Higher education pedagogy

Learn more about pedagogy and how different theories of teaching and learning work across higher education. Here, academics offer insights into a variety of pedagogies, drawing on their own teaching experience alongside research, to provide practical advice on what instructional methods work best for different university contexts, disciplines and classes.

By Eliza.Compton, 21 July, 2023

Co-creation as a liberating activity

Teacher helping black student in computer class
How to use student co-creation to bring active participation and collaboration into the learning experience, based on insights from the Liberated Learners open educational resource
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4minutes
By Miranda Prynne, 18 July, 2023

The flipped classroom: an evidence-based approach

Students applauding their professor
The flipped classroom is most effective when it places active learning at its core, research suggests. A new model for flipped learning, developed by Manu Kapur and colleagues, aims to do just that
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3minutes
By Eliza.Compton, 3 July, 2023

What is authentic enquiry learning?

Three architecture students and an instructor work on a project
When students work in teams to examine a real-world problem, the result offers a means to bring teaching and research together. Here, Kate Black and Jonny Hall explain how this pedagogy benefits students, academics and society
By Miranda Prynne, 16 June, 2023

Enquiry-based learning in five steps

Student nurses taking notes
Enquiry-based learning bridges the gap between theory and practice, enabling students to learn by doing. Nicky Goodall shares five tips for successfully bringing it into your teaching
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3minutes
Higher education pedagogy