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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 , 4 May, 2022

Can there ever be a neat history of colonialism?

A man walks past a colonial-era building in modern-day Malaysia
People today seem to want their history to be linear and totalising, but it is only by addressing the messiness of the past that we can understand the present
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4minutes
By Eliza.Compton , 3 May, 2022

Using communities of practice to drive teaching innovation

Blocks connected in network
In the lead-up to Digital Universities Week US, we asked four university leaders about the barriers, ambitions and faculty needs when it comes to supporting the adoption of digital teaching methods
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6minutes
By dene.mullen , 3 May, 2022

Is your teaching and learning ‘not supported’?

Is your education not supported? Incompatibility in tech is a big problem for universities
Are you Google or Microsoft? WhatsApp or Signal? The incompatibility driven by Big Tech obstructs research and teaching, so Europe’s mooted Digital Markets Act may be good news
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4minutes
By Eliza.Compton , 29 April, 2022

Block teaching: what it is, how to do it and why

Hand stacking a column of blocks
With its short, intense courses, is block teaching the way to boost student success and engagement? John Weldon gives seven tips for switching to the block model and examples of what it offers university educators
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4minutes
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