Teaching and learning

Classes are sometimes the least transformative elements of what students experience at university. We need to change that, say Davin Carr-Chellman, Ali Carr-Chellman and Michael Kroth

Catherine Wehlburg shares tips for creating a learning environment and assessment design that encourages authentic learning and reduces the temptation to cheat

Carol Evans explains how to design assessment and feedback practices that are authentic and deepen students’ learning and confidence in the long term

Audra Spicer explains how online classes can provide opportunities to make student self-assessment visual, engaging, immediate and comprehensible

Russ Woodward looks at the merits and practicalities of using campaign-based assessments on vocational higher education courses

Hannah McGee explores solutions to address the unique challenges that universities face in preparing healthcare students for frontline roles

Catherine Seeds explains how a growth mindset and willingness to experiment should be embraced as powerful teaching tools

Rhianedd Smith shares insight on how to collaboratively create real-world learning experiences for students with professional partners

Effective approaches universities can take to promote equity and improve student learning outcomes and employability, shared by a team from the University of Salford

Well-designed virtual experiential learning could have far-reaching useful applications. Here three academics share lessons from developing effective virtual tours and field trips during the pandemic