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, 5 July, 2022

Say goodbye to bored students

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bored students in a lecture hall
Boredom is the enemy of learning. Educators can minimise it, increase student engagement and allow deep learning to take place with these practical tips
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3minutes
By Miranda Prynne, 24 June, 2022

A course design method to aid the transition to quality blended learning

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Illustration of online and blended learning
To adapt traditional teaching techniques to a blended learning model educators must apply effective instructional design processes that harness technology to support the pedagogy and access to teaching materials, as Nelcy Natalia Atehortua Sanchez and Juan Sebastian Blandon Luengas explain
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3minutes
By Miranda Prynne, 6 June, 2022

Educating trainee teachers in critical thinking

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Effective approaches to training student teachers in critical thinking so they can apply it across multiple disciplines and pass on their knowledge to their own pupils, by Joseph Sanacore
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3minutes
Pedagogy