University course design and delivery

How to design in-person, hybrid and online courses that maximise student engagement, inclusion and learning. Here, you can find advice on instructional design including lesson planning, creation and organisation of educational materials and effective use of digital technologies; as well as teaching methods and styles to help you achieve specific learning outcomes.

By kiera.obrien, 29 August, 2025

The lecture is dead – long live the performance

A lecturer is illuminated by the stage lights
An electrifying lecture can still engage students and bring them together in a way ChatGPT can’t compete with. Discover the key elements of stagecraft and how to apply them to your lecture performances
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5minutes
By Laura.Duckett, 28 August, 2025

Five tips for running a successful COIL project

Students working on a COIL project in class
Discover ways to encourage collaboration, nurture curiosity and equip students with the skills they need to succeed in collaborative online learning projects
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4minutes
By kiera.obrien, 22 August, 2025

Three strategies to get students back to the classroom

A teacher engages with the class
Students’ disengagement with in-person learning seems to be lingering far beyond the pandemic. Find out three ways to get them back to the classroom – physically, cognitively and emotionally
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5minutes
By Laura.Duckett, 18 August, 2025

A scaffolded approach to teaching with GenAI

Students on laptops in a classroom
As GenAI continues to reshape higher education, this four-phase framework by Rena Beatrice Alcalay offers educators ways to guide students to use these tools critically and ethically, fostering agency, bias awareness and deeper engagement in philosophical writing assignments
University course design and delivery