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 Laura.Duckett, 19 March, 2025

Digital humanities 101

A group of students on their laptops in the library
What makes ‘digital humanities’ different from ‘traditional humanities’, and how could it make your classroom more collaborative and creative?
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5minutes
By Eliza.Compton, 19 March, 2025

When essay feedback does more harm than good

Diamond held in tweezers
Tired of asking for more scope, depth and flow with no improvement in students’ writing? Maybe the problem is not the students but your feedback
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4minutes
By Eliza.Compton, 17 March, 2025

How to be empathetic when teaching first-year students

Young male teacher at whiteboard
Creating a supportive and understanding learning environment can build trust, lessen anxiety and improve learning outcomes for students entering university. These practical actions will help educators incorporate empathy into their teaching
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4minutes
By Laura.Duckett, 13 March, 2025

Using AI to foster self-directed learning

A woman writing in a journal on some steps
You can promote self-directed learning by breaking down tasks and integrating an AI chatbot into your course management system. Here’s how
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4minutes
By Eliza.Compton, 7 March, 2025

Brainstorming benefits of an AI writing assistant app

Asian student thinking
User needs, smart prompts and functionality were central to creating an AI tool that supports student writing and thinking. Here, Joanne Chia and Angela Frattarola share the pedagogical and technical considerations involved in the process
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4minutes
By Eliza.Compton, 28 February, 2025

Online should not mean offline for business lecturers

Woman working at laptop with coffee
When online courses are delivered more or less to a prescribed script, this leaves little space for an educator’s personalised contribution and autonomy, writes Anita Wheeldon. Here, she makes the case against ‘teacherless pedagogy’
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4minutes
By Laura.Duckett, 19 February, 2025

Can you teach interdisciplinarity in 10 weeks?

Students working on an interdisciplinary project
Interdisciplinarity is an ambitious and rewarding research process, but how realistic can we be in a 10-week module? Here is how to frame the task, structure the process and balance workloads
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4minutes
Pedagogy