University course design and delivery

How to design in-person, hybrid and online courses that maximise student engagement, inclusion and learning. Here, you can find advice on instructional design including lesson planning, creation and organisation of educational materials and effective use of digital technologies; as well as teaching methods and styles to help you achieve specific learning outcomes.

By kiera.obrien , 10 July, 2026

Why we should teach students about academic freedom

A young woman holds a megaphone at a protest

Empower students with both a theoretical understanding of academic freedom and hands-on experience in advocating for those stripped of it. Here’s how

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5minutes

By miranda.prynne , 7 July, 2026

What are students really paying attention to?

If we want to engage students, we must reuse and regenerate their attention rather than take, make and waste it, writes Christine Rivers, who shares advice on how to do this

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4minutes

By kiera.obrien , 7 July, 2026

Click like: how to use influencers in authentic assessment

A hand holds a phone, on which an influencer is live streaming

Bridge the gap between students’ education and their online lives by deploying social media content creators in assessment. Here’s how

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5minutes

By Eliza.Compton , 7 July, 2026

The global STEM workforce is multilingual. Is your institution keeping up?

Male and female engineers consulting on a work site

English may dominate research and industry, but engineers increasingly work across languages, cultures and markets. Universities that recognise multilingualism as a professional asset will better prepare graduates for the realities of global practice

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5minutes

By miranda.prynne , 6 July, 2026

The Democracy Lab: how 20 minutes of debate can revive the lecture

Student raising their hand to speak in a lecture

By introducing short debate about a current issue or trend tied to that day’s lecture, Theo Koutmeridis discovered a simple way to boost student interest and engagement for the whole two-hour class

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4minutes

By kiera.obrien , 6 July, 2026

Design learning that works with the brain, not against it

An illustration of screwed up bits of paper leading to a lightbulb moment

Educating used to be about explaining concepts – now it’s about designing experiences to help the brain develop understanding. Find advice to tweak your teaching here

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6minutes

By kiera.obrien , 3 July, 2026

I start my lectures by introducing my teaching assistant: GenAI

A student uses a laptop in a lecture hall

Artificial intelligence is offering us an opportunity to give every student in the lecture hall the chance to think ideas through and truly understand. Let’s take it

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4minutes

By kiera.obrien , 30 June, 2026

How to let students fail – so they can bounce back

A phone interface with a chatbot conversation open

If we’re preparing students for the outside world, they need to be resilient and agile. Here’s how AI avatars could help

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5minutes

By Laura.Duckett , 30 June, 2026

Impactful lessons begin and end with clarity

Students in class watching a teacher, among them one raises her hand to answer a question

Common in primary and secondary teaching, starter and plenary activities can get students interested and build knowledge. Paul Demetriou explains how to use them in university teaching

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5minutes

By kiera.obrien , 29 June, 2026

Move beyond one-size-fits-all education for international students

Build a more inclusive and linguistically sensitive learning environment for global students with these tips

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5minutes

University course design and delivery