Teaching and learning

If social media is eventually revealed as a grave threat to public health, the academy’s unquestioning adoption of it could make scholars complicit

How to effectively design reinforcement activities for the activeflex course to maximise student engagement, by Joy Oettel

Explicitly linking prior knowledge and experience is key in engaging students in deep learning and transitions them away from passivity in learning

As universities move from a crisis response to ongoing management of Covid-19, this guide outlines why and how to engage public health faculty in campus decision-making

Advice on how higher education institutions could apply Robotic Process Automation to improve efficiencies, based on lessons from its use in the NHS

A warm, welcoming class environment and lessons that apply to real-life contexts can make mathematics fun and engaging, as Pattama Sornkao explains

Online learning can leave students feeling lonely and disengaged. Tracy DeCicco explains how incorporating group activities into coursework can get them re-engaged with the materials – and each other

Five strategies for university teachers to encourage students to use challenge, struggle and safe failure for effective long-term learning

An edtech company might offer an outstanding technology that fits with the ethos and strategic direction of an institution, but that is just the start, says John Miles

Academics’ struggle is a stirring reminder that the freedom of scholars and students to speak, teach and publish is neither inviolable nor dispensable, says Ron Daniels