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Hear academics and university leaders reflect on their professional journeys and address some of the biggest questions facing higher education today. The Campus podcast gets under the skin of the issues and individuals defining the future of teaching, research, EDI, digital transformation and sustainability in the academy. Test

By Miranda Prynne , 28 March, 2023

Reframing feedback as a valuable learning tool

How to help students appreciate feedback as a useful aid to learning so that they engage with it in a productive way

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3minutes

By Miranda Prynne , 27 March, 2023

A play manual for academic development and skills

A three-pronged guide to introducing play into university teaching, based on its successful use in staff training at the University of Exeter

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4minutes

By Eliza.Compton , 27 March, 2023

Towards 2035: a future view of university education

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What will higher education be like by 2035? Four early-career academics at Australian universities, from different discipline areas, offer a vision of how universities might evolve and adapt to future technologies and workplace demands

By dene.mullen , 27 March, 2023

Five key competencies for successful digital teaching

Online teaching competencies to get started

From energising your class to encouraging collaboration, these tips from Carolina Lara Robles and Cynthia Enciso Centeno will help make your online classes a success

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4minutes

By Miranda Prynne , 27 March, 2023

I moved to Sweden as an early career researcher – here’s what I learned

The pursuit of an academic career can mean moving to a different country. Here, Federica Di Biase shares lessons for early-career researchers who want to move to Sweden or have already done so

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4minutes

By sara.custer , 27 March, 2023

Students learn better on caring campuses – here’s how to create one

Teaching the whole student and promoting authenticity will instil belonging on your campus and combat the social isolation that so many students face, says Kim Samuel

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3minutes

By Eliza.Compton , 24 March, 2023

Building resilience in students: give them roots and wings

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Teachers can act as their students’ strongest supporters and life coaches, assisting them in acquiring the knowledge, abilities and resilience they need to face life’s challenges

By dene.mullen , 24 March, 2023

Seven steps to make an effective course quality evaluation instrument

Checklists and other course quality evaluation tools

Tools such as rubrics and checklists are increasingly common for monitoring the quality of courses, so how do we choose the best one for our purposes?

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4minutes

By Miranda Prynne , 24 March, 2023

On students’ terms: offering options in assessment to empower learning

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By giving students some control over how they are assessed, educators are likely to see a marked increase in engagement and motivation, writes Paul McFarlane

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4minutes

By dene.mullen , 23 March, 2023

Your starter for 10: how can a TV quiz format help courses avoid extinction?

University Challenge quiz show helps degree courses

With some courses struggling to recruit, John Warren explains how a University Challenge-style quiz can breathe new life into ailing degrees and empower the student voice

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5minutes

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