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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 dene.mullen , 19 July, 2022

Being inclusive also means remembering not everyone has rhino-thick skin

Academics and students should not require rhino-thick skin to succeed

The way we give feedback, from the undergraduate essay right through to peer review, provides opportunities to unconsciously exclude people, says Hugh Kearns

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4minutes

By Miranda Prynne , 19 July, 2022

The evolving meaning of ‘corresponding authorship’ in research

How the role of the corresponding author is changing in terms of research team dynamics and the perception of its meaning, and the implications for assuming the role

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3minutes

By Eliza.Compton , 18 July, 2022

Outside in: use your students’ curiosity to invigorate your teaching

Breaking up the classroom routine with field trips and visiting experts is an essential teaching tool. Here’s how university educators can use physical and virtual resources to make lessons more engaging

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3minutes

By dene.mullen , 18 July, 2022

An exciting project to guide students to cultural self-definition

Everyone, at some point, experiences conflicting representations of their culture. Stone Meredith explains how to explore those conflicts in your classroom

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4minutes

By Miranda Prynne , 18 July, 2022

Tech tools that boost student engagement through competition and interaction

Animation showing students working together to answer a question

Digital tools that promote interaction and competition in class can have notable benefits to learning, as Yuyang Zhao explains, based on her use of quizzes

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3minutes

By dene.mullen , 15 July, 2022

Picture this! Teaching difficult concepts through comics

Using comic books can be a great way to teach complex topics to university students

David Brown and Mark Giancaspro explain how they use visualisation to maximise engagement and student success when teaching complex topics

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4minutes

By Miranda Prynne , 15 July, 2022

The role of peer mentoring in the design and development of online learning

Peer mentoring is an effective way to support faculty in the development and delivery of quality online courses. Jonathan Muir explains when and how best to use it

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3minutes

By dene.mullen , 14 July, 2022

Yes, online learning can teach you to think

The idea that online learning ‘doesn’t teach people to think’, which was suggested by one of our peers recently, is short-sighted and false

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4minutes

By Miranda Prynne , 14 July, 2022

Build your teaching presence to better engage students

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A strong ‘presence’ in the classroom can help imbue students with a passion for your subject and willingness to learn. Catherine Wehlburg explores simple ways to enhance teaching presence

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4minutes

By Eliza.Compton , 13 July, 2022

Peer review is frustrating and flawed – here’s how we can fix it

What would peer review 2.0 look like? Mark Humphries offers ways to optimise the process for better efficiency and research outcomes

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4minutes

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