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Students recording a video ✔ Amplify the authentic student voice in university marketing Miranda Prynne Ari Badlishah The University of Edinburgh
THE Campus webinar graphic ✔ Campus webinar: The keys to a successful academic career sara.custer Sarah Birrell Ivory, Catherine Léglu, Kylie Message-Jones Australian National University, University of Luxembourg, The University of Edinburgh
Image of people networking ✔ Practice makes perfect and other networking tips for academics Miranda Prynne Eleanor Hennige The University of Edinburgh
Image showing multiple hands holding up CVs ✔ How to write an academic CV: dos and don'ts Miranda Prynne Eleanor Hennige The University of Edinburgh
Students working on a project together ✔ The secrets of supporting successful student start-ups Miranda Prynne John Lonsdale The University of Edinburgh
Image of a woman using VR technology ✔ Using immersive tech to enrich healthcare education Miranda Prynne Chris McKenzie, Janet Skinner, Amy Poole The University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh Napier University
Commercialise PhDs ✔ What I have learned on the journey towards commercialising my PhD Miranda Prynne Maggie Hicks The University of Edinburgh
Knocking down the house of policy impact in higher education ✔ It’s high time we rethought policy impact dene.mullen Christina Boswell The University of Edinburgh
Assessment and feedback as a participatory dialogue ✔ Assessment and feedback as an active dialogue between tutors and students Miranda Prynne Neil Lent, Tina Harrison, Sabine Rolle The University of Edinburgh
Alumni sharing knowledge ✔ Bringing in alumni as guest tutors to teach and inspire students Miranda Prynne Ellie Devenish-Nelson , Sharron Ogle The University of Edinburgh
Why getting a PhD is just like building a Lego duck ✔ Why getting a PhD is like building a Lego duck dene.mullen Ben Marder The University of Edinburgh
Woman holds magnifying glass over paper ✔ Don’t be cruel: how to write a fair peer review report Eliza.Compton Sin Wang Chong, Shannon Mason The University of Edinburgh, Nagasaki University
An image representing good conduct online ✔ Digital citizenship: creating safe and inclusive online learning spaces Miranda Prynne Victoria Madden The University of Edinburgh
A group of school children learning about recycling ✔ Tips for creating open access digital courses focused on tackling the climate crisis Miranda Prynne Erika Warnatzsch The University of Edinburgh
Social media can make you sad, so here's how to battle the LinkedIn ✔ Does seeing others’ success on LinkedIn make you unhappy? dene.mullen Laura Lavertu, Sebastian Oliver The University of Edinburgh
Podcast discussing building resilience and protecting well-being among university staff and students ✔ Campus Talks: Lessons from leading HE through two years of pandemic upheaval Miranda Prynne Peter Mathieson, Anant Agarwal The University of Edinburgh, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
How to address breakout room anxiety: advice for teaching academics ✔ Four ways to address breakout room anxiety Miranda Prynne Ari Badlishah The University of Edinburgh
Advice on taking a trauma sensitive approach to teaching ✔ A trauma-sensitive approach to teaching and learning Miranda Prynne Kitty Wheater The University of Edinburgh
Meritocracy in higher education is not fit for purpose with minorities of all stripes finding an unsafe environment ✔ Meritocracy in the academy isn’t fit for purpose – but we can fix it dene.mullen rashné limki The University of Edinburgh
Advice on developing a course portfolio that meets workplace demand for upskilling ✔ Pivoting university course offerings to upskill the workforce Miranda Prynne Teresa Ironside The University of Edinburgh
Advice on developing online courses using ABC Learning Design as your framework ✔ Easy as ABC: design an online course in 90 minutes Miranda Prynne Lizzy Garner-Foy The University of Edinburgh
Social media influencer or blogger present and review recording or streaming vlog ✔ How to start an academic YouTube channel: tips from a psychology YouTuber Eliza.Compton Dennis Relojo-Howell The University of Edinburgh
Advice on developing research informed strategies to widen participation in higher education ✔ Widening access to postgraduate studies: from research to strategy to action Miranda Prynne Diane Gill The University of Edinburgh
Advice on teaching the basics of critical thinking to students who are new to the concept ✔ How to teach critical thinking to beginners Miranda Prynne Sarah Birrell Ivory The University of Edinburgh
Advice for taking your university teaching out of the lecture theatre or classroom ✔ Bringing learning to life: nine tips for teaching in outdoor places and spaces Miranda Prynne David A. G. Clarke The University of Edinburgh
Advice on looking to the wider research community for resources and training to upskill your research team ✔ Core data science skills: filling the gaps with community developed workshops Miranda Prynne Alison Meynert , Edward Wallace The University of Edinburgh
