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THE podcast: how technology is reshaping the 21st-century campus
When hybrid learning and immersive technology can connect and engage students working in any location, where does that leave all those lecture halls and libraries? …
We need to address the generative AI literacy gap in higher education
Holding open the question of generative AI’s role in higher education presents an opportunity for us to model our access values to our students, colleagues and the…
The affirmative action ban is not an insurmountable setback for higher education access
As institutions across the US reassess their admissions practices following the ban on affirmative action, the president of Arizona State University Michael Crow …
Planning forward: whole system support for marginalised learners in higher education
Steps towards taking a whole system approach to developing higher education that supports marginalised learners, thinking inclusively from the outset
What’s the story? Creative ways to communicate your research
Early in your academic research, you should ask how you can creatively communicate it to a wide audience. The results may surprise you, says Steven…
The transformative potential of narrative writing explained
Narrative writing is one way academics can meaningfully communicate their work to the public but it can be hard to master. Steven Beschloss shares a guide to improve…
Education for humanity: designing learner-centric solutions for refugee students
Key tenets to successfully, and sustainably, designing university initiatives that support refugee learners around the globe using digital resources, based on five …
How to write a diversity statement
What should you put in a diversity statement? In this video, Pardis Mahdavi gives examples of what to include and how candidates for academic jobs and search…
Want your research to have an impact on policy? Know your audience
Politicians are novices by design, so tailoring your communications with them gives you the best chance of cutting through, says David R. Garcia
Social justice in, through and beyond higher education
Higher education institutions can work individually and together to advance social justice well beyond their campus walls, as Pardis Mahdavi explains
Learning the craft of using your research to engage in policy
David Garcia explains how academics can get their research noticed by politicians in order to inform and impact policy decisions
Breaking the oldest rules in the book: making promotion and tenure more equitable
Pardis Mahdavi and Scott Brooks explain how a rethink of the processes that govern promotion and tenure to put diversity work at its heart could result in a more…
THE podcast: behind two of our most-read resources on diversity statements and student well-being
We speak to the authors behind two of the most popular resources of 2021, focused on drafting diversity statements and teaching practices that support …
How I stopped worrying and learned to embrace pre-prepared courses
I was shocked when first told I had to teach a ‘shell’ prepared by a colleague a few years ago, but I’m actually growing from the experience, says George Justice
A framework for building capacity in digital teaching and learning
Dale Johnson presents a framework to help institutions decide where to focus their efforts in the use of digital systems and resources to enable student success
Leaks and holes: beyond the pipeline versus process debate on diversity
A pipeline does exist in higher ed, but process and structural violence in education writ large keep puncturing the pipe, says Pardis Mahdavi
Campus webinar: Innovative teaching
As we emerge from the pandemic, what innovations in online teaching have come about in the last year? Four experts in digital and teaching innovation from the UK and …
This model is the future of diversity in higher education
Coming together for support is the only way forward – and the Council of Coalitions is the model for inter-group organising we desperately need, says Pardis Mahdavi
Using learning technologies to enhance students’ professional communication skills
Learning technology offers an opportunity to embed useful workplace skills training into university courses, as Kyle Bowen and Allison Hall explain
May the force be with you: driving diversity in online teaching
Pardis Mahdavi explains how academics can ensure they support and enhance diversity work in their online teaching through her Jedi – justice, equity, diversity and …
Diversity statements: what to avoid and what to include
Diversity statements are increasingly important for faculty, both when teaching online and applying for jobs. Pardis Mahdavi and Scott Brooks outline what to avoid…
ASU president Michael Crow on the future of online learning in higher education
Michael Crow, president of Arizona State University, speaks to THE editor John Gill about the future of higher education in a digital world
Using an adaptive active model to promote student success
Susan Holecheck explains why flipping the traditional classroom teaching model with an adaptive active learning approach has proven so effective at Arizona State…
Expert Q&A: Active learning – engage learners across modalities
Peter van Leusen, director of adaptive and personalised learning at Arizona State University answers questions on how to engage students when teaching across …
Affecting connecting: High instructor presence through videos
Liza Hita shares important lessons on using videos as a way of boosting instructor presence when teaching online
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