Course design and delivery

How to design in-person, hybrid and online courses that maximise student engagement, inclusion and learning. Here, you can find advice on instructional design including lesson planning, creation and organisation of educational materials and effective use of digital technologies; as well as teaching methods and styles to help you achieve specific learning outcomes.

By Eliza.Compton, 12 May, 2023

How medical education can benefit from global challenges

Scientist in yellow lab coat using pipette
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 university learn from such situations?
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4minutes
By Eliza.Compton, 10 May, 2023

Advice for lecturers on how to keep students’ attention

Male healthcare working giving a presentation
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 and confidence that will enhance their effectiveness as educators
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4minutes
By dene.mullen, 19 April, 2023

How ChatGPT can help disrupt assessment overload

ChatGPT and AI can be used to aid university assessment
Advances in AI are not necessarily the enemy – in fact, they should prompt long overdue consideration of assessment types and frequency, says David Carless
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4minutes
Course design and delivery