Play on: how to build community on campus through music
Nick Merwitzer explains why and how music projects can help build a sense of connection and belonging on campus and outlines the key considerations for …
How thought leadership can build your institution’s reputation online
Will Harvey explains how institutions can use research proactively to enhance the perception of their capabilities and character
Creating equitable research partnerships across continents
Shabbar Jaffar provides tips for successful international collaborations built on trust, appropriate recognition and inclusiveness in decision-making
How to be comfortable with uncomfortable conversations
Ruth Woodfield outlines steps that academics, students and university staff can take to support and work through the discomfort of difficult discussions
Strangers in a strange land: how supervisors can support international research students
Ravinder Anand-Ivell explains how early investment of time and empathy can help international postgraduate research students adapt to a new environment
Fostering collaboration in staff training through a top-down and bottom-up approach
Gustavo Espinoza-Ramos explains how pairing top-down and bottom-up approaches to staff development can promote collaborative learning among university staff at all…
How can we support innovation in teaching practices within universities?
As the inaugural director of her university’s ‘education incubator’, Sarah Dyer shares insight on supporting teaching innovation among your faculty
Behavioural change for sustainable development
Four European academics explore how universities can encourage positive behaviour change among students in line with the Sustainable Development Goals
THE podcast: the big ideas behind microcredentials
Two experts in flexible learning programmes discuss the evolution and adoption of alternative teaching models and credentials in higher education
Developing flexible lifelong learning in line with changing needs and opportunities
Jonathan Michie shares insight to help institutions develop lifelong learning strategies that meet the need for flexible and relevant educational programmes
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…
How does national culture affect the adoption of learning technology?
Na Li, Xiaojun Zhang and Maria Limniou offer tips to counter the hidden cultural and social factors that reduce acceptance of virtual learning environments, based on …
A model for developing global expertise in blended learning
Daniella Bo Ya Hu outlines a framework for building expertise in blended learning using lessons in capacity development, staff incentivisation and …
Eight ways your university can make research culture more open
Parveen Yaqoob and Robert Darby share eight actions institutions can take to foster a culture of research that is more accessible, transparent and reproducible
THE podcast: bridging higher education’s new digital divide
Lauren Herckis from Carnegie Mellon University discusses her research into the new digital divide in ed-tech knowledge and pedagogical training among faculty and how…
Enhance your research through public engagement and collaboration
How can academics shape research around mutually beneficial public engagement and collaboration? Emily Burns outlines the key considerations
Creating a virtual research centre ecosystem using Microsoft Teams
To the busy academic, it may seem like yet another system to learn. But Amy Conley Wright and Betty Luu explain how a team-working platform can aid communication long…
Demystifying impact: a glossary of key terms
The extensive terminology surrounding research ‘impact’ can be confusing for those new to it. To help, Alex Smith and Laura Tucker have compiled a glossary of the…
Developing research skills post-pandemic: creating space for reflection and conversation
Three research advisers share advice on how institutions should support researchers to develop their professional skills and confidence post-pandemic
The arts and humanities have not been forgotten: finding funding post-pandemic
Edward Harcourt on why the arts and humanities are vital to tackling societal challenges and what funding streams are available to research within these disciplines
THE podcast: what’s needed to successfully scale higher education?
How can universities meet the growing global demand for higher education, increasing access to a wider pool of students while maintaining the quality of their teaching and…
Don’t lose the lesson: planning design to future-proof higher education
Patrick Sanaghan explains how universities can distil the lessons of the past 18 months of crisis to inform strategic future plans
How to embed public engagement into your teaching and research activities
Carenza Lewis shares a step-by-step guide for embedding public engagement into your institution’s research and teaching
Silver linings: lessons from the Covid-19 crisis
Three leaders in global higher education explore what the pandemic has taught us about higher education and how universities can carry those lessons forward as they look …
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 …
Directing research to engage and support local communities
Helen Szoor-McElhinney and colleagues describe how academics can shape their research around key community needs and encourage participation …
THE podcast: what is the civic role of universities post-pandemic?
What does it mean to be a civic university in 2021 and how should institutions improve their public outreach and engagement to increase their value to wider society?
Three things to think about when returning to campus
Emily Walker puts forward three key considerations to help staff mentally prepare themselves for returning to a campus that may have a very different look and feel
Making large-scale civic engagement projects a reality
Matthew Andrews offers advice on how universities should approach ambitious large-scale civic engagement projects to bring plans to fruition
A guide to selecting the right ed-tech tools for your university
Vikas Nand Kumar Batheja presents the key considerations and questions to ask when selecting new technological tools to support your teaching and university…
How universities can ensure they have a positive impact on local communities
Jane Robinson offers advice on developing effective ‘civic engagement’ strategies to ensure universities have a positive long-term impact on local communities
How universities can build meaningful collaborations to solve societal challenges
For universities to extend their impact and community engagement, they need to form strong partnerships with external organisations and individuals. Alicia Wilson…
Open to all? Using our physical and digital spaces to better engage local communities
Richard Calvert explores what role universities’ physical spaces should play in civic engagement and how digital technologies can support this
Rethinking higher education in Asia post-pandemic: five key trends
Allan Yuen Hoi-kau highlights five trends to look out for as higher education in Asia evolves post-pandemic, and shares tips on striking a balance between technology…
How resetting motivations can help faculty achieve better teaching and well-being during challenging…
Faculty members’ personal motivations impacted their attitudes towards meeting the challenges of the pandemic, and in turn, their well-being and teaching quality, …
Meeting student needs in the MENA region through digital transformation
Barbar Akle, Rula Diab and George Nasr describe ways universities in the Middle East and North Africa can meet the needs of their students by embracing digital…
Harnessing technology to support graduate employability
Academics and graduate recruitment experts discuss how digital education can best be used to support students in gaining the skills they will need in the future workplace
What is the secret to quality control in online teaching?
