Teaching and learning

By Anonymous (not verified), 6 October, 2021

Best practice pedagogy for online, blended and in-person university teaching. Educators from universities around the world share advice, insight and experience on effective instructional design, teaching styles, assessment, boosting student engagement, classroom management and ensuring students achieve those all-important learning outcomes.

 

By Eliza.Compton, 27 February, 2026

Dealing with ethics: using flash cards to spark connection

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Ethics is a fundamental skill in accounting, but it is difficult to teach in a way that gives students confidence to use and test frameworks. Here, Catriona Hyde explains how simple flash cards can create curiosity and connection in the classroom
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4minutes
By Laura.Duckett, 20 February, 2026

‘Joy doesn’t dilute academic rigour. It sustains it’

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By weaving playfulness, humour and authenticity into teaching, research and departmental culture, academics can spark curiosity, strengthen collaboration and tackle difficult conversations, say Alice Wilson and Madeleine Steeds
By Laura.Duckett, 11 February, 2026

Tips for co-creating education projects

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Many co-creation projects fail not for lack of goodwill, but because power is never explicitly addressed. Learn practical ways to tackle hierarchy and empower students
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4minutes
By Laura.Duckett, 9 February, 2026

Let’s not patronise Gen Z students

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Gen Z students don’t need flashy visuals to keep them engaged. They want clear, effective design, say Svetoslav Georgiev and Joseph Tinsley
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4minutes
By charrineann.ocado, 30 January, 2026

Cybersecurity Threats to Universities and Colleges — How to Stay Safe

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As digital transformation accelerates, universities and colleges are becoming high-value targets for cybercriminals.
Higher education systems hold vast troves of student and staff personal data, intellectual property from cutting-edge research, and sensitive financial records, making them prime targets for ransomware, data breaches, and other cyberattacks.
Unlike many commercial sectors, academia’s mission of openness and collaboration expands attack surfaces and heightens risk.
By Laura.Duckett, 29 January, 2026

What I wish I’d known before becoming a programme leader

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Becoming a programme leader means learning to lead without line management, protecting your boundaries, and playing the long game. Here, Tom Chapman reflects on what he’s learned during two decades in the role
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5minutes
By kiera.obrien, 23 January, 2026

Maximise student satisfaction in creative education: part two

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In the second part of this guide to achieving 100 per cent student satisfaction results in the National Student Survey, here’s why creating community and centring mental well-being made a difference
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5minutes
By Laura.Duckett, 19 January, 2026

Guide students through four stages of cognitive development

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Critical thinking does not develop automatically. Using William Perry’s model of cognitive development, Adeola A. Matthew shows how lecturers can help students progress from simplistic, dualistic thinking to more reflective and reasoned judgement
By Laura.Duckett, 16 January, 2026

Tips for running engaging tutorials

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Practical strategies for turning tutorials into active, inclusive learning spaces, from designing hands-on activities and valuing student contributions to building rapport and providing effective feedback
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4minutes
By Eliza.Compton, 15 January, 2026

Campus Talks: How to turn vulnerability into a teaching superpower

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Authenticity and connection are key to supporting students in the classroom. This means it is important for educators to develop the skills to show up as their whole selves but also understand how to protect their boundaries
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35minutes
By kiera.obrien, 2 January, 2026

What makes a classroom a community?

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Community can be built on every course, deepening learning and improving the experience for everyone. Find out how
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4minutes
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