How to use a project management approach to help run research projects
Jon Gunnell explains how to adopt the PRINCE2 project management method to help overcome the many challenges of running a multi-year research project
July 18, 2023
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The flipped classroom: an evidence-based approach
Flipped learning is most effective when it places active learning at its core, research suggests. A new model for flipped learning, developed by Manu Kapur and colleagues, aims to do just that
July 18, 2023 -
From cohort to community: how to support student-led initiatives
Building a strong cohort starts with supporting students directly. Here, we, as student and staff co-authors in the humanities, share insights on how to encourage solutions designed for students by students
July 17, 2023 -
Using animation to stimulate learner engagement
Videos are a popular means of engaging students in learning concepts, and using animated videos allows a wide range of contexts and situations to be explored
July 17, 2023 -
Questions to test students’ understanding of research methods
How to craft questions for closed book examinations on undergraduate research methods
July 17, 2023 -
Saying people’s names right: what policymakers can do
How can leaders and policymakers in higher education help staff and students to respect people’s name-based identities? Jane Pilcher and Hannah Deakin-Smith identify steps to take
July 14, 2023 -
How a school exchange with my daughter led me to question the role of universities
Giving a class at my daughter’s school and having her visit my university gave rise to serious questions about childcare, education and how our universities fit into society, says Andy Farnell
July 14, 2023 -
How business schools could lead the charge to revive faith in higher education
As US higher education faces a drop in student numbers, business schools could help transform universities into the cross-disciplinary experiential learning hubs needed today, write Ahmad Al Asady and Siri Terjesen
July 14, 2023 -
Discovering how data can transform the learner experience
Higher education institutions can harness data to break down silos and shape educational journeys
July 13, 2023 -
How to sustain a journal and beat the academic publishing racket
Starting a journal is hard enough – keeping it going is an ongoing challenge. Here’s how to maintain success in academic publishing
July 13, 2023 -
Recommendations for using design thinking in the classroom
How to prepare a design thinking workshop, from introducing the concept to students through to ideation and eventually pitching their idea
July 13, 2023 -
Indigenous knowledge provides skills for lifelong learning that AI cannot
Indigenous ways of knowing can provide skills and strategies for learning that could assist educators in addressing the climate emergency, decolonisation and balance the outsourcing of knowledge to AI, Alexandra Sherlock writes
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Grow your own accessibility allies
The steps to making learning content accessible include identifying areas that need attention, overcoming barriers and recruiting allies to get the job done, writes Luke Searle
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A tale of two models: rethinking shared governance
Ryan Litsey and Jon McNaughtan discuss how the growth of faculty-turned-administrators has complicated the traditional view and execution of shared governance
July 12, 2023