Key strategies for successfully marketing an online course
Highlighting multimedia aspects, networking opportunities and the value of your course’s credential value are some of the ways institutions should be…
How to demonstrate the value of online education to paying students
Scalability and flexibility are just two benefits that online learning offers students in the MENA region. Here’s how to let potential students know why they should enrol
We use ChatGPT to give feedback on students’ abstracts
Teaching students whose first language is not English to write concise abstracts helps them develop their academic writing skills, but providing feedback on them can often…
‘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
Four ways to enhance the postgraduate student experience
Postgraduate students are our future colleagues – let’s put ourselves in their shoes. Here are four ways to help your PhD students thrive in higher education
How can Jenga build course co-creation?
Questions about accessibility led to events management students and educators using block towers to foster discussion of lived experiences and a sense of belonging.…
Let’s embrace compassionate pedagogy for a more humane academy
How can we bridge the compassion gaps in the day-to-day experiences of students and staff in higher education? Kathryn Waddington and Bryan Bonaparte offer their…
Opening doors to computer science education
Ways to get more students from under-represented backgrounds into computer science, including offering joint undergraduate degrees and master’s degrees that …
Preparing school leaders to solve problems and make a difference
Aspiring K-12 educational leaders need professional training that gives them flexibility, decision-making skills and cultural awareness. Here’s how a ‘problem of…
Create engaging educational video content using these cognitive theories
The power of video content to engage an audience is widely known, but creating effective videos requires a considered approach. Here are 15 principles to bear in mind
Create an online learning environment international students feel comfortable in
For international students, navigating online learning is just another challenge among the many they’re already facing. Rajeev Kamineni offers advice based on his own…
‘The experience of mixing with peers from other schools and engaging with university life is…
By building a bridge between high school and university, outreach teams can foster aspiration and provide tangible pathways for students who might not otherwise pursue…
Three lessons for interfaith engagement on campus
How can we build a religiously plural community on campus in times of global division? Ten years on from the LSE Faith Centre’s opening, James Walters reflects on three…
ChatGPT and other AI tools to use in the classroom
ChatGPT is a great starting point, but other tools can improve our students’ learning experiences. Read about a few here.
Inclusive co-teaching can draw on educators’ lived experience
Joint teaching between academic faculty and experts by experience offers not only professional development for future teachers, but benefits student understanding as …
Low-cost ways to support women academics
Offering mentorship opportunities, supporting peer groups and addressing bias are some of the ways institutions can support women academics
Unlock the benefits of multilingualism in higher education
To create inclusive campuses, we need to embrace multilingualism. Here’s how the Multilingual University project helped celebrate linguistic diversity and …
Joining hands across institutions makes light work
Communities of practice can help overextended faculty and staff maximise programme impact and bandwidth for career practitioners
It’s time to rethink creative industries employability
Employability is often a conversation for or about students, but what if we asked them about their future hopes? How might we co-design employability …
How higher education can lead the way in refugee resettlement
Higher education has an important role to play in the global refugee crisis. Here’s how a national initiative resettled refugees and helped them continue their …
Practical strategies for greener transportation on your university campus
Focusing on electric vehicle use and optimising lead-acid batteries, Kumar Tripathi shares practical tips for improving campus sustainability through …
Intercultural communication between PhD supervisors and candidates
Culture goes beyond language and national origins, so doctoral supervisors need curiosity and an open mindset in their interactions to maximise performance and…
Promoting ethical and responsible use of GenAI tools
How can we encourage staff and students to use generative AI in ways that do not threaten an institution’s ethics or academic integrity? Read the University of Exeter’s take
We’re living in a world of artificial intelligence – it’s academic publishing that needs to change
Scholars are using generative AI to assist them with writing articles, but should they be punished for it? The academic publishing community may need to change its mindset,…
‘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…
We need to get to know our international students better
To create inclusive classrooms for international students, we must address bias and challenge assumptions. Here’s how
Portfolio assessment may be the key to deeper learning
Portfolio assessment has proved to be an innovative way to track students' progress in economics classes, making learning deeper and more meaningful. Here’s …
Encourage intellectual development in students to improve work readiness
By supporting students to become independent thinkers who can evaluate different viewpoints within specific contexts, educators better prepare them for…
Truth is necessary for reconciliation
Good intentions and generalisations can harm reconciliation in the classroom and academy, writes Daniel Sims
For truly practical learning, embrace an interdisciplinary approach
Bringing different fields of study together into one practical assignment, focused on a real-world problem, proved to be a game-changer in a sector shifting towards…
Sustainability education needs to go beyond the SDGs
Aligning teaching with the Sustainable Development Goals can only go so far in preparing students for a climate change-affected world. This resource offers a…
Principles of Indigenous leadership and self-care in the academy
Indigenous leadership requires resilience, humility and self-awareness. These 10 principles offer a guide to cultivating wellness and fostering a supportive…
Five steps to decolonise your university curriculum and pave the way for a better future
How can universities reset their curricula and embrace a range of experiences? Here are five ways to start down the path of decolonisation
Preparing students for careers in the creative industries
How interdisciplinary and experiential learning that is integrated into inclusive curricula can equip students for their future creative careers
What skills does the 21st-century medical educator need?
A faculty development programme for instructors must facilitate more than efficient knowledge transfer. Incorporating pedagogical innovation, digital …
These AI tools can help prepare future programmers for the workplace
How educators can teach programming students to use AI tools to enhance productivity
The renaissance of the essay starts here
In the age of AI, has long-form writing in higher education reached a dead end? Martin Compton and Claire Gordon discuss the unique aspects of the essay and introduce a…
Time to switch? A university’s guide to Bluesky
Bluesky’s growth offers academics, departments and institutions the chance to build engaged communities. Here are some tips on setting up a profile
Dreaming of tuī returning to campus
Collaboration between community groups, local government and university students has improved bird nest survival rates exponentially as part of a…
Struggle, strength and growth: a holistic approach to embracing change
In preparing for their careers, students need skills to manage the demands that a changing world will place on their internal and external lives. These five stages aim to …
Let me introduce you to the art of saying hello
A creative introduction sparks engagement, builds rapport and creates an atmosphere conducive to learning. Here are ways to make a good first impression
We need to dismantle the promotion patriarchy in academia from the inside
Women in academia are promoted at far lower rates than their male peers and are under-represented in senior positions. To fix this, universities will need to…
Productive disagreement is our best hope of tackling the climate crisis
As complex communities with a social purpose, universities are ideal places to foster and model difficult discussions around prioritising investment and effort towards net zero…
It’s time to turn the tide on our clean energy ambitions
Universities have a pivotal role to play in inspiring the next generation to find sustainable energy solutions, from uniting researchers with business to translating innovation into…
Strategies to move universities to net zero
How one institution is reducing energy consumption, developing low-carbon infrastructure and rethinking campus spaces to reach net zero
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
Time to write is a necessity, not a nice-to-have
How a project for academics to carve out writing time has grown from ‘power hours’ to writing retreats, community, increased well-being and higher-quality papers
Lessons from evolutionary biology to prepare students in an uncertain world
Universities are charged with developing the next generation for a future we can’t predict. Here are three lessons from evolutionary biology to make sense of a…
Cultivating emotional intelligence in business education
Four strategies for fostering emotional intelligence in business students and preparing them for the workplace
‘If you can empower others to build connections, you can help build a thriving collaborative ecosystem’
For university administrators, part of the job is to help researchers do the cool stuff, without getting bogged down or intimidated by the forms, calendars and other…
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