Teaching and learning

Ice-breaking activities borrowed from the performing arts that can help students form bonds and build belonging from the start of a course

Three tips identified by students that will help you develop an honest, strong relationship with students and become a more authentic teacher

Why a sense of belonging is crucial to learning and how we can rebuild it within universities, following the disruption of the pandemic, in ways that also boost graduate skills

Rather than flagging essays by students with specific learning difficulties for “sensitive” marking, why are universities not rethinking the way they assess to make it more equitable for all students?

G. K. Suraishkumar looks at ways to assess students’ learning more effectively through formative assessments and argues for basing grades entirely on this method

How to use student co-creation to bring active participation and collaboration into the learning experience, based on insights from the Liberated Learners open educational resource

It takes coordination, communication and credibility to implement quick improvements in assessment and feedback, as a team from the University of Exeter explains

Advice on learning and discussion prompts that require students to think beyond the remit of AI responses

Written exams should generate writing that vibrates with personality, exploration of ideas and an urge to communicate, says Tyler Thier

It’s important – and possible – to remember students’ names at university level, says Ng Lee Keng