Seven questions about storytelling in the classroom
Ng Lee Keng explains why and how telling stories in class can transform student engagement and make your lessons more interesting
September 5, 2023
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Three strategies for creating a field experience course
Three important steps needed to create an effective field experience course that aids students’ learning and development, shared by Donna-Maria Maynard
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The benefits of having a web presence as an early career researcher
If you can be easily found online, you’re more likely to raise your research profile, receive media requests, get involved in peer review – or even just get nice emails from the public, writes Ashleigh Johnstone
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Six lessons from facilitating a formalised mentoring programme
An institutional formalised mentoring scheme can offer invaluable career guidance for early- and mid-career academics. Here, based on 15 years of managing a programme for academic staff, Karen Mather offers her key takeaways
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Inclusivity versus devotion to the cult of STEM
Is an underlying global STEM culture of devotion getting in the way of a more inclusive academy, asks Andrew Pye
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Brainstorming can breathe new life into your classes
In education, brainstorming has been regarded mostly as a classroom engagement tool, but it can be so much more than that, says Mattia Miani
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Engaging students with careers resources early and often
Here’s how career centres can reach out to students before they’ve even set foot on campus, and why it matters for their future job search and development
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Bring your learners to life through personas
Understanding your learners and their needs enables you to develop more engaging courses, and personas are a great tool to help you achieve this, as Andrés Ordorica explains
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Move student communication from passive to active using ‘I like, I wish, I wonder’
Rebeca Elizabeth Alvarado Ramírez introduces a methodology that encourages effective communication in digital learning processes
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Why micro-mentoring works for Generation Z
Breaking the support experience into bite-size exchanges does more to increase younger students’ appetite to keep going than the traditional one-to-one mentoring model
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Life after publication: promote your work for maximum impact
Seeing your work in print is by no means the end of the story. Chris Tancock offers advice on how you can make your published work stand out and benefit from the broadest visibility
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THE podcast: an interview with Ngiare Brown, chancellor of James Cook University
Ngiare Brown is the first female and the first Indigenous chancellor of James Cook University. Here, she shares what she hopes to achieve during her tenure, including making higher education a place for Indigenous students
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Circular impact: a call to action for research on grand societal challenges
How to enact a ‘circular’ approach to research and impact so outcomes feed back into the work to inform ongoing planning and improvement
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How can generative AI intersect with Bloom’s taxonomy?
Like in a video game, AI allows us to jump multiple levels, but that doesn’t mean the much-used framework becomes obsolete – we might just need a new approach
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Pathways to prosperity in casual academia
The journey from adjunct to permanent requires adaptability, foresight and self-awareness. Here, Andrew Stapleton offers tips – such as diversifying skills, strategic branding and mobility – to enhance an academic career
August 30, 2023