Teaching and learning

Breaking up teaching content into chunks that can be repeatedly revisited offers educators a non-linear approach to learning. Chris Jones shares advice for designing online courses

Offering more mastery experiences will greatly reduce the mental and emotional fatigue that permeates so many post-Covid university classrooms

Divya Bheda shares five ways educators can embody democratic principles through their assessment practices to help students learn civic-minded values and behaviour

The key considerations for developing an effective microcredentials portfolio that meets the needs of diverse learners and employers

Layal Hakim explains when and how to implement different types of assessment throughout a course in order to support learning

Experience in the professional world can set your students up for a seamless transfer from higher education to the world of work

A learning framework can help students understand their transition from higher education to the professional world as well as support their holistic experience of university life

Ahead of Digital Universities Week UK, a task force of four university leaders in the UK gives advice on how to roll out digital transformation on campus – from staff buy-in to securing your networks

Aidan McGowan explains how converting practical coding ‘labs’ into a series of short videos taking students through the problems step-by-step has improved learning outcomes

Wayne Geerling explains how economics lecturers can draw on popular culture to demonstrate key concepts in a more relatable way that aids understanding, taking ‘Squid Game’ as an example