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, 19 January, 2023

We cannot lose touch with touch

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

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
By Miranda Prynne, 9 December, 2022

Teach and talk: encouraging student dialogue in class

Students talking in class
Dialogic validation is about making students aware of the value their ideas bring to the classroom. Roehl Sybing discusses three simple principles that teachers can adopt to get students talking
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3minutes
Pedagogy