Higher education pedagogy

Learn more about pedagogy and how different theories of teaching and learning work across higher education. Here, academics offer insights into a variety of pedagogies, drawing on their own teaching experience alongside research, to provide practical advice on what instructional methods work best for different university contexts, disciplines and classes.

By Eliza.Compton , 13 October, 2025

Can transferable skills be taught in distance learning?

Woman doing online education
As workplaces are increasingly AI-integrated and hybrid, can teaching transferable skills – including body language – in a virtual learning environment, in some cases, offer a more authentic education experience?
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By kiera.obrien , 2 October, 2025

Five ways to embed anti-racist pedagogy

Students listen to a lecture
With the race awarding gap widening, facilitating conversations about race between staff and students is crucial. Embedding anti-racist pedagogy in your classroom can pave the way – here’s how
By Laura.Duckett , 30 September, 2025

How to test GenAI’s impact on learning

Students working on a project together in class
Rather than speculate on GenAI’s promise or peril, Thibault Schrepel suggests simple teaching experiments to uncover its actual effects
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4minutes
By Laura.Duckett , 29 September, 2025

From ‘sage on the stage’ to ‘guide on the side’

An unseen driver at the wheel of a car
With GenAI, changing job markets and overprotective parenting shaping today’s learners, higher education must balance knowledge with fostering autonomy – without letting independence go too far, says Daniella Sieukaran
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4minutes
By Eliza.Compton , 29 September, 2025

Assessment tasks that support human skills

Head made of cogs and jigsaw puzzle piece
Assignments that focus on exploration, analysis and authenticity offer a road map for university assessment that incorporates AI while retaining its rigour and human elements
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4minutes
Higher education pedagogy