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 Laura.Duckett , 30 June, 2026

Impactful lessons begin and end with clarity

Students in class watching a teacher, among them one raises her hand to answer a question
Common in primary and secondary teaching, starter and plenary activities can get students interested and build knowledge. Paul Demetriou explains how to use them in university teaching
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5minutes
By Eliza.Compton , 26 June, 2026

How agentic AI brings interactivity to STEM learning

Students working on computer simulation
When applied thoughtfully, agentic AI has the potential to turn classrooms into environments where students actively explore complex systems rather than passively absorb information
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4minutes
By Laura.Duckett , 17 June, 2026

Feedback is a skill to be taught, not assumed

Students in a lecture hall working on essays
Comments such as ‘This is a good essay’ might reassure but won’t help a writer improve. Here’s how to show students what strong and weak peer feedback looks like
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4minutes
By Laura.Duckett , 11 June, 2026

A ‘smart’ way to get students working together

A group of students at a desk working on a project
Reduce the tendency to ‘divide and write’ with a five-step process that draws on individual strengths, promotes constructive communication and ensures equal participation
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4minutes
Higher education pedagogy