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Is authentic assessment leaving some students behind?
Does a more authentic assessment for some students mean an inauthentic experience for others? Here’s how to address this by adopting a student-focused…
THE podcast: why we need interdisciplinarity in teaching and research
Interdisciplinary thinking is crucial to addressing complex questions but how should it work in practice? Two leading academic proponents of cross-disciplinary working draw on…
Universities need to move interdisciplinary professional associations to the next step
Inter- and transdisciplinary teaching is going beyond communities of practice – but it’s still too small to compete with discipline-based professional associations. …
DeepSeek and shallow moats: what does it mean for higher education?
DeepSeek’s arrival may have spooked the markets, but what does it mean for the research and development of LLMs? Higher education should avoid putting all its eggs in one…
‘Creativity is a practice, not an astonishing stroke of good luck’
Screenwriter and playwright Stephen Sewell shares practical insights into fostering students’ mental flexibility and resilience from research into unlocking creativity
‘What artists do is say the quiet bits out loud’
As teachers, we know our students will face the harsh demands of creativity and problem-solving in their daily professional lives – and we need to help them tap into…
Start the journey of anti-colonial work with these first steps
Many non-Indigenous staff are worried about doing anti-colonial work for fear of getting it wrong. Sue Sharpe shares four tips for getting started
Give students the tools to judge difficult materials in context
After Osama bin Laden’s viral 'Letter to America', Nicholas Chan provides a pedagogical pathway to tackling difficult material
Ease the transition for international students with a holistic peer-mentoring programme
Enlist peer mentors to help make international students’ transition on to your campus a smooth one. Naia Robinson shows how
An introduction to creating escape rooms
Bernardo Pereira Nunes offers tips on how to get started on an escape room experience that will boost students’ teamwork, leadership, communication and problem…
Campus webinar: Artificial intelligence and academic integrity
Academics from Campus+ partner institutions discuss the impact that generative AI such as ChatGPT is having, and will have, on academic integrity
Three innovative authentic assessments to encourage soft skill mastery
Students on hard skills-intensive courses such as computer science need to develop effective communication and other soft skills. Bernardo Pereira …
The power of failure: a case study to foster resilience in students
Nici Sweaney offers simple strategies to shift focus from outcomes to learning and discovery, helping research students to embrace risk-taking and learn from…
So, you want to use ChatGPT in the classroom?
If you’re unsure about ChatGPT but would like to start incorporating it in your classes, Ben Swift outlines methods and things to think about
Campus webinar: The keys to a successful academic career
Three female academics in Europe, the UK and Australia give their advice on how to land a promotion, networking for introverts, how much you should be publishing – and…
Using the ‘36 questions to fall in love’ to revolutionise group work
Nici Sweaney shares a simple classroom task rooted in the psychology of interpersonal relationships that anyone can use to help students bond and feel more comfortable with…
How to design low-stakes authentic assessment that promotes academic integrity
Robust assessment design is more important than ever in the battle to maintain academic integrity, say Nguyen Bui and Simon Feros
AI in higher education: dystopia, utopia or something in between?
To understand how HE can incorporate AI successfully, we need to think about how humans will interact with the technology and change their behaviour, says Ben Swift
Getting the quiet students to talk helps everyone
Often the quiet students have the most insightful ideas but won’t share them for fear of speaking in public. Here are some tips on building their confidence and voice
In-person teaching now needs to be justified
If we take the same critical lens to in-person learning as we once did to online, rationalising our need for the former, how much better could we make our teaching?
What is the long-term impact of online learning?
Online learning looks set to remain central to the delivery of higher education long after the pandemic. In this webinar Maryanne Dever and Diana Laurillard discuss what the…
THE podcast: making the case for better faculty training
How should the role of academics evolve to ensure students receive the high quality teaching they deserve?
