Teaching and learning

Gunter Saunders explains how to design courses that engage and incentivise students to gain the digital skills they need to flourish in the online learning environment and beyond

Gearoid O’Suilleabhain explains how academics can improve the ‘user experience’ of their online courses by looking at the design from a student’s perspective

Educational technologist Roland Sherwood explains how faculty can get the most from their work with digital experts to enhance online teaching

Online teaching demands new pedagogical and digital skills among faculty, so universities need to consider how best to focus training and resources, as Susanna Kohonen explains

Nataša Lacković presents a pedagogical approach to using visual media to activate student learning, rather than simply decorating course content

Jennifer Lawrence explains how to use small-scale data analytics to monitor student progress and improve digital teaching delivery

Sean Morris talks about how academics can foster digital skills in their students and themselves for better online learning outcomes

Student advisers often bear a heavy emotional burden when trying to assist students. Meg Cohen offers advice on how to manage such emotionally challenging situations

Teaching interdisciplinary modules online can be an uphill battle but it offers important lessons in the art of motivating students to learn, as Jonathan Sim explains