Teaching and learning

New approach to academic misconduct slashes university workload and leaves a better taste in the mouth – for staff as well as students

Gavin Reddin’s long business career allows him to supplement academic models with myriad real-life exceptions to the rules

Paper released ahead of COP26 says lecturers need more support to integrate environmental issues into their teaching

Use of ‘no-detriment’ rules during pandemic may have contributed to shrinkage, Advance HE report suggests

When observance of university rules is subservient to internal political considerations, standards and fairness suffer, says Afroz Shah

Amendment to skills bill would criminalise providing, arranging or advertising cheating services

In a digital era, academics’ time would be far better spent on assessment, curation and mentoring, says Terry Young

An enlightened university should offer all accused students expert representation, advice and support, says Daniel Sokol

Research keeps affirming benefits of ‘active learning’ styles but faculty resistance persists, experts find

The pandemic has exposed some anglophone universities’ financial over-reliance on overseas students. But if internationalisation takes a step back in the coming years, how much will be lost pedagogically? And will anything be gained? Anna McKie reports

Note-sharing platform accused of cashing in on students uploading teaching materials

Suffolk is the first institution to roll out immersive modules across undergraduate curriculum, and others may follow

One university’s strenuous efforts to eradicate cheating by students and academics point the way for the whole sector, says Július Kravjar

All students, regardless of subject, need meaningful opportunities to engage with the democratic process, say Meg Little Reilly and Richard Watts

Researchers call for universities to pay greater attention to impact of temperature on study habits, as climate change pushes weather to extremes

A new term is beginning in the northern hemisphere, and many campuses are reopening. But are academics relishing a return to relative normality or fearful of unvaccinated students? And what has the Covid experience taught them about their approach to teaching? Six scholars offer their perspectives

Holden Thorp says Abet course rules hinder well-rounded strategies to fight major social burdens

Despite scepticism about the business model, short courses prove an earner for cash-starved institutions

Technologically proficient teachers ‘struggled just as much’ in pandemic-induced online stampede

NMITE director Elena Rodriguez-Falcon says engineering institution has delivered on founding vision despite discarding more radical proposals

For all the talk about the digital revolution, the demand for in-person education is stronger than ever, says Nick Hillman

Interim report from Student Futures Commission spotlights priority areas for universities in wake of pandemic

Following the military coup, Burmese faculty and students fear annihilation of a budding modern higher education system, says Kyaw Moe Tun

Gamification is not a magic bullet and it will not magically make the most boring task exciting, but it can be a catalyst for change

Awareness campaigns and reconfigured assessments are key to reining in cheating, says Ashley Norris

UCU warns that unauthorised reuse of lecturers’ materials across multiple academic years could lead to strike action

THE survey finds that students rate in-person tuition significantly more highly

Keeping going through the pandemic has proved a huge challenge for many working in universities. Being asked to present a story involving an abused child proved a step too far for Rachel O’Donnell

Students’ task is never to read authors uncritically but to fully grasp all sides of every argument, says Eric Heinze

As most universities say they will keep some elements online in the autumn term, London institution plans to buck the trend

Australian research suggests swapping assignments is more prevalent than buying or selling them

Even with automated translation technology, perfecting course materials in multiple languages will take time, says Mukhtar Ahmad

Australian findings on receptiveness to Covid misinformation have implications for teaching as well as engagement

Faculty quit and various sides sue as administrators and conservative politicians forbid health precautions

But about-turn leaves gaps and lingering fears about challenging political power

There is much to learn from ancient farming techniques, and archaeology can help mental health too, says organiser of Campaign to Save British Archaeology

Universities recognise the need for flexible and continuing education but are still seeking the most appropriate strategy. Anna McKie reports

Some students still cheat despite thinking it is illegal, international survey finds

New paper dismantles arguments for higher education’s latest ‘craze’

Analysis using institution-wide cohorts also documents pattern of online courses giving higher grades and worse outcomes

EY ‘thought experiment’ probes a 2030 where teaching costs have evaporated and universities have lost their primacy

Many might be digital natives, but students warm to academics’ warts-and-all e-learning efforts

Unanimous decision for York University lets lecturers keep sharing portions of published works with students

As THE survey reveals teaching plans for autumn term, MP warns negative perceptions of digital tuition could figure in fees debate

Standardised appointment requirements and training under consideration in sector-wide drive to tackle grade inflation

Difference in scores given to white and non-white students largely disappeared in coursework, UCL study finds

Comparison websites on the way as admissions centres reinvent their services amid emerging needs and demographic change

Campus-based education has its advantages but, for first-gen students, its digital complement can have more, say Jonathan van Belle and John Kaag

Academics are ‘groping along blindly’ in a fierce debate over whether certain phrases or subjects are still legal

Offloading virtual learning to third-party ‘partners’ doesn’t always work for students but remains a blind spot for quality assurance, says Nora Carrol

New book puts ‘deep learning’, meaningful relationships and even spirituality at the heart of proposed new discipline

Agencies charge between $600 and $1,500 to complete an entire module, including assessments

The pandemic has accelerated numerous experiments in assessment for the digital age, moving beyond simple knowledge recall. But is the traditional exam really obsolete? As the dust settles on another marking season, seven academics give their widely differing views

Survey was completed during major lockdowns in the UK when most students were studying online 

Our innovative, empathic and cooperative approach to the pandemic needs to be used to address more deep-seated problems such as poverty and inequality, says Chantal Jouannet Valderrama

Unequal degree classification ranges mean that improvements get more reward at the higher end, say Andy Grayson, Susannah Lamb and Chris Royle

Transitioning to remote and hybrid modes has made the university experience about more than the transmission of knowledge, says Sergio Pulgarín Molina

The summer marking marathon is among the most dreary of academic duties. Thank goodness students can appeal, says Brian Bloch

Artificial intelligence will soon be able to research and write essays as well as humans can. So will genuine education be swept away by a tidal wave of cheating – or is AI just another technical aid that teaching and assessment will evolve to take account of? John Ross reports

Researchers argue that classroom design must encourage interaction between students and lecturers