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 Miranda Prynne, 12 August, 2022

Please follow the following: user guidance tasks as assessments

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Challenging students to create user guidance manuals relevant to their subject, explaining how something should be used or carried out, is an effective way to assess their applied knowledge, Russ Woodward and Nicola Pattinson explain
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4minutes
By Miranda Prynne, 1 August, 2022

Student-led knowledge exchange using Wikipedia

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Challenging students to draft or enhance Wikipedia entries is an effective way to develop their subject knowledge, research and writing skills, as Adrian Man-Ho Lam explains
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5minutes
By Eliza.Compton, 19 July, 2022

The rise and rise of the lecture-tainer

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Falling class attendance and shorter student attention spans present challenges for university teachers. Sandi Mann offers advice for tackling the boredom conundrum
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4minutes
By Miranda Prynne, 13 July, 2022

Strategies to motivate students in asynchronous learning

A student watching a lecture online at home
The self-directed nature of asynchronous learning makes it easy for students to disengage. Guhuai Jiang and Jiayu Zhou offer strategies that boost students’ motivation when working on their own
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3minutes
Pedagogy