successful and sustainable companies. Laura-Jane Silverman explains how
December 17, 2021 -
Collecting data on our students is the only way forward
Ubiquitous data collection will give rise to large datasets, which can help improve outcomes for all students – especially those most in need, says Daphne Koller
December 17, 2021 -
THE Campus top 10 most-read higher education resources of 2021
A round-up of the most in-demand advice and opinion shared on THEÂ Campus in the past year, addressing university teaching, research and much more
December 16, 2021 -
Building student identities as learners, not consumers, for better academic outcomes
Students who think and act like consumers have worse academic outcomes, research shows. Louise Taylor Bunce shares practical steps to help build students’ identities as learners rather than as consumers of education
December 16, 2021 -
Campus talks: behind two of our most-read resources on diversity statements and student well-being
We speak to the authors behind two of the most popular resources of 2021, focused on drafting diversity statements and teaching practices that support student well-being, to find out what shaped their advice
December 16, 2021 -
Cybersecurity in the HE sector – getting the basics right
Managing security updates, vulnerability reviews, password policies and multi-factor authentication are staple university needs, says Clive Madders
December 16, 2021 -
Transitioning to a PhD: common struggles and how to overcome them
Camille Bou outlines the key struggles she encountered during the first year of her PhD and shares useful insight on how she overcame them
December 15, 2021 -
Why do we expect students to work well in groups if we don’t teach them how?
If we’re going to assign team projects, and if we really believe working well in a group is important, we must teach effective group processes, says Todd Zakrajsek
December 15, 2021 -
How to support academic staff starting the journey of decolonising the curriculum
How do you support the endeavours of academic staff and build student voice into an institution-wide effort to decolonise the curriculum? Mhairi Taylor and Nighet Riaz share lessons from the University of Glasgow’s action plan
December 14, 2021 -
Is your curriculum design limiting students’ learning potential?
All too often, insufficient emphasis is placed on development of the self-regulatory skill sets that students need most in order to do well, says Carol Evans
December 14, 2021