We need to help students overcome their textbook troubles
As institutions re-examine the costs of attending university, the affordability of course materials is again moving to the centre of the conversation, writes Raj Kaji
August 23, 2021
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Three lessons from exhibiting final-year projects online
Dechanuchit Katanyutaveetip describes three unexpected benefits he and his students discovered after they were forced to move the exhibition of their final-year projects online
August 23, 2021 -
Flexi-learning on a shoestring
Four Australian academics discuss how universities can deliver quality flexible teaching and learning on already stretched budgets
August 20, 2021 -
A pedagogy of kindness: the cornerstone for student learning and wellness
Fiona Rawle outlines a pedagogy founded on human connection, care and compassion that improves student learning outcomes
August 20, 2021 -
Cultivating creativity in higher education
Academics from the UK and the US discuss the role of creativity in higher education, its many forms and how to foster it through teaching and research
August 19, 2021 -
Self-directed learning is becoming the forgotten ingredient in HE
In the heady rush to extol the virtues of asynchronous learning, we are watering down the main element of students’ learning experience, says Linda Kaye
August 19, 2021 -
Creating time and space for reflection in undergraduate research methods
Adrian Lam offers insights on how keeping a weekly application diary helps enhance students’ reflections on the power and limits of research methods
August 19, 2021 -
How can we solve Japan’s student mobility issues?
Japan struggles with multiculturalism as a concept, let alone a reality, and overseas students can suffer. But online education could offer help, says Haruko Satoh
August 18, 2021 -
Taking challenging courses requiring step-by-step instruction online
Pam Benz offers tips for translating challenging courses, which necessitate students seeing problems worked out step by step, to online instruction modes
August 18, 2021 -
New modes of practicum – synergising online and offline teaching modes
Rohnii Tse provides insight on how teaching the practical application of a subject can be adapted to work via online or remote channels
August 17, 2021 -
Using tech to train students in creative problem-solving 
Alison Watson explains how institutions can guide students in developing creative solutions to real-world problems, better preparing them for the demands of the future workplace
August 16, 2021 -
The arts and humanities have not been forgotten: finding funding post-pandemic
Edward Harcourt on why the arts and humanities are vital to tackling societal challenges and what funding streams are available to research within these disciplines
August 13, 2021 -
Make yourself presentable
Richard Gratwick sketches a course designed to develop students’ presentation skills, whether in person or online, using principles that are universal
August 13, 2021 -
Let’s embrace flexible learning as much as we have flexible working
Much like working from home, remote teaching and learning come with a range of benefits to learners if we just make room for them
August 13, 2021 -
How to embed creativity more fully into university curricula
Five key strategies to enhance student creativity through university curricula that encourage exploration and enquiry
August 12, 2021