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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 sara.custer , 10 March, 2023

Seven strategies to turn academic libraries into social organisations

Collaboration and partnership should be front and centre for university libraries

For libraries to secure their future on higher education campuses, they must embrace a model that prioritises partnerships and collaboration, says Sheila Corrall

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4minutes

By dene.mullen , 9 March, 2023

When is a percentage not a percentage? The problem with HE marking practices

Assessment and percentages just don't add up

When an assessor awards a percentage to an essay, report or similar piece of work, this is a subjective mark rather than a genuine percentage – and this is deeply problematic

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4minutes

By dene.mullen , 9 March, 2023

Cameras on: how to overcome a key challenge in digital courses

Encourage students to turn on their cameras

Promoting a good relationship between teachers and students is crucial in digital courses. Gabriela Espínola Carballo shares tips for encouraging virtual presence in your courses

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3minutes

By Miranda Prynne , 9 March, 2023

ChatGPT and the future of university assessment

A man looking up a steps that appear to lead into a human head

Artificial intelligence-powered tools like ChatGPT are forcing a much-needed opportunity to reimagine the role of education in the 21st century, says Alex Sims

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3minutes

By Eliza.Compton , 8 March, 2023

Can asking for students’ perception of assessment improve fairness?

Young woman with laptop looking at paper and gesturing frustration

Clear, fair assignments and grading criteria can improve not only students’ perceptions but also the reputation of the whole university, writes Philipp Sonnleitner

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4minutes

By dene.mullen , 8 March, 2023

Those of us with dyspraxia are frequently affected by academic ableism

The actions, inertia and discretion of individual academics can be a key driver of ableism – here’s what you and your institution can do to help, says John Macklin

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4minutes

By Miranda Prynne , 8 March, 2023

Listening, learning and responding to disabled students

A group of young researchers talking, one of them is in a wheelchair.

Lessons from a group of disabled postgraduate researchers on steps that every university and tutor can take to better support disabled students

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4minutes

By Miranda Prynne , 8 March, 2023

Fair approaches to assessment and plagiarism for multilingual learners

Students sitting a traditional in-person exam

By applying principles of universal design for learning, lecturers can develop fairer approaches to assessment and plagiarism for multilingual international students, Andrea Feldman explains

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4minutes

By Eliza.Compton , 7 March, 2023

Steps to decolonise higher education: after yourself, change the curriculum

Australian aboriginal hands against red dirt road illustrating exchange of Indigenous wisdom

Opening the curriculum to First Nations’ histories and knowledge is a key part of decolonisation, as lisahunter and Karen Lambert explain in this second part of their series

By dene.mullen , 7 March, 2023

Is working from home going to solve your work-life balance problems?

How to make working from home work as an academic

Commitment and good implementation are required from both institutions and individuals to make working from home a success, writes Brenda Lautsch

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4minutes

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