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, 3 July, 2023

What is authentic enquiry learning?

Three architecture students and an instructor work on a project
When students work in teams to examine a real-world problem, the result offers a means to bring teaching and research together. Here, Kate Black and Jonny Hall explain how this pedagogy benefits students, academics and society
By Miranda Prynne, 16 June, 2023

Enquiry-based learning in five steps

Student nurses taking notes
Enquiry-based learning bridges the gap between theory and practice, enabling students to learn by doing. Nicky Goodall shares five tips for successfully bringing it into your teaching
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3minutes
By Miranda Prynne, 14 June, 2023

More play to engage students and deepen learning

Adults playing with constructing a small wheeled object
Play is a powerful learning tool that boosts engagement, exploration and community. Here three lecturers outline some of the ways it can best be used
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4minutes
By Eliza.Compton, 12 June, 2023

Successful group work is all in the selection process

university students working in a group
For students, group work can boost learning, critical thinking and problem-solving skills, but the benefits of collaboration may depend on how teachers put individuals together
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4minutes
Pedagogy