Building bridges between academics and professional services
Five strategic tactics for a seamless collaboration between academics and professional staff in pursuit of a learner-centred education
Synchronous or asynchronous? When to use which when teaching online
Eunice Costilla Cruz and Elizabeth Marcial Morales examine the right time to make use of synchronous moments in virtual courses, and when asynchronous …
How generative AI like ChatGPT is pushing assessment reform
AI has brought assessment and academic integrity in higher education to the fore. Here, Amir Ghapanchi offers seven ways to evaluate student learning that …
Asynchronous pedagogy to improve student engagement
A guide to designing asynchronous learning materials and activities that boost student engagement
Lessons learned in creating and using innovative social media strategies
If we aspire to enabling better educational decision-making, marketers first have to understand how, when and where prospects make those decisions
What must leaders consider as they develop permanent remote work policies?
Most agree that remote working is here to stay, so developing thoughtful and effective policy will be critical to ensure that students are served and institutions thrive
The potential of artificial intelligence in assessment feedback
Artificial intelligence (AI) has the potential to improve the way students receive assessment feedback. Elizabeth Ellis explores some of the ways in which AI can…
Go green, AI!
Can artificial intelligence be as green as it is integral to solving complex problems? As universities integrate courses on AI into different fields, they also need to show students …
How to improve digital accessibility at your institution
Actions institutions can take to improve the digital accessibility of their websites and online materials and comply with relevant legislation, by Baba Sheba
Strategies to motivate students in asynchronous learning
The self-directed nature of asynchronous learning makes it easy for students to disengage. Guhuai Jiang and Jiayu Zhou offer strategies that boost students’ motivation…
How to ensure effective quality assurance for digital teaching and learning
How university teaching staff can ensure that their digital teaching maintains the same quality as their on-campus face-to-face delivery, by Tim Thompson
Non-linear approaches to course structure that improve learning
Chris Jones shares advice for designing online courses that take a non-linear approach to learning, by breaking up teaching content into chunks that can be repeatedly…
The academic library requires digital evolution
As we face our post-Covid reality, library services need a new vision, becoming ubiquitous and available no matter the challenges of time and space
There’s no room for complacency: act now to improve digital inclusion
Sue Bennett outlines a call to action for academics and institutions to recognise inequalities in access to, and proficiency with, technology among students and to help…
What is the purpose of a university lecture?
We must continue to question the true role of the lecture and how lecture recordings fit in to the effective delivery of higher education, says Jill MacKay
Striving for imperfection: introducing randomness into virtual experiments
Rachel Martins explains how she introduced random error into her lab simulations when teaching online physics, to better replicate real-world experiments for her students
The digital shift will have many (positive) side-effects
In the not-so-distant future, we’ll realise the digital transformation has changed higher education for the better, in ways we never expected, say Rick …
How to ensure online education is a clear win for the SDGs
Online teaching offers many opportunities to drive education and awareness of the Sustainable Development Goals. Ellen Touchstone explains how
Negotiating the minefield of global online teaching: dealing with difference
Farish A. Noor offers advice on managing the conflicting viewpoints of students living and studying in different countries and cultural contexts when teaching international…
THE Live US 2021: Overcoming leadership challenges in digital teaching
Provosts at four US institutions discuss their leadership styles, the future of online teaching and how to balance the often competing agendas of governments, students and…
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
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
Bridging the digital divide: online courses with equity at their core
Otito Iwuchukwu talks about how to take an equity-first approach to delivering online courses to ensure all students can access the resources they need and have their voices…
