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Escape the class! Tips for creating virtual educational escape rooms
With games, tasks and a story, a virtual escape room can make ‘dry’ subjects more engaging for students working outside their majors, writes Cecilia Teng. Here, she gives…
What is interdisciplinarity in teaching and how can we make it work?
Loy Hui Chieh explains what true interdisciplinarity is and how to successfully embed it into university courses
How we can use AI to power career-driven lifelong learning
By using data from job postings, course catalogues and students’ CVs, AI can help people address skill gaps and plot their educational journeys
Beware the pitfalls of making lectures ‘interesting’ and focus on curiosity instead
Conflating ‘interesting’ with ‘entertaining’ and getting caught in a never-ending loop of shinier and shinier edutainment should be shunned in favour of…
We need to move beyond the synchronous versus asynchronous debate
Academics are agonising over the wrong elements of online education. They should be thinking about active versus passive learning, says Simon Chesterman
How to systematically improve your teaching using student feedback
Jochen Wirtz introduces a simple but effective tool for gathering student feedback that will help educators to cement strengths and reduce weaknesses in their teaching
Collaborative learning cases: a fresh approach to applied learning
A group of medical educators introduce a new teaching model being used to improve students’ ability to apply learning in clinical or real-world settings through…
Covid as a catalyst: deepening lifelong learning
Miriam Green and Susanna Leong share key considerations for universities to develop effective lifelong learning programmes that will keep pace with the rapid…
Designing ‘knowledge checker’ quizzes that motivate students to review feedback and …
Jonathan Sim advises on designing regular quizzes as a tool to ensure students review their assignment feedback and address gaps in their understanding
Group work: improving communication, participation and dynamics
Jonathan Sim offers three methods for facilitating effective group work by improving participation and communication between student peers
Creating internship opportunities: showing employers the value in humanities and social…
Jonathan Sim describes how he engaged with local employers to open internship opportunities to humanities and social sciences students who would not previously …
How to design unforgettable class activities that help students learn better
These teaching techniques are designed to pique students’ emotions and lodge key lessons more firmly in their memories
How to induct students into the flipped-classroom model
Jonathan Sim explains how he has designed learning activities to ensure students complete the preparation work necessary to get the most out of the flipped…
Alleviating student anxiety using messaging apps
Jonathan Sim explains how he supported his class remotely using the Telegram messaging app to keep a regular flow of communication and reassure students they were not …
Lessons in motivating students to learn online
Teaching interdisciplinary modules online can be an uphill battle but it offers important lessons in the art of motivating students to learn, as Jonathan Sim explains
Digital first: how to thrive in HE’s online future
Four leading academics from around the world discuss how universities can harness technology to enhance their teaching and learning, at the virtual launch of THE Campus
