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Teaching Matters is @EdinburghUni website, blog and podcast for celebrating learning and teaching, and sharing ideas and approaches to teaching.
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Looking for innovative course designs? Rose Day, Learning Technologist HCAatEdinburgh, highlights the HCA TEL Learn Ultra Showcase featuring some of the innovative online courses that creatively use #edtech in course designs. #OnlineLearning #learnultra teaching-matters-blog.ed.ac.uk/unveiling-inno…
Three reasons you should be using GIFs in online learning and teaching. Students as Change Agents Programme Managers, Aidan Tracey and Emma Taylor discuss creative use of #GIFs in fostering connection and #studentengagement in #onlinelearning environments. teaching-matters-blog.ed.ac.uk/three-reasons-…
🔊New podcast: What is interdisciplinarity? Emily Shaw, an undergraduate student Edinburgh Futures Institute, takes us on a journey of exploring what 'interdisciplinarity' means. Tune in to hear from students and experts in the field, Dr David Overend and Dr Gill Robinson. teaching-matters-blog.ed.ac.uk/podcast-what-i…
How might we use creative activities like journal writing and art making in teaching and learning professionalism, ethics, and identity. Alan and Penny Barnard share their experience from the Family Medicine summer school 2024 Master of Family Medicine. teaching-matters-blog.ed.ac.uk/art-in-teachin…
"It’s safe to say that at least one person in your inner circle has felt burned out at some point in their lives" - In today's post, Tessa Warinner, Wellbeing adviser HCAatEdinburgh discusses a rising concern - #Burnout in academia. teaching-matters-blog.ed.ac.uk/what-is-burnou…
🎙️Listen to Grace and Tessa discuss the challenges state-educated students face when transitioning to university. Grace Clark, president of the 93% club (UoE branch), shares what the club is about and their various activities.. #wideningparticipation teaching-matters-blog.ed.ac.uk/podcast-studen…
5 tips for designing and delivering your first lectures - a helpful blog post by Josh Fogg, tutor and PhD student Edinburgh Uni Maths - preparation & pacing are key! edin.ac/3YR8nCZ #teaching #Tutoring
🎧Podcast: In part 2 of their conversation, Grace and Tessa explore the challenges state-educated students face as they transition to university and the unique experiences of working class students. #wideningparticipation #mentalhealth #studentwellbeing teaching-matters-blog.ed.ac.uk/podcast-studen…
What are the biggest drivers of students’ Cost of Living Crisis? How can we better support students? Dora Herndon, President & Ruth Elliott, Vice President Community EUSA Student Opportunities discuss in today's post... Student illus. by Sara Albakri Edinburgh Futures Institute teaching-matters-blog.ed.ac.uk/impact-of-the-…
Is there a better way to provide feedback that both explains the mark and transfers clearly to future work? 💡Dr Sue Widdicombe & James Donaldson School of PPLS discuss a program level feedback idea that helps students build skills across various courses. teaching-matters-blog.ed.ac.uk/assessment-for…
Life in the academy is far from immune from the Cost of Living Crisis. Dr Neil Speirs Widening Participation Team shares his thoughts on how educators can adopt Freire's pedagogy of love and hope to help us make life on campus just that little bit easier to navigate: edin.ac/3Z1PNIw
Hannah McNeilly from Biomed Sci Edinburgh & Imogen Bevan from School of GeoSciences @ University of Edinburgh share their findings from piloting a six-week course, which took 10 PGT students on guided mindful nature walk to increase wellbeing: edin.ac/3AWRCfH #wellbeing