Online learning

Online learning has revolutionised university teaching with much higher education now delivered via digital platforms, supported by educational technology (ed-tech) and, increasingly, AI tools. Find out how lecturers can adapt teaching methods to support learning online, build online learning communities and use the latest technology to advance student engagement and flexible, accessible learning.

By Eliza.Compton , 13 October, 2025

Can transferable skills be taught in distance learning?

Woman doing online education
As workplaces are increasingly AI-integrated and hybrid, can teaching transferable skills – including body language – in a virtual learning environment, in some cases, offer a more authentic education experience?
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4minutes
By Eliza.Compton , 26 September, 2025

Can you see me? Can you hear me?

Black male student in academic meeting
With in-person, online and hybrid supervision of master’s dissertations now common, which works best? Here, Alun Epps offers reflections and advice for new supervisors
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4minutes
By Laura.Duckett , 2 September, 2025

Miro and GenAI as drivers of online student engagement

A student working on her laptop
A set of practical strategies for transforming passive online student participation into visible, measurable and purposeful engagement through the use of Miro, enhanced by GenAI
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3minutes
By Laura.Duckett , 28 August, 2025

Five tips for running a successful COIL project

Students working on a COIL project in class
Discover ways to encourage collaboration, nurture curiosity and equip students with the skills they need to succeed in collaborative online learning projects
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4minutes
By kiera.obrien , 6 August, 2025

Discussion forums: the key to AI-proof assessment?

Brightly-coloured speech bubbles and avatars
Providing a supportive learning culture for students will make them less likely to cheat – and discussion forums, with a few tweaks, may be the way to do it
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5minutes
By kiera.obrien , 29 July, 2025

Bite-sized learning: when less can be more

Bite-sized canapes are presented on a slate
Could snappy, focused micromodules appeal more to the social media generation than traditional lectures? Perhaps – but only if they’re carefully implemented. Here’s how to do it
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5minutes
Online learning