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30 April 2026
4 minutes to readHow published research can shape scaffolded learning for safer prescribing
This post reflects on how two strands of published research on medicine safety were used to design scaffolded learning for safer prescribing. Drawing on work in pharmacovigilance and pharmacogenetics, it shows how research can be translated into case-based learning that helps learners interpret uncertainty, discuss medication-related risk clearly, and make more reasoned…
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21 January 2026
4 minutes to readCo-producing a ‘creative toolkit’ to support the mental health and wellbeing of palliative care professionals
Providing palliative and end of life care during the peaks of the COVID-19 pandemic had profound negative impacts on the mental health and wellbeing of healthcare workers. Professionals reported anxiety, depression, burnout, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and moral distress and a lack of readily available mental health support (Couper et al., 2022;…
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7 August 2025
2 minutes to readAlways On: Supporting Students in Extra-Large Modules
In part 7 of this series on teaching at scale the focus is on student support. When 500+ students are relying on you, student support needs to be proactive, streamlined, and scalable. In a module of 30 students, you might answer questions informally after class. In a module of 500+, even one…
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3 July 2025
2 minutes to readBeyond the Video Lecture: Flipping the Classroom for Massive Modules
In part three of our guidance around teaching large cohorts, the team from the University of Exeter Business School are discussing flipped learning. Flipped learning works – but only if students engage. Here’s how to design active, inclusive, and AI-resilient experiences at scale. Flipped classrooms offer a compelling approach to teaching large…
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6 June 2025
5 minutes to readReconceptualising field courses in higher education
Field courses provide important and potentially transformational learning opportunities across a range of disciplines. Yet, a wealth of literature spanning several decades highlights the significant complexities and barriers of this area of pedagogy in relation to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI). Discourses are often wide-ranging and dynamic, relating to (not exclusively) disability,…
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