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When the campus is gone: keeping postgraduate supervision visible under disruption in Gaza
What does postgraduate supervision need to look like when the usual structures of higher education have been severely disrupted?
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Rethinking assessment in the face of AI – example of an in-year change
Since the launch of open-access Generative AI tools at the end of 2022, educators across the globe have had to stop and question their assessment methods, responding to the potential threat of academic misconduct from these tools.
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Assessment as learning in Medical Sciences
Students on the second year, 30-credit module ‘Disease, diagnostics and therapeutics’ (CSC2012), engage with a range of formative and summative assessment tasks that help them develop their assessment literacy and evaluative judgement.
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Authentic assessment – video creation as an assessment
Written essays play a significant role in the university assessment ecosystem, but are challenging to mark at scale and when overused don’t generally offer much added value to the student.
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‘Melanin Matters’ – A student-led skin diversity project
A group of Exeter medical students established ‘Melanin Matters’ to expand the dialogue surrounding ethnic diversity in medicine, with a view to facilitate curriculum change which better reflects the global patient population.
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Gamifying review sessions: helping students integrate their learning in a supportive, enjoyable environment
Student engagement is a hot topic in education at the moment, and gamification is one way we can create effective and engaging learning environments for our students.
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Embedding professional skills development into module/programme design
Developing students' professional skills is crucial for their career readiness. But how can educators integrate those practical abilities into academic coursework?
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Becoming an expert learner
Professor Caroline Keenan, Director of Education and Student Experience and Associate Professor of Law and Legal Education, led an interesting project on helping students become expert learners.
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Taking account of student experiences of eco-grief and eco-anxiety when incorporating sustainable development goals into teaching
The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated many changes in higher education, including a greater focus on online learning. However, another key trend has been growing efforts to incorporate the UN's Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) into university curricula.
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Tailoring employability provision for international students
Moving to a new country for university can be tough. You're far from home in an unfamiliar environment and you need to figure out your career too!
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Steps for creating quality online modules
Online courses have gained a somewhat negative perception over the years. Some believe that they lack the quality and credibility of traditional in-person education.
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Scaffolding reflective writing for undergraduate students
Reflective writing can be a powerful tool to improve student learning outcomes in university courses. However, many first-year students lack the skills to write reflectively.
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The impact of thinking fast and slow on teaching and learning strategies in mathematics
Professors Layal Hakim and Peter Ashwin recently ran an insightful session exploring how the two different thinking systems proposed by psychologist Daniel Kahneman affect learning maths.
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