Four higher education professionals discuss what universities and faculty can, or should, do to ensure a top quality digital teaching across their institutions
Five big questions about the future of digital education
Four leading academics tackle five questions about online education covering assessment, content creation, data protection, digital natives and the future of universities
Responsible use of learning analytics to improve the university experience
Rebecca Ferguson presents useful guidelines and frameworks for using learner analytics safely and effectively to inform improvements to teaching and student services
Secure and transparent use of student data
Bronwen Swinnerton and James Pickering outline the steps all universities should take to ensure ethical and transparent collection and use of student data via ed-tech…
Cybersecurity in online learning
Mohammed Rehman explains what steps universities should take to educate staff and students about cybersecurity and how to protect themselves when teaching and learning…
Greener assessment: transitioning to online marking
Universities should lead by example on sustainability issues, looking at what they can do to shrink their environmental impact. Here, Ling Xia and Yao Wu outline …
THE podcast: student employability post-pandemic
How can universities prepare students for a post-Covid workplace?
How to embed the SDGs into your online teaching and learning
Academics and experts in sustainability look at how universities can harness online teaching to advance the aims of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals
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
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…
How to support staff across all departments to design quality online courses
The sudden shift to online forced university staff to rethink and redesign classes often with little experience or knowledge of remote teaching. Helen Carmichael…
Strategies for scaling up quality online courses in higher education
As remote and blended learning models look set to remain in place, universities need to consider how to scale online courses while maintaining quality. Michael…
Engaging staff to drive sustainable change
Universities need buy-in from staff when implementing major change. Phil Collins talks about how to keep everyone engaged and invested in their work for long-term success
How strong, stable values can enable sustainable teaching transformation
Change can be disorienting but if it is underpinned by strong, stable values that remain constant, it is more likely to get staff buy-in and prove successful, Claire …
Supporting academia’s well-being during Covid-19 and beyond
With an unprecedented global mental health crisis and rising stress among university staff, six academics come together to propose how best to support faculty and new …
Building durable links between faculty and educational development teams
Learning designer Alexandra Mihai on how to build bonds between faculty and educational developers that translate into high-quality learning experiences
The five pillars of a quality online education
Raj Kumar describes five key pillars universities must build on to ensure end-to-end, effective delivery of quality online education
This is not normal: advice for stressed academics
With the overhaul of teaching, soaring workloads, childcare demands and other challenges presented by Covid-19, many academics are at risk of burn-out. Psychology professor …
Building peer support networks to help staff navigate digital teaching
Kay Yeoman and Alicia McConnell explain how the University of East Anglia has used peer support networks to ensure all university staff have access to the advice, …
Understanding attrition: what can be done to reduce student dropouts post pandemic?
How has the pandemic affected student dropout rates? And what can universities can do to boost student retention now and in the future? We discuss …
Your greatest asset: how to focus efforts to upskill staff
Online teaching demands new pedagogical and digital skills among faculty, so universities need to consider how best to focus training and resources, as Susanna Kohonen 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
Steps universities should take to support staff with digital teaching
For many academics, the move to online education has been a leap into the unknown. Gunter Saunders explains what institutions can do to support and train staff in this…
Creating a centralised advice resource to help faculty adapt to new teaching modalities
To assist staff in adjusting courses to new online and hydrid teaching modes, the University of Arizona created a centralised information and advice resource. Here is a…
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
How to manage your busyness to avoid burnout
Overwork and stress are growing issues among academics, particularly following the sudden transition to online teaching. Erin Wilson talks through how she…
Balancing the needs of students, faculty and institutions when designing online courses
Students, faculty members and institutions all have different goals from their teaching and learning programmes. Thomas Cavanagh explains how to…
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Creating online teaching principles that actually help faculty
Amanda Sykes talks about how to develop online teaching resources around a set of simple guiding principles that are immediately accessible and helpful for faculty trying …
On the leading edge? Transitioning to digital campuses during a global crisis
Four university and college leaders share insight on transitioning to digital services during the Covid-19 pandemic and discuss what they have learned
Lessons from navigating the digital pivot
Having reopened for a new academic year, universities are now looking ahead to how they can deliver the best possible online teaching for the longer term. Here, …
Top tips for selecting and implementing new technologies
Effective technology is now instrumental to the successful performance of universities at every level. Here, Chris Cobb offers his top tips on what to consider when choosing and…
It’s been emotional: how to manage difficult student interactions
Student advisers often bear a heavy emotional burden when trying to assist students. Meg Cohen offers advice on how to manage such emotionally challenging situations
How Duke Kunshan University transitioned to online learning in two weeks
Faced with the rapid spread of Covid-19 on its doorstep, Duke Kunshan University in China decided to move all its teaching online in just two weeks to finish the third …
