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 dene.mullen , 26 April, 2022

Naming students is even more crucial in online classes

Naming students in online classes helps them connect and feel that their tutor is present

Naming learners fosters a community in which the teacher is clearly all in and focused on individual members in the unique, shared space of the online classroom

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4minutes

By dene.mullen , 26 April, 2022

In-person teaching now needs to be justified

If we take the same critical lens to in-person learning as we once did to online, rationalising our need for the former, how much better could we make our teaching?

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4minutes

By Miranda Prynne , 20 April, 2022

The mechanics of teaching a multi-section “activeflex” course

Lecturer recording a lesson for an ActiveFlex course taught online and in person

Lessons on the mechanics of bringing faculty together to teach a multiple-section class using the activeflex learning model, by Morgan Stanford

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3minutes

By Miranda Prynne , 18 April, 2022

Strategies to train students in three transferable skills wanted by employers

Image of students learning the transferrable skills wanted in the workplace

Two simple teaching methods that faculty can use in the classroom to train students in the communication, problem-solving and critical thinking skills sought by employers, shared by Elly Vandegrift

By Eliza.Compton , 13 April, 2022

Using vicarious experiences online to engage and motivate students

illustration of woman with wrench watching a practical demonstration on a screen

Vicarious experiences can be harnessed in remote and blended learning to foster both the ‘skill and the will’ of students. Roma Forbes outlines how to do it

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4minutes

By Miranda Prynne , 8 April, 2022

Classroom management strategies to enhance hyflex learning

A student learning online during a hyflex class session

Effective classroom management strategies that keep students engaged during hyflex courses, by Letitia Bergantz

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3minutes

By Miranda Prynne , 6 April, 2022

How to design effective reinforcement activities for activeflex courses

Designing effective reinforcement activities for university teaching in person and online

How to effectively design reinforcement activities for the activeflex course to maximise student engagement, by Joy Oettel

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3minutes

By Eliza.Compton , 5 April, 2022

Deep and meaningful learning: taking learning to the next level

Building blocks of elements of education

Explicitly linking prior knowledge and experience is key in engaging students in deep learning and transitions them away from passivity in learning

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5minutes

By Miranda Prynne , 1 April, 2022

Engaging online learners using group activities

Online learning can leave students feeling lonely and disengaged. Tracy DeCicco explains how incorporating group activities into coursework can get them re-engaged with the materials – and each other

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3minutes

By Eliza.Compton , 1 April, 2022

Learning challenge and difficulty: calm seas do not make skilful sailors

Five strategies for university teachers to encourage students to use challenge, struggle and safe failure for effective long-term learning

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3minutes

Higher education pedagogy