Teaching and learning

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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 , 22 May, 2026

Assessing critical thinking in critical times

Concept of levelling up university assessment in response to GenAI
The advent of generative AI plus questions about the relevance of higher education call for a closer look at how critical thinking skills are taught and measured. Kate Williams offers ways to level up traditional assessment formats
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By Eliza.Compton , 14 May, 2026

Assessing students when artificial intelligence is ubiquitous

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If we continue to prioritise memorisation in an age of wall-to-wall information, we send the wrong message to our students and employers. Michelle Seref offers advice on assessment that builds critical thinking skills
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4minutes
By Eliza.Compton , 13 May, 2026

How to start reimagining assessments authentically

Young man giving a presentation
What does authentic assessment really look like? Through real-world tasks, meaningful application and core knowledge and skills, it supports deeper learning and a more accurate measure of students’ understanding
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4minutes
By Eliza.Compton , 7 May, 2026

‘Small changes in assessment design can make thinking visible’

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Many concerns about the impact of artificial intelligence on academic integrity and authorship have focused on controlling the tool rather than reconsidering the task, writes Nicole Brownlie. Here, she offers a shift to assess process, not just answers
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4minutes
By Eliza.Compton , 1 May, 2026

When the business plan becomes a performance

Hand stopping a line of dominoes falling
Under conventional assessment models in entrepreneurship, continuation of a venture is rewarded and optimism reads as competence, write Ian Solway and Jolyon Nott. But students should be required to demonstrate judgement, not projected success
By Eliza.Compton , 29 April, 2026

GenAI has turned teachers into auditors

Man's hands over laptop keyboard with figures and speech bubbles
When educators have to police how students use AI, and gatekeeping adds to the workload and emotional toll, teaching loses its joy, write Meena Jha and Amara Atif. Here are ways to reclaim the role of educator
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4minutes
By Eliza.Compton , 28 April, 2026

How to redesign law exams for students with ADHD

Red-headed female student looking unhappy in an exam
Long closed-book examinations are at odds with how the brains of students with ADHD work, writes Malak Benslama-Dabdoub. Here, she explains how to create assessment that tests the target skills
By Eliza.Compton , 23 April, 2026

Why business schools need to rethink how they teach law

Gavel and stack of books
In an age of lawfare and regulatory complexity, legal literacy has become a core managerial skill. Yet most law professors teaching in business schools receive no preparation for the job. It is time to change that, writes Maximiliano Marzetti
By kiera.obrien , 21 April, 2026

Find the courage to teach collaboratively

One mountain climber helps another over a ridge
Teaching has never been a solitary endeavour, but it can be lonely. Here’s how to nurture collaborations with your fellow educators that will help everyone grow
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5minutes
By Eliza.Compton , 14 April, 2026

Learner heterogeneity is now the norm in higher education

Multiracial group of adult learners
In an era of lifelong learning and reskilling, undergraduate cohorts include students balancing work, caregiving and studies across life stages. Flexibility should be a foundational design principle rather than an accommodation
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4minutes
By kiera.obrien , 7 April, 2026

Rethinking laboratory design for accessibility

Students in a lab listen to the instructor
Are lab assessments truly evaluating students’ scientific abilities – or simply their physical agility in an inflexible environment? Find out how to design more accessible biomedical laboratory practices
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5minutes
By Eliza.Compton , 1 April, 2026

When plans meet people: navigating the friction of group assessment

Students sitting in a circle on the floor with laptops
Not all group work runs smoothly but educators can deal with disruptions more effectively if they have time- and situation-sensitive moves in their teaching repertoire. Here, Sarah Sholl and Stephen Yorkstone offer advice to stop group assessment falling apart
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5minutes
By Eliza.Compton , 28 March, 2026

Four steps to embed anti-racism into teacher training

Male teacher working with multiracial primary school class
By exposing incoming educators to anti-racist principles early in training, universities better prepare them to promote fairness, critical thinking and social justice, writes Jordan Allers
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4minutes
By kiera.obrien , 27 March, 2026

How working with deaf students changed my teaching

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Adjusting your teaching when you have a deaf student in your class can help everyone learn better – and help you find new ways to communicate effectively. Find out how
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5minutes
By miranda.prynne , 25 March, 2026

Move beyond tokenism to embed patient insights in medical curricula

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Patients often help with medical and healthcare teaching – yet they are rarely involved in designing what students are taught. Find out how one university team worked with patients to co-produce a medical curriculum that strengthened educational quality and public accountability
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