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, 12 February, 2024

How to develop and nurture social presence in a learning community

University students doing group work
Fostering a rich learning community in your module or programme can be difficult. Here, Hannah Shaw and Mike Hackman draw on staff and student feedback to provide quick, effective wins to develop the social presence in your learning communities
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4minutes
By Eliza.Compton, 9 February, 2024

Nudge your way up the NSS ladder

Students doing group work
Small module changes based on behavioural insights into human flaws can help students collaborate more and procrastinate less – and boost engagement outcomes in your classes, writes Jana Sadeh
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3minutes
By Eliza.Compton, 4 January, 2024

Students see the benefits of AI-generated learning content

human hands using laptop with robot hand emerging from screen
Students might already show a preference for AI-generated online learning content, so academic colleagues and institutions need to capitalise on this to improve resource management and staff well-being, write Dean Fido and Gary F. Fisher
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3minutes
Pedagogy