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 Eliza.Compton, 31 August, 2022

Targeted teaching: meeting students where they are

Asian teacher
Teaching students according to their strengths and shortcomings, stimulating their interest in learning and building confidence in learning, is not only part of Chinese education philosophy, it promotes students’ all-round development
Reading time
3minutes
By Miranda Prynne, 25 August, 2022

Make classroom connections by drawing from the slow movement

Tortoise walking down a road - representing how slow and steady can be more effective than fast
An introduction to the slow movement and its ideology to show how it can inspire approaches to building connection in the classroom, purposefully scaffolding moments of connection into teaching and relating these to learning
Reading time
6minutes
By Miranda Prynne, 22 August, 2022

Helping students see biology within a broader context

Image of a DNA strand
Should educators help students understand their chosen subjects within a broader context of learning? Mark Coleman has been experimenting with this in his biology course and shares his findings so far
Reading time
5minutes
University course design and delivery