Innovative uses of discussion boards for collaboration and community engagement
byOnline discussion boards, whether those that come as part of Blackboard/Canvas or come from an external provider, are a great way to engage your…
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Exploring assessment for public health in higher education
byPublic health, as defined by the Encyclopedia of Public Health, is ‘the field of medicine and hygiene dealing with the prevention of disease and…
Launch of the Immersive Learning Laboratory
byJoin the Faculty of Engineering and IT on Thursday 17 August for the launch of the Immersive Learning Laboratory – the largest of its…
Integrated learning: a Faculty/Library Partnership for Embedding Digital Literacy in the Curriculum
byMany of us are aware that embedding the new Graduate Qualities in the curriculum has been going on for some time, even prior to…
2018 Strategic Education Grants: workshop for applicants
byThe Strategic Education Grants program is a competitive scheme to fund educational innovation and targeted curriculum development to deliver enhanced student learning outcomes across the University. The…
Active Teaching Tips: One way to share and display students’ handwritten work during lectures
byGiven the opportunity, students are keen to actively participate in a lecture by doing things such as completing a poll or worksheet. Yet both…
Understanding Student Awareness of their Cultural Competence Skills in the Humanities
byAs a partnership of two students and an academic, we wanted to measure students’ understanding and experience of cultural competence and whether this might…
Students as Partners in Educational Innovation
byOCuLaR, the Online Core Linguistics Resource, is one of the 2016 strategic educational innovation grants currently in the final stages of development. Professor Nick…
Business School academics recognised in prestigious international fellowships
byThe Business School’s Giuseppe Carabetta, Stefan Meisiek, Attila Balogh, Evelyn Lai and Robyn Martin have been awarded fellowships from the prestigious Higher Education Academy (HEA)…
Improving Student Engagement and Preparation: The successful implementation of an EI grant
byProfessor Hans Zoellner and Dr Babak Sarrafpour from the School of Dentistry were recipients of an Educational Innovation grant this year to improve student…