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A framework for learning in seven principles This collection covers the seven principles of the Higher Education Learning Framework. The HELF has been created as a guide for organisations, teachers and students to help frame thinking about teaching and learning design in higher education.
Copyright © 2025 THE - Times Higher Education. All rights reserved. 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 …
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
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 …
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
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
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
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
