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Instructional design How to design online, flipped and in-person courses – from lesson planning and technology use to assessment – that maximise student engagement, inclusivity and learning outcomes
Copyright © 2025 THE - Times Higher Education. All rights reserved. How to design and build microcredentials in four steps
A team from Monterrey Institute of Technology explains how to plan , design , deliver and measure microcredentials at your university
How humour stimulates critical thinking , creativity and communication skills
After assigning students to write comedy scripts instead of seminar papers , Andr é Martinuzzi and Angelo Spoerk explain how humour has great potential as a learning method
Help your students to become assessment literate
Practical suggestions to address a staff - student disconnect relating to the purpose and practice of assessment and to enhance assessment literacy on your …
Embracing generative AI as a co - design partner for designing and developing courses
Generative AI is here to stay , so what opportunities are there for educational developers and learning designers to leverage it as a partner when designing …
A reflexive writing workshop to enhance engagement with learning
Reflexive writing workshops can help boost students ’ interest and motivation in relation to their studies . Aspasia Eleni Paltoglou explains how these can work
Seven questions about storytelling in the classroom
Ng Lee Keng explains why and how telling stories in class can transform student engagement and make your lessons more interesting
Bring your learners to life through personas
Understanding your learners and their needs enables you to develop more engaging courses , and personas are a great tool to help you achieve this , as Andr é s Ordorica …
Using active learning to increase student engagement and understanding
Creating an active learning environment in a large group setting is challenging . Ingrid Sierp shares ways to increase engagement , encourage attendance and gauge …
How ‘ service learning ’ can improve outcomes for students , educators and local communities
A guide to using service learning , in which students oversee projects in the community , to enhance theoretical classroom teaching
Using film to prompt discussion in legal studies
Movies and television programmes can challenge students ’ perceptions and enrich their understanding of the law . But designing an effective module requires …
A look back over 10 years of Moocs
Lessons learned over a decade of developing and delivering massive open online courses ( Moocs )
Show students that the flipped classroom is much more than self - directed learning
Tan Bhing Leet provides three suggestions to help educators maximise the benefits of flipped classrooms
Practical tips for designing activities using ChatGPT
Including generative AI in students ’ learning is still in its early stages . Agust í n Rodr í guez Hern á ndez provides general considerations he has picked up thus far
Using VR to change medical students ’ attitudes towards older patients
A five - minute virtual reality exercise has the power to dramatically shift students ’ understanding of and empathy for dementia patients ’ experience
With the right support , students with ADHD can thrive in digital learning environments
Don ’ t generalise about digital learning being problematic for students with ADHD . Rather , find the digital tools that develop their unique talents , argues Dustin Hosseini
Training students for jobs that do not exist yet
The rethinking of course materials and programmes to incorporate future trends is a key requirement for all forward - thinking providers , write Aaron Taylor and …
Break the ice early to build student belonging
Ice - breaking activities borrowed from the performing arts that can help students form bonds and build belonging from the start of a course
The myriad advantages of using formative assessment
G . K . Suraishkumar looks at ways to assess students ’ learning more effectively through formative assessments and argues for basing grades entirely on …
Co - creation as a liberating activity
How to use student co - creation to bring active participation and collaboration into the learning experience , based on insights from the Liberated Learners open …
How ChatGPT killed my discussion boards and prompted new prompts
Advice on learning and discussion prompts that require students to think beyond the remit of AI responses
The flipped classroom : an evidence - based approach
The flipped classroom is most effective when it places active learning at its core , research suggests . A new model for flipped learning , developed by Manu Kapur and colleagues , …
Grow your own accessibility allies
The steps to making learning content accessible include identifying areas that need attention , overcoming barriers and recruiting allies to get the job done , writes Luke Searle
Want to know how your class is going ? Ask your students
A guide to what , when and how to ask your students for feedback on your course in order to inform improvements to your teaching
Co - pilots : a new way of improving hybrid teaching for everyone
Bringing in a ‘ co - pilot ’ instructor to support the running of hybrid classes can improve the teaching and learning experience for students and their lecturers , …
