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 miranda.prynne, 9 February, 2021

The active lecture: student-centred learning for the future

Advice on reframing lectures for teaching in a digital age
Online teaching offers valuable insight into effective pedagogy that will remain useful long after the pandemic is past, according to James Pickering, who outlines the key lessons to improve teaching design and delivery

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4minutes
By miranda.prynne, 28 January, 2021

The lecture is dead, long live the lecture

Redefining higher education for the digital age
The move to online teaching is a chance to redesign higher education delivery to reflect the way students learn in our digital age, replacing traditional lectures with more interactive material
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4minutes
By miranda.prynne, 8 January, 2021

Tech tools to help enhance online and blended learning

Selecting digital tools that support your pedagogy and teaching strategies
With thousands of educational apps all promising to enhance online learning, choosing the right technology is a challenge. Miral Gibson explains why how pedagogy and teaching strategies should inform these decisions
By miranda.prynne, 22 December, 2020

Give students confidence to 'be wrong, loudly’ in online classes

Students learning online must be encouraged not to fear getting things wrong
For students to learn effectively online, they must be willing to get things wrong and be corrected. But speaking up in an online class can be intimidating so instructors must take active steps to promote fearless class participation, explains Riley Lovejoy
By miranda.prynne, 30 November, 2020

Organising your online course

Designing online courses for effective remote teaching and learning
Three digital teaching experts share advice on how to organise an online course effectively and answer questions about some key challenges during this ACUE webinar
Higher education pedagogy