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, 1 February, 2023

How AI will make university teachers’ lives easier

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Illustration of robot helping man climb a block
Is artificial intelligence a looming existential threat to higher education? Or is AI technology such as ChatGPT a shot in the arm that teachers can use to improve our productivity?
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3minutes
By Eliza.Compton, 19 January, 2023

We cannot lose touch with touch

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Young boy in ball pit
Classroom delivery is evolving alongside new technologies such as VR and the metaverse, yet students are still excited by the touch and feel of things. Here are suggestions for instructors to bring the tactile back to teaching
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3minutes
By Eliza.Compton, 11 January, 2023

Tips to make student evaluation fairer for teachers

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Balance in student evaluation of teachers SET
Factors unrelated to an instructor’s ability to enhance student learning can influence student evaluation of teaching. So, Temesgen Kifle shares six fair and effective ways to assess educators’ teaching capabilities
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4minutes
Pedagogy