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, 9 October, 2025

Preparing media studies students for an unknown future

A young woman operates a camera
Today’s media studies students need more than technical skills – they need the agility to survive in a changing industry. Here’s how to teach film, TV and digital media to the next generation of storytellers
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5minutes
By kiera.obrien, 7 October, 2025

How to embed sustainability in your business school

An illustration of a green light bulb, wearing a mortarboard
Vague symbolic gestures and greenwashing are no longer enough to show your institution is taking sustainability seriously. Here’s how to embed sustainable teaching and research
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5minutes
By kiera.obrien, 2 October, 2025

Five ways to embed anti-racist pedagogy

Students listen to a lecture
With the race awarding gap widening, facilitating conversations about race between staff and students is crucial. Embedding anti-racist pedagogy in your classroom can pave the way – here’s how
By kiera.obrien, 26 September, 2025

What your students are thinking about artificial intelligence

Students use their phones
GenAI has been quickly adopted by students, but the consequences of using it as a shortcut could be grave. A study into how students think about and use GenAI offers insights into how teaching might adapt
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5minutes
By kiera.obrien, 22 September, 2025

Turn AI from a magic box into a tool to be interrogated

A toy robot sits on a stack of books
Instead of ‘ban it or embrace it’, the AI Collaboration Toolkit offers a way for educators to frame AI as a collaborator, with ethical guard rails built in and an emphasis on the student’s thinking. Here’s how it works
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5minutes
By kiera.obrien, 18 September, 2025

Seven strategies to fuel students’ motivation

Students raise their hands in a lecture hall
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
University course design and delivery