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, 3 June, 2024

Talking to students about AI

robot tin can telephone
Socio-economic, cultural, geographic and other factors mean that some students know more about AI than others, and we can’t have an effective discussion about AI and academic integrity until we all know what we’re talking about, writes John Weldon
By Eliza.Compton, 17 May, 2024

The (AI) sky isn’t falling

Robot hand typing
Students using generative AI to write their essays is a problem, but it isn’t a crisis, writes Christopher Hallenbrook. We have the tools to tackle the issue of artificial intelligence
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4minutes
By Eliza.Compton, 16 May, 2024

Why I invite a creationist to my evolutionary biology class

Detail of Michelangelo's Creation of Adam
The encounter gives students a chance to apply newly gained knowledge to a real-world situation and, perhaps more importantly, it models productive discussion among people who disagree with one another, writes Curt Stager
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4minutes
By Eliza.Compton, 13 May, 2024

How students’ GenAI skills and reflection affect assignment instructions

using AI concept
The ability to use generative AI is akin to time management or other learning skills that students need practice to master. Here, Vincent Spezzo and Ilya Gokhman offer tips to make sure instructions land equally no matter students’ level of AI experience
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5minutes
Pedagogy