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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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15 May 2025
3 minutes to readAssessed Workshops : AI Integrated learning
As concerns about student use of AI in assessments grow, a knee-jerk reaction to increase in person exams may lead to unsustainable practices. In addition, we know that exams are not an inclusive or accessible way to assess knowledge in one single assessment. In this blog, we report on an alternative approach…
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8 May 2025
4 minutes to readExploring Boundaries to Interdisciplinary Collaborations.
Educators, researchers, postgraduate students from across disciplines came together in December 2024 for a workshop organised by the Exeter Centre of Mathematical Sciences (ExCMS) and led by Dr Houry Melkonian (Mathematics & Statistics) to explore boundary connections for interdisciplinary interactions. The key focus of this meeting was to look at how higher…
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9 October 2024
< 1 minute to readReimagining Online Learning: A Virtual Reality Case Study with Spatial
This case study, co-developed with Tom Wickens, presents an innovative approach to online learning through the use of immersive virtual reality (VR) technology on the Spatial platform. In this video, we demonstrate how VR can transform traditional educational environments into dynamic, interactive spaces that foster engagement and creativity. From customisable avatars that…
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