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 , 13 December, 2021

Ten useful tips for teaching a hybrid course for the first time

Tips for university academics on how to transition to hybrid teaching

Laura Patricia Zepeda Orantes shares recommendations for delivering hybrid courses, especially for teachers who are new to this way of working

By dene.mullen , 9 December, 2021

It’s time to tackle perfectionism head-on in the classroom

Perfectionism has long been an affliction in academia for students and faculty alike

Perfectionism has long been the norm in academia. To combat it, we must offer help before it has to be asked for, say Laura March and Maggie Melo

By dene.mullen , 3 December, 2021

What can universities learn from Amazon?

Universities can learn a great deal from the way Amazon embraced digital tech and constantly evolves

From putting the customer first to the buzzword that is ‘fulfilment’, there’s much to be gleaned from the way Amazon and its ilk embraced digital technology, says Peter Vervest

By ashton.wenborn , 1 December, 2021

Enabling innovation to flourish in the online and blended learning space

From medicine to business, digital platforms enhance the learning experience for students

By dene.mullen , 29 November, 2021

Turn the marking process on its head by using ‘reverse grading’

University lecturers should use reverse grading to turn the grading process on its head

Davita Günbay explains how reversing the narrative between ‘what I got’ and ‘what I was given’ can help learners engage and take responsibility for their learning

By Eliza.Compton , 29 November, 2021

Reopening and reconnecting: how to establish connection with first-years studying in the new normal

Young African women wearing headphones in a university cafe - reconnecting after the pandemic

Agnes Chikonzo offers three key ways that university services can engage students and give them a sense of belonging back on campus

By dene.mullen , 25 November, 2021

Classes need less focus on employability and more on profound learning

Profound learning can be a revolution for your university

Classes are sometimes the least transformative elements of what students experience at university. We need to change that, say Davin Carr-Chellman, Ali Carr-Chellman and Michael Kroth

By Eliza.Compton , 18 November, 2021

How to be comfortable with uncomfortable conversations

Ruth Woodfield outlines steps that academics, students and university staff can take to support and work through the discomfort of difficult discussions

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By Miranda Prynne , 17 November, 2021

Co-creation and empowerment: pathways to better student engagement

Advice on creating equitable pathways to better engage all students regardless of background or prior knowledge

Effective approaches universities can take to promote equity and improve student learning outcomes and employability, shared by a team from the University of Salford

By dene.mullen , 5 November, 2021

In praise of the ‘watch party’ – an update to the flipped learning model

Watch parties are a variation on the flipped learning model used in universities

Many new students struggle with the amount of self-directed learning at university. Perhaps it’s time to introduce watch parties, say Emily Nordmann and Carolina Kuepper-Tetzel

Student engagement