Using poetry to solve problems
Grappling with a problem? Try writing a poem about it to aid your subconscious in finding a solution. Sam Illingworth explains how
April 27, 2022
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Universities must follow business and place ‘purpose’ front and centre
More and more businesses are shifting from the short-term myopia of financial self-interest to enduring, aspirational reasons to exist. Universities need to do the same
April 27, 2022 -
The cruel optimism of research careers: how to support contract workers
The conversation needs to switch from academic careers being the responsibility of individual researchers to what employers can do to support those in precarious roles
April 27, 2022 -
How higher education institutions can ensure their course portfolio is market-ready
Getting your course portfolio right is about balance. With so much money invested in course development, it's critical that institutions offer an integrated portfolio that is aligned with stakeholder demands
April 26, 2022 -
Using data to address unconscious bias and boost representation
Understanding the lived experiences of young people today can help institutions tackle the unconscious biases that deter under-represented groups from entering higher education
April 26, 2022 -
Making research metrics work for you, part one
An introduction to individual research metrics and how to discover how your own profile and data are represented online, in part one of Ioannis Glinavos’ advice on managing metrics
April 26, 2022 -
Naming students is even more crucial in online classes
Naming learners fosters a community in which the teacher is clearly all in and focused on individual members in the unique, shared space of the online classroom
April 26, 2022 -
In-person teaching now needs to be justified
If we take the same critical lens to in-person learning as we once did to online, rationalising our need for the former, how much better could we make our teaching?
April 26, 2022 -
Making research metrics work for you, part two
Steps you can take to improve your research data and elevate the visibility of your work, in part two of Ioannis Glinavos’ advice on managing metrics
April 26, 2022 -
Beyond the limits of the LMS: ways to communicate effectively with students
How to communicate with students in the online environment in effective and creative ways that go beyond relying on the learning management system, described by Kris Erskine
April 25, 2022 -
Lifelong learning needs a reboot – here’s how to do it
Instead of untangling a miscellany of education products, lifelong learners should find the structure and purpose of their degree continues into their professional life
April 25, 2022 -
Asynchronous communication strategies for successful learning design partnerships
Asynchronous communication that builds rapport among university course designers and external edtech providers, explained by Rae Mancilla and Nadine Hamman in the first part of a series looking at strategies for successful learning design partnerships
April 25, 2022 -
Balancing student data collection and privacy protection
Increased scrutiny of universities as keepers of valuable data means institutions need to be well versed in data protection responsibilities. Andy Phippen offers key aspects to consider
April 22, 2022 -
Students are different, so why are you still teaching them all the same way?
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
April 22, 2022 -
Why you should write feedback to your students before they’ve submitted
Starting at the end seems counterintuitive, but anticipating student strengths and weaknesses and automating your responses comes into its own for large cohorts
April 22, 2022