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 Miranda Prynne, 9 December, 2022

Teach and talk: encouraging student dialogue in class

Students talking in class
Dialogic validation is about making students aware of the value their ideas bring to the classroom. Roehl Sybing discusses three simple principles that teachers can adopt to get students talking
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3minutes
By Eliza.Compton, 2 December, 2022

How to spice up a lecture

student on a pile of books with calculations on the wall concept
Simple exercises can make reading-based university classes more engaging and interactive, says Amjed Majeed. In this video, he offers four ways to break up the vocabulary, text, comprehension routine
By dene.mullen, 1 December, 2022

An introduction to microlearning

Student microlearning on a train
Dulce Julissa Salas Benavides and Jesús Alejandro Salas Benavides explain the basics of microlearning, from how it works to benefits and key features
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3minutes
By dene.mullen, 29 November, 2022

Good teachers need to be good learners

Top three teaching and learning tips for higher education
Patrick Bailey draws on four decades of university experience to identify the three things he thinks have the biggest impact on successful teaching and learning
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4minutes
By Eliza.Compton, 25 November, 2022

Lesson plans – a blueprint for success

Book opening to landscape
Think of your lesson as a story and your lesson plan as its script. And remember that a good plan considers the people involved in the lesson, not just the activities
University course design and delivery