Stephanie MacMahon

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Learning can be an emotional roller coaster: how can we help our students (and ourselves) enjoy the ride?

Emotions can help and hinder learning. These practical, evidence-based strategies can help teachers understand and engage student emotions for better outcomes

Stephanie MacMahon, Alexandra Osika, Annemaree Carroll

The University of Queensland

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Deep and meaningful learning: taking learning to the next level

Explicitly linking prior knowledge and experience is key in engaging students in deep learning and transitions them away from passivity in learning

Alexandra Osika, Stephanie MacMahon, Jason M. Lodge, Annemaree Carroll

The University of Queensland

Learning challenge and difficulty: calm seas do not make skilful sailors

Five strategies for university teachers to encourage students to use challenge, struggle and safe failure for effective long-term learning

Alexandra Osika, Stephanie MacMahon, Jason M. Lodge, Annemaree Carroll

The University of Queensland

Learning to learn and higher-order thinking: it’s not just what to learn but how to learn

Through deconstructing the thought processes that occur during learning, students understand how they learn and therefore learn more effectively

Alexandra Osika, Stephanie MacMahon, Jason M. Lodge, Annemaree Carroll

The University of Queensland

Interactive learning: more than teamwork makes the dream work

Educators can engineer, harness and guide social dynamics towards a positive learning experience rather than leaving students’ interaction to chance

Alexandra Osika, Stephanie MacMahon, Jason M. Lodge, Annemaree Carroll

The University of Queensland

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Emotions and learning: what role do emotions play in how and why students learn?

If educators understand the factors that interplay with emotional states to affect learning, they can work with this to enhance the learning experience. Here are six strategies to manage the role of emotions in learning

Alexandra Osika, Stephanie MacMahon, Jason M. Lodge, Annemaree Carroll

The University of Queensland

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Contextual learning: linking learning to the real world

Experience in the professional world can set your students up for a seamless transfer from higher education to the world of work

Alexandra Osika, Stephanie MacMahon, Jason M. Lodge, Annemaree Carroll

The University of Queensland

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Learning as becoming: what do students become as a result of their higher education experience?

A learning framework can help students understand their transition from higher education to the professional world as well as support their holistic experience of university life

Alexandra Osika, Stephanie MacMahon, Jason M. Lodge, Annemaree Carroll

The University of Queensland

Stephanie MacMahon

Featured Resources

Learning can be an emotional roller coaster: how can we help our students (and ourselves) enjoy the ride?

Deep and meaningful learning: taking learning to the next level

Learning challenge and difficulty: calm seas do not make skilful sailors

Learning to learn and higher-order thinking: it’s not just what to learn but how to learn

Interactive learning: more than teamwork makes the dream work

Emotions and learning: what role do emotions play in how and why students learn?

Contextual learning: linking learning to the real world

Learning as becoming: what do students become as a result of their higher education experience?

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.css-7qmtvr{overflow:hidden;max-height:108px;text-indent:0px;}Learning can be an emotional roller coaster: how can we help our students (and ourselves) enjoy the ride?

Deep and meaningful learning: taking learning to the next level

Learning challenge and difficulty: calm seas do not make skilful sailors

Learning to learn and higher-order thinking: it’s not just what to learn but how to learn

Interactive learning: more than teamwork makes the dream work

Emotions and learning: what role do emotions play in how and why students learn?

Contextual learning: linking learning to the real world

Learning as becoming: what do students become as a result of their higher education experience?

Learning can be an emotional roller coaster: how can we help our students (and ourselves) enjoy the ride?