Teaching and learning

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

Academic structures, such as disciplines, too often silo and limit possibilities for engagement and connection, says JT Torres

Hybrid learning models increase access and flexibility, but students need to be engaged for digital delivery to be successful

A framework that links social, cognitive, emotional, collaborative and behavioural motivators can help educators promote student engagement

A peer mentoring scheme designed to support staff well-being is being piloted at Staffordshire University. Fiona Cust and Jessica Runacres share lessons on how the initiative has been developed

Bárbara Regina Granados Guzmán provides suggestions on how to help students who struggle with recognising the use of external ideas

Jenny Moffett explores classroom techniques to help students meet the demands of an increasingly complex and rapidly changing society

Extricating ourselves from A-F grading scales requires an inclusive, big tent approach in which we de-emphasise grades in a way that best fits our individual contexts

Simple exercises can make reading-based university classes more engaging and interactive, says Amjed Majeed. In this video, he offers four ways to break up the vocabulary, text, comprehension routine

Dulce Julissa Salas Benavides and Jesús Alejandro Salas Benavides explain the basics of microlearning, from how it works to benefits and key features