New rules for lecture subtitles and transcripts are creating huge amounts of extra work for time-poor academics ✔ New rules on lecture transcripts give academics an impossible choice dene.mullen Emily Nordmann, Wilhelmiina Toivo , Rachel O’Neill University of Glasgow, The University of Edinburgh
Microaggressions are often shrugged off due to lack of intent, but intent and impact are very different ✔ So you don’t think microaggressions have an impact? dene.mullen rashné limki The University of Edinburgh
Advice on supporting students to manage and overcome culture shock after arriving at university ✔ Taking the shock out of culture shock: helping international students navigate transitions, part two Miranda Prynne Inga Ackermann The University of Edinburgh
Advice on getting students thinking about and preparing for their future careers ✔ Preparing students for an uncertain future through career planning miranda.prynne Stephen Warrington, Katherine Cameron , Matt Vickers The University of Edinburgh
Advice on creating short online courses that help drive progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals ✔ Three steps to designing online learning that supports a sustainable future miranda.prynne Lizzy Garner-Foy The University of Edinburgh
Advice on using online tools to teach students about sustainability ✔ Supporting student action on sustainability Miranda Prynne Matthew Lawson The University of Edinburgh
Figure at the top of a ladder illustrating skills for career progression, online learning ✔ Creating opportunities to enhance student employability online Eliza.Compton Ruth Donnelly The University of Edinburgh
Advice on why and how to use podcasts to supplement your online teaching ✔ Listen to this! Using podcasts for online learning miranda.prynne Emily O'Reilly The University of Edinburgh
Advice on where to start in decolonising your curriculum ✔ Decolonising the curriculum – how do I get started? miranda.prynne Rowena Arshad The University of Edinburgh
Advice on preparing international students for potential culture shock when they arrive at an overseas institution ✔ Taking the shock out of culture shock: helping international students navigate transitions, part one miranda.prynne Inga Ackermann The University of Edinburgh
Advice on setting up and running an effective virtual exchange programme ✔ Top tips for developing an effective virtual exchange programme miranda.prynne Justine Seran, Randall Reinhard The University of Edinburgh
A lecturer speaks to university students, but what is the role of the lecture in modern HE? ✔ What is the purpose of a university lecture? dene.mullen Jill MacKay The University of Edinburgh
Advice on running successful tutorials in transnational courses ✔ Running effective tutorials in transnational education miranda.prynne Michael Daw The University of Edinburgh, Zhejiang University
Webinar discussion how to reduce student drop out rates in the context of the pandemic and online learning ✔ Place-based learning in digital universities miranda.prynne Elizabeth Langran, Reneta Lansiquot , Robbie Nicol, Abbey S Willis Marymount University, New York City College of Technology, The University of Edinburgh, Siena College
Advice on using lego to support active learning in lectures ✔ Teaching with Lego: using plastic bricks to encourage play and interaction in class miranda.prynne Dan Swanton The University of Edinburgh
Advice for designing and building immersive, large-scale teaching experiences in video games ✔ Generating immersive, large-scale teaching experiences in video games miranda.prynne Richard Fitzpatrick, Thomas Little The University of Edinburgh
Advice on training students in presenting ✔ Make yourself presentable miranda.prynne Richard Gratwick The University of Edinburgh
Advice on developing an educational app to link students learning to the world around them ✔ Developing an educational app to engage students in the world around them miranda.prynne Kate Bowell, Niki Vermeulen The University of Edinburgh
Three tips for making instructional videos that support better student engagement ✔ Three video techniques for increasing student engagement miranda.prynne Joe Arton The University of Edinburgh
Advice on facilitating peer support among students in large online lectures ✔ Embedding peer support among students in large online lectures miranda.prynne David Quinn The University of Edinburgh
Advice on selecting the right ed-tech tools to support your teaching and learning ✔ Enabling staff-student co-creation of experiential learning at scale miranda.prynne Simon Riley, Gavin McCabe The University of Edinburgh
Advice on teaching large classes to try and keep all students actively engaged in learning ✔ Teaching at scale: reaching all your students in large classes miranda.prynne Heather McQueen The University of Edinburgh
Is it possible to grapple with big questions in a virtual environment? ✔ Is it possible to think big thoughts virtually? dene.mullen Donna Murray The University of Edinburgh
Advice on shaping research around community needs ✔ Directing research to engage and support local communities miranda.prynne Helen Szoor-McElhinney, Alette Willis, Liam Gilchrist The University of Edinburgh