Teaching and learning

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Best practice for online, in-person and blended teaching pedagogy: educators from universities around the world share their advice, insights and experience
By dene.mullen, 18 August, 2022
There are few better ways for staff to build and share knowledge within institutions, but while communities of practice can evolve organically, they also need nurturing
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4minutes
By Miranda Prynne, 15 August, 2022
Threshold concepts are themes that underpin an academic discipline and can provide a framework for students to build knowledge. But teachers must be mindful of students’ capacity to understand them, as Becky Lewis explains
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4minutes
By Miranda Prynne, 12 August, 2022
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, 11 August, 2022
Biases can affect personal interactions, course design, learning activities, assessment and institutional practices, thus it is vital that educators work to remove bias from their teaching. Donna Hurford and Andrew Read share helpful approaches
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4minutes