Fostering an ‘I can’ attitude in students
Challenging assumptions about competency and student independence and promoting self-reflection can foster agency, writes Megan Jones
The power of effective feedback for early-career educators
How can assessors improve educators’ ability to give feedback that influences students’ motivation, engagement and achievement?
Cultivating emotional intelligence in business education
Four strategies for fostering emotional intelligence in business students and preparing them for the workplace
Using emotions to boost learning
A professor explains how he leverages emotions to enhance students’ learning, using an approach called ‘mastering emotions in entrepreneurship education’
Integrating ethics into course design is vital – here’s how to do it
Integrating philosophical enquiry into course design can enrich teaching practice and help our students act justly, writes Cara E. Furman
Non-verbal cues: learn how to use them effectively in teacher-student communication
If the end goal is to get students interested in the learning process, these non-verbal cues used in teacher-student communication can enable you to build trust and…
How to make campuses and courses more compassionate
Telling students that you’ve considered their well-being in organisational culture and curriculum design can in itself bolster confidence, says Louise Lawrence
A pedagogy of kindness: the cornerstone for student learning and wellness
Fiona Rawle outlines a pedagogy founded on human connection, care and compassion that improves student learning outcomes
Embracing a compassionate approach in higher education
Caroline Harvey and Frances Maratos explain how to embed compassionate communication into higher education when teaching online
Leading with humanity in your online classroom: Tips beyond tech
How to ensure the human side of teaching is not lost and that pedagogical practices promoting care drive decisions when instructing online, from research by Mary Candace…
Supporting students with Covid-related anxiety when teaching online
Helping students manage their anxieties is good pedagogy as it helps them learn. Alexandra Dufresne shares her tips for making students feel supported in the online…
Mental health support for international students: five key steps
Frank Haber explains what support mechanisms universities must put in place to protect international students’ mental health
Guiding principles to support students on campus and overseas through hybrid teaching
Markus Davis explains how three guiding principles of flexibility, inclusion and empathy have helped shape a hybrid teaching model that serves both on-campus and…
Do unto students as they would have done to them
Maha Bali offers practical advice on building equitable learning communities online no matter what students’ bandwidth or synchronicity of the class
Using coaching circles to beat isolation and spur reflexive work
Glen Cousquer explains how coaching circles run by students with their peers can help beat feelings of isolation and guide students to overcome personal or …
Well-being pedagogies: activities and practices to improve the student experience online
With many concerned about the mental health effects of learning remotely, Elena Riva shares helpful practices that can boost student well-being in the online teaching and…
Promoting community and inclusiveness to diverse and dispersed students
Three psychology lecturers share insight into how to create inclusive learning communities and courses that work for dispersed and diverse students
Clarity, consistency, cohesion and care: the four Cs as a design philosophy for online learning
Andy Wright describes how a focus on clarity, consistency, cohesion and care results in better online learning design
Anonymous polling platforms to boost student confidence, engagement and inclusivity
Students are often reticent to speak up in front of large groups online, but when offered anonymous ways to share thoughts and feedback, most are keen to participate.…
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