Student engagement

Academics and university staff address what student engagement means to them and offer advice on boosting attendance, class participation and building a campus community.

By kiera.obrien, 18 September, 2025
Keep your students motivated – not just for one class, but across a whole term. Find out seven ways to build sustainable motivation in the classroom
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4minutes
By Eliza.Compton, 18 September, 2025
Apps or algorithms alone won’t drive the students of the future to learn. Rather, it will be faculty domain expertise that aligns with how they think, work and learn. Margaret Ellis explains how to design learning for student motivation
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4minutes
By Eliza.Compton, 17 September, 2025
Writing lecturers will not reach students by simply talking down artificial intelligence. A more effective approach involves embracing our expertise and engaging in the politics of resistance, says Jane Bottomley
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5minutes
By Eliza.Compton, 15 September, 2025
Higher education teaching faculty are exploring the use of old-school teaching and testing methods to prevent students from using artificial intelligence during exams and for homework. Is this a good idea? Cayce Myers takes a deep dive
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4minutes
By Eliza.Compton, 12 September, 2025
Once seen as a pedagogical experiment, the block plan is ready for its researchers and practitioners to move beyond self-examination and share their innovations with the wider higher education community, writes John Weldon
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4minutes
By kiera.obrien, 8 September, 2025
Co-teaching can benefit not only students and academics, but administrative staff as well. Here, Dinara Pisareva and Andrei Semenov explain how to find a compatible partner, plan and navigate when educators’ approaches diverge
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3minutes