A quick guide to designing and delivering effective bite - sized learning
A beginner ’ s guide to creating content , using the relevant tech tools and fostering active engagement through bite - sized learning
Introducing microcredentials : a guide for educators and students
May Lim provides insight on how to design effective microcredentials that provide tangible benefits for students ’ job function and career aspirations
Four steps to design a course that motivates students and consolidates learning
Yolanda Dom í nguez Medina , Mayela Beatriz Rodr í guez Romo and Martha Fabiola Espinosa Mata outline the key stages for designing engaging courses
What to do when your students don ’ t seem to care
Ayten Ordu outlines some of the strategies available to academics when students have lost their enthusiasm for lessons and lectures
Spice up your lectures : engagement strategies for higher education
Ibham Veza and Davannendran Chandran provide an exhaustive checklist of practical strategies for captivating students and retaining their attention
Successful group work is all in the selection process
For students , group work can boost learning , critical thinking and problem - solving skills , but the benefits of collaboration may depend on how teachers put individuals together
A translation exercise to improve students ’ creative writing
Literary translation and writing have a cyclical , reciprocal relationship , as novelist Maithreyi Karnoor explains with a task to tap into students ’ feel for language
Learning designer may be the best job you ’ ve never heard of
This role is the bridge between students and academia – and makes use of many transferable skills you may already have in your toolkit
Techno - pedagogic design for blended and online courses
Course design for online and blended learning that combines pedagogical know - how with appropriate use of technology . Albert Sangr à presents design models that …
How to train entrepreneurs in five steps
What training is needed to help aspiring entrepreneurs develop the skills they will need ? George Chondrakis shares five vital steps
How can we make LGBTQ + students feel welcome through our teaching ?
Practise inclusivity , speak out against harmful behaviour in your classroom and , most importantly , continue to learn , says Chris Pearce
How to make ChatGPT work as a teaching assistant : a case study in law
A guide to working with AI writing tool GPT - 4 to train it as a useful teaching assistant to answer students ’ questions , based on Benjamin Liu ’ s experience doing so in law
How medical education can benefit from global challenges
Worldwide crises , such as a pandemic or healthcare costs in ageing Western societies , often centre on medical education and require it to adapt quickly . So , what can a …
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 …
Advice for lecturers on how to keep students ’ attention
Psychology - based rhetoric training is a way to help lecturers counteract the fall in students ’ active attention span . This programme aims to give them speaking skills …
A simple way to improve navigation in online learning
Five simple steps to use colour to design an engaging menu and navigation system that enhances digital learning environments and platforms
Tips for adopting the right technology for blended learning
Start simple , practise and consider what IT support is available when choosing online tools for blended courses , advise Carl Sherwood and John Raiti , among other aspects …
Unearthing the hidden curriculum in international classrooms
How educators can help international students navigate the unspoken assumptions , expectations and norms of US higher education
Tips for universities on delivering effective EDI degree programmes
Workplace demand for EDI expertise is growing , and numerous universities are now offering full degree programmes in this area . Eli Joseph offers starting points …
Why we start undergraduate transdisciplinary research from day one
Hands - on knowledge discovery can give students the chance to put learning into action from the beginning of their studies , write Gray Kochhar - Lindgren and Julian Tanner
How ChatGPT can help disrupt assessment overload
Advances in AI are not necessarily the enemy – in fact , they should prompt long overdue consideration of assessment types and frequency , says David Carless
Spruce up lectures to capture the interest of all students
A guide to making lectures more interactive learning experiences that keep students interested
What should be inside a teaching toolkit ?
Teaching practices and student support are highly contextual so how can academic developers create institutional ‘ toolkits ’ that meet the needs of staff across different …
A 100 - year - old principle for teaching students digital study skills
A guide to helping students improve their digital study skills through experiential learning
Phenomenon - based learning : what , why and how
Phenomenon - based learning empowers students to apply disciplinary knowledge to real - world situations . Here , Sue Lee and Kate Cuthbert outline the principles of PhBL and how it …
Want students back in the classroom ? Don ’ t give everything away online
Empty classrooms are an unfortunate reality of post - pandemic universities . To stop this , we need to explain the fundamentals of learning and tempt students back
