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4 September 2025
3 minutes to readMaking It Matter: Why Process, Creativity and Co-Creation Belong at the Heart of Education
We talk about making sense of things. About making a life. Making friends. Sometimes, even making do. We make amends. We make time. We make a point—or a complaint. We make an effort. We make progress. We make history. We make plans. And when things don’t go to plan, we make something…
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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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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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4 December 2024
5 minutes to readDesigning to Facilitate Engagement: Putting Tutors at the Heart of Online Asynchronous Courses
Since the Covid-19 pandemic we have seen an increase in fully online asynchronous courses, and launch of the University of Exeter Centre for Online. But in a fully online environment, how do you facilitate student engagement? In this post Sarah Paddock, Senior Learning Experience Designer in LXI, discusses how putting the tutor…
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6 September 2023
3 minutes to readCATE award for Grand Challenges team!
The Grand Challenges team was award a Collaborative Award for Teaching Excellence by AdvanceHE in 2023. The Grand Challenges (GC) team was formed to facilitate inclusive, supportive and creative environments for students to explore ‘wicked’ problems (Rittel and Webber, 1973) and develop their employability. Hosted by the Career Zone, the team promotes…
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14 August 2023
4 minutes to readPodcasting to build learning communities
Helping students to feel part of a community was been one of the main challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic. As a Researcher Development Manager, I worked with postgraduate researchers (PGRs), who already experienced high levels of isolation as they are not part of a teaching cohort. They do not have timetabled sessions with…
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19 May 2021
4 minutes to readBuilding social connections between students during the pandemic
University life is about more than just studying. It’s about building social connections – friendships and relationships that can shape you forever. These social connections with peers are crucial to students’ success and overall wellbeing. But establishing these connections
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