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, 27 March, 2026

I blame Plato: how ancient thinking still might shape belonging in STEM

Statue of Plato in front of Academy of Athens in Athens, Greece
The history of mathematics tells a rich story of collective labour, curiosity, dialogue, adventurousness and responsiveness to human questions. Educators have responsibility to tap into this for current and future students, writes Clemency Montelle
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4minutes
By Laura.Duckett, 23 March, 2026

Every AI learning persona needs an origin story

Students in a boardroom working on a company project
Anna, a fictional social responsibility consultant, mentors students analysing a company in crisis. Her story shows how thoughtfully designed AI personas can turn simple chat interactions into immersive learning experiences
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5minutes
By Laura.Duckett, 19 March, 2026

How to get students talking in seminar courses

Students having a discussion
From setting expectations before the course begins to structuring discussion and preparation, these strategies help educators turn hesitant students into confident, collaborative seminar course participants
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5minutes
By Eliza.Compton, 16 March, 2026

A game-making workshop to bring complex systems to life

Details of hands playing different games
Board games offer a powerful teaching tool to deepen understanding of complex dynamics such as climate. This analogue group task fosters the skills of systems thinking: setting boundaries, seeing multiple perspectives and holistic analysis
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4minutes
By Eliza.Compton, 27 February, 2026

Packed with ethics: using flash cards to spark connection

Two female students looking at a flash card
Ethics is a fundamental skill in accounting, but it is difficult to teach in a way that gives students confidence to use and test frameworks. Here, Catriona Hyde explains how simple flash cards can create curiosity and connection in the classroom
Reading time
4minutes
By Laura.Duckett, 9 February, 2026

Let’s not patronise Gen Z students

A lecturer at the front of class presenting to students
Gen Z students don’t need flashy visuals to keep them engaged. They want clear, effective design, say Svetoslav Georgiev and Joseph Tinsley
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4minutes
Higher education pedagogy