Teaching and learning

By Anonymous (not verified), 6 October, 2021

Best practice pedagogy for online, blended and in-person university teaching. Educators from universities around the world share advice, insight and experience on effective instructional design, teaching styles, assessment, boosting student engagement, classroom management and ensuring students achieve those all-important learning outcomes.

 

By Laura.Duckett, 18 November, 2025

Give students autonomy over their learning

Students working together at a desk
Here are simple ways to nurture self-direction in students – from consulting them on assessments to offering choice on learning objectives – shared by Natalie K Seedan
By Eliza.Compton, 7 November, 2025

Three ways to motivate engineering students

Male mechanical engineering student
Motivating engineering students when information overload threatens to sap their attention requires real-world industrial collaborations, a customised learning experience and a focus on impact
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4minutes
By Laura.Duckett, 4 November, 2025

Use games to get students back to class

Students playing a table-top game
Gamified learning can transform passive teaching into engaging, student-centred experiences. Matthew Jones offers practical advice on creative delivery and scaling up
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5minutes
By Laura.Duckett, 30 October, 2025

Top business graduates lack one key skill – execution

Someone standing at a crossroad, unable to make a decision
Top-performing graduates often struggle with execution in the workplace. Educators can change that by designing learning exercises that hone decision-making skills and resilience
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3minutes
By Eliza.Compton, 30 October, 2025

What happened to creativity in the classroom?

Woman asleep on a snail
When generative AI leads 150 students to submit the same ‘creative’ work, something is afoot in arts and humanities education. Here, Leah Henrickson and Luke Zaphir turn insights from cognitive science into ways to use AI to boost students’ creativity
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5minutes
By Eliza.Compton, 29 October, 2025

Five considerations for effective group work

Group of happy multiracial university students
Why struggle through setting and assessing group tasks when this teaching approach can present considerable challenges around communication and conflict? These insights offer ways to design tasks that will benefit both educators and students
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5minutes
By kiera.obrien, 27 October, 2025

Authentic assessment for inclusivity and employability

Students work together in a group
Designing an educational studies course for international learners meant rethinking assessment, from traditional exams to a more practical, student-informed approach. Here’s what worked
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3minutes
By Eliza.Compton, 24 October, 2025

Be my guest speaker

Guest speaker addressing college class
Incorporating guest speaker presentations as part of work-integrated learning helps university educators as well as students, writes Temesgen Kifle. It can enhance teaching practice, build stronger connections with industry, and keep courses up to date with evolving workforce needs
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3minutes
By Eliza.Compton, 22 October, 2025

The anxieties of non-research faculty at a research university

Female college teacher in class
The worth of know-how – as opposed to know-that – is enhanced when instructors are full-time, eligible for tenure and materially supported in their collective endeavour. Here, Daniel M. Gross makes the case for valuing teachers’ collective wisdom
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4minutes
By kiera.obrien, 16 October, 2025

Three strategies to close the exam feedback gap

An exam in progress
Exams are still a common choice of assessment, but do they really offer the feedback students need? Here’s how to make exam feedback impactful
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4minutes
By Eliza.Compton, 13 October, 2025

Can transferable skills be taught in distance learning?

Woman doing online education
As workplaces are increasingly AI-integrated and hybrid, can teaching transferable skills – including body language – in a virtual learning environment, in some cases, offer a more authentic education experience?
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4minutes
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 Sreethu.Sajeev, 6 October, 2025

Maximising graduate employability through AI skills

Google for Education
As AI gains more popularity among students and employers, universities should embrace AI tools to prepare students for responsible use and real-world applications in their future careers
By Mary-Ann.Reposo, 30 September, 2025

AI Detection as a Weapon Against “Paper Mills”

AI Detection as a Weapon Against “Paper Mills”
Publishers today face numerous challenges related to verifying the authenticity of submitted texts. One of the most significant threats in recent years has been the mass use of generative artificial intelligence models, such as ChatGPT, to create or "enhance" scientific papers. While these tools can support creativity, they are increasingly being used unethically—to generate content without disclosing the use of AI.
By Laura.Duckett, 29 September, 2025

From ‘sage on the stage’ to ‘guide on the side’

An unseen driver at the wheel of a car
With GenAI, changing job markets and overprotective parenting shaping today’s learners, higher education must balance knowledge with fostering autonomy – without letting independence go too far, says Daniella Sieukaran
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4minutes
By Eliza.Compton, 29 September, 2025

Assessment tasks that support human skills

Head made of cogs and jigsaw puzzle piece
Assignments that focus on exploration, analysis and authenticity offer a road map for university assessment that incorporates AI while retaining its rigour and human elements
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4minutes
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