Higher education 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 kiera.obrien , 17 February, 2026

How to embed STEM across all disciplines? Start small

Build the STEM skills students will need for the future into your existing courses – with a little-and-often approach. Here’s how

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5minutes

By Laura.Duckett , 9 February, 2026

Let’s not patronise Gen Z students

A lecturer at the front of class presenting to students

Gen Z students don’t need flashy visuals to keep them engaged. They want clear, effective design, say Svetoslav Georgiev and Joseph Tinsley

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4minutes

By Eliza.Compton , 4 February, 2026

Campus webinar: Co-creation and tapping into the student voice

Hear experts from four Australian universities discuss how educators, course designers, professional development teams and institutions can embed the skills for effective co-creation in the classroom

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60minutes

By Laura.Duckett , 2 February, 2026

Let professors play: the case for sandbox classes in HE

Students working on a project together in class

Some of the most powerful innovations in teaching don’t come from policy mandates – they come from freedom to play, writes Danny Oppenheimer

By Eliza.Compton , 27 January, 2026

How universities can prepare faculty to teach executive education

Young female professor taking a question in class

Teaching seasoned professionals requires a different approach from undergraduates or even MBA students. This guide aims to prepare faculty to connect academic insight with real-world leadership experience

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4minutes

By kiera.obrien , 26 January, 2026

How to establish a community of practice for co-creation

To co-create research-informed teaching, a group of educators established a community of practice with doctoral students. Here’s how it worked

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4minutes

By Laura.Duckett , 22 January, 2026

Teaching design in 3D: blending sketching, AI and AR

A hand sketching prototype designs amongst rulers and other tools

GenAI can do more than generate images – it can spark design students’ ability to imagine objects and spaces in 3D. Here’s how

By kiera.obrien , 21 January, 2026

Small shifts to nurture a design thinking mindset in university teaching

A scrunched-up piece of paper is fashioned into a lightbulb

Design thinking, with its focus on problem-solving in a structured way, can help ready students for the workplace – and doesn’t require a curriculum overhaul, writes Asrif Yusoff

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5minutes

By Laura.Duckett , 21 January, 2026

From shortcut to support: GenAI’s role in essay-writing

A student writing an essay by hand in a library

A guide to moving beyond panic and prohibition, showing how educators can set clear, evidence-informed boundaries that turn GenAI from an essay-writing shortcut into a meaningful learning support

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5minutes

By Eliza.Compton , 20 January, 2026

Connected classrooms: building belonging, trust and well-being

Learning communities that are grounded in trust, psychological safety and holistic support give students space to explore and share their talents

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4minutes

Higher education pedagogy