Student engagement

Teaching academics and university staff address what student engagement means to them and offer advice on capturing students’ attention in an age of digital distraction and keeping them motivated to learn. Find insights on teaching strategies that give students agency over their learning, boost class attendance and participation and help to build a campus community.

By dene.mullen , 18 March, 2022

Want students to exercise more? Make it part of their course

Cycling, running and other forms of exercise can be encouraged among university students by tutors who offer academic credits for exercise

The body hears everything the mind says, so it is said. That is certainly true when teachers offer extra academic credits in return for physical activity, says Roberto Villaseñor-Roldán

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3minutes

By dene.mullen , 16 March, 2022

Fostering student collaboration rather than competition using peer review

University teachers must work hard to ensure students become comfortable with the process of peer review

When students are involved in peer review, they can more easily see the ‘problems’ with classmates’ writing – and this creates opportunities in their own work, too

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3minutes

By Eliza.Compton , 14 March, 2022

Using storytelling to make introductory statistics less scary: a contextualised approach

Red squirrel and hazelnut illustrating video about teaching statistics with storytelling

Carl Sherwood explains how imaginative, contextualised writing tasks can make mathematical concepts less abstract and more engaging for diverse student groups

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5minutes

By dene.mullen , 11 March, 2022

How to design and incorporate a digital module

Tips for creating digital university modules

Digital modules lend themselves well to competency-based training. Adela Vega and Laura Castillo offer a guide to designing and incorporating them into a digital learning experience

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3minutes

By dene.mullen , 11 March, 2022

Immediacy cues are a great starting point for fostering inclusive classes

Immediacy cues such as eye contact can be critical tools for professors and lecturers when connecting to higher education students

Both verbal and non-verbal cues, such as pronouncing names correctly, smiling and making eye contact signal to students that they are welcome, respected and valued

Reading time

4minutes

By dene.mullen , 23 February, 2022