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, 18 September, 2025

Seven strategies to fuel students’ motivation

Students raise their hands in a lecture hall
Keep your students motivated – not just for one class, but across a whole term. Find out seven ways to build sustainable motivation in the classroom
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4minutes
By Eliza.Compton, 18 September, 2025

Motivation by design: faculty-led strategies for learning that matters

Young male teaching assistant with two college students
Apps or algorithms alone won’t drive the students of the future to learn. Rather, it will be faculty domain expertise that aligns with how they think, work and learn. Margaret Ellis explains how to design learning for student motivation
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4minutes
By kiera.obrien, 16 September, 2025

Let’s teach students to disagree well

A young student stands up to make a point
Conflict is an integral part of life, building better communication and understanding of each other’s differences. Equip students with the tools to do it well
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4minutes
By kiera.obrien, 8 September, 2025

Two heads are better than one: a practical guide to co-teaching

Two people write on a whiteboard
Co-teaching can benefit not only students and academics, but administrative staff as well. Here, Dinara Pisareva and Andrei Semenov explain how to find a compatible partner, plan and navigate when educators’ approaches diverge
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3minutes
By Eliza.Compton, 6 September, 2025

Ozzy Osbourne taught me how to survive academia

Ozzy Osbourne star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
The Prince of Darkness helped me to build a university career, writes Brittany Anne Carlson. Here, she offers five tips to help fellow educators and researchers stay aboard their own academic ‘crazy train’
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4minutes
By Laura.Duckett, 4 September, 2025

Institutions must work together to build innovative curricula

A group of educators designing a curriculum
Collaboration across institutions can drive real curriculum innovation. This guide shares lessons from two east London-based institutions on building partnerships for sustainability and community-based learning
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5minutes
University course design and delivery