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By Miranda Prynne , 10 July, 2023

Want to know how your class is going? Ask your students

A student raising a hand with a question in class

A guide to what, when and how to ask your students for feedback on your course in order to inform improvements to your teaching

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3minutes

By Eliza.Compton , 7 July, 2023

Making an inclusive ‘unconference’

Many people in minority communities within our universities do not have enough opportunities to be platformed or validated, or to share their lived expertise within our institutions. An ‘unconference’ could cultivate these voices for positive impact

By Miranda Prynne , 7 July, 2023

Co-pilots: a new way of improving hybrid teaching for everyone

A racing driver and his co-pilot in a simulation

Bringing in a ‘co-pilot’ instructor to support the running of hybrid classes can improve the teaching and learning experience for students and their lecturers, write Omar Merlo and James Eteen

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3minutes

By dene.mullen , 6 July, 2023

Teaching originality: an essential skill in the age of ChatGPT

Darwin and teaching originality in university

Academic originality is not about chance, genius or magic. It is about engagement and a clear sense of scholarly contribution. And it can be taught, writes Alastair Bonnett

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4minutes

By Miranda Prynne , 6 July, 2023

A quick guide to designing and delivering effective bite-sized learning

A woman logging onto her laptop while eating lunch

A beginner’s guide to creating content, using the relevant tech tools and fostering active engagement through bite-sized learning

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3minutes

By Eliza.Compton , 5 July, 2023

Exam skills instruction: fostering a sense of self-efficacy

Female Asian students studying for an exam

Practice, regular feedback and opportunities to experience mastery can help students develop sound exam technique and improve their performance, writes Cheong Fan

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3minutes

By dene.mullen , 5 July, 2023

Apply the social model of disability to HE: viewing inclusion as a social good

William E. Donald and Marius Frank present 10 benefits to applying a disability framework that empowers individuals to create a more inclusive society

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4minutes

By Miranda Prynne , 5 July, 2023

Negative thinking has a role to play in helping students plan their careers

Four people expressing different emotions through large smileys

Three recommendations that balance the power of negative and positive thinking to guide career planning for students

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4minutes

By Eliza.Compton , 4 July, 2023

A colour matrix to make visual content more accessible

“Feedback” appears in white text with a yellow background, with a contrast ratio of 1.7:1. The image has a reflection of an open window on it, making the text much harder to read. In some places the contrast of the text is as low as 1.0001:1

Accessible content is better content. One way to boost accessibility in visual materials is paying attention to colour contrast during the design process. Here’s a tool to make that simpler

By Miranda Prynne , 4 July, 2023

Bring staff and students together to decolonise in seven steps

An old map of Africa showing countries as former British and French colonies

Seven stages to decolonising a curriculum, drawing lessons from a staff-student collaboration to decolonise the teaching of geography

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4minutes

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