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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 Eliza.Compton , 6 February, 2025

Teaching with empathy: a practical guide for university educators

By making consistent efforts to understand and support students, university teachers create a learning environment where they feel capable and appreciated, writes Dianne Stratton-Maher

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4minutes

By Laura.Duckett , 6 February, 2025

Tips for creating and delivering effective educational webinars

Strategies that incorporate interactive elements and rules setting to help teachers design engaging webinars

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5minutes

By kiera.obrien , 5 February, 2025

Career-connected learning is an investment in the future

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A strong reputation for career-connected learning can create a seamless circle for universities, with graduates happy to pave the way for others via the alumni network. But how to get started?

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4minutes

By Eliza.Compton , 5 February, 2025

Authentic assessment in postgraduate statistics courses

Using anonymous student data for assessment tasks enhances engagement with learning, fosters practical skill development and makes business and economics concepts more memorable

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4minutes

By Eliza.Compton , 4 February, 2025

Beyond Chat: how AI teaching assistants are transforming student support

Pedagogically integrated AI is like having knowledgeable support that understands course materials and objectives and, most importantly, can guide students towards deeper learning, writes Thorsten Fröhlich

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4minutes

By kiera.obrien , 4 February, 2025

Harness the power of AI to preserve endangered art forms

Researchers breathed new life into Cantonese porcelain painting techniques using AI, equipping a new generation with traditional skills. Here’s how they did it

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4minutes

By Laura.Duckett , 4 February, 2025

Staying agile is the key to effective HE leadership

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Change is inevitable, and higher education leaders must have the agility to keep up. Here is how to go from a reactive to a proactive approach

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4minutes

By Eliza.Compton , 3 February, 2025

Changing the climate of teaching: embedding sustainability into film and media studies

Research-led teaching can bring educators’ work and passions into the classroom, making topics such as climate change less overwhelming for students and linking learning to future skills. Here are five key takeaways

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3minutes

By Laura.Duckett , 3 February, 2025

Here are seven AI tools you should be using for your teaching and research

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AI can assist with idea generation, data analysis and mind-mapping, among others. Here are some tools that should be on any academic’s radar

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5minutes

By kiera.obrien , 3 February, 2025

The power of participatory podcasts as a research method

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Instead of seeing podcasting as an alternative output, producing a series with a group of youth curators helped Abigail Harrison Moore and Lauren Theweneti understand how significant it can be for participatory research

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5minutes

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