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, 2 March, 2023

Design a student-centred curriculum for dynamic learning

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Student-centred learning design promotes engagement, critical thinking and problem-solving, which leads to enhanced real-world skills. M. C. Zhang and Aliana Leong share their strategies
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4minutes
By Miranda Prynne, 24 February, 2023

Three creative ways to use ChatGPT in class

A robot supporting analysis
New AI tools such as ChatGPT increase educators’ capabilities, freeing us from fact-gathering to focus on more sophisticated problems and higher-level understanding, writes Esteve Almirall
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4minutes
By Eliza.Compton, 23 February, 2023

Can online oral exams prevent cheating?

illustration of laptop with speech bubbles oral examinations
Online checking tools often flag non-suspicious behaviour along with suspected academic misconduct. Here, educators share lessons learned from using an online oral exam to check students’ understanding
By Eliza.Compton, 17 February, 2023

Questions beyond majors: developing mental maturity in students

Hand holding a compass in open road
When undergraduates build their own course plan, reading list and thesis project, the benefits extend beyond the individual student’s mindset to teaching faculty, write Ryan Derby-Talbot and Marjorie Wonham
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4minutes
Course design and delivery