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 Eliza.Compton , 1 September, 2026

‘You can’t just lecture students any more’

Students doing pairwork in a lecture
GenAI does not make lecturers redundant, but it does weaken one-way content delivery as a reason to bring students together, writes Debra Page. She shares four practical shifts to teaching in the age of AI
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4minutes
By kiera.obrien , 28 August, 2026

Co-creation from a student’s perspective

Students work together in a lecture hall
Despite its reputation for embedding autonomy and collaboration skills, for students, co-creation can feel like a box-ticking exercise. Find five practical steps for making it a genuine partnership
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4minutes
By kiera.obrien , 25 August, 2026

How part-time lecturers can protect their professional identity

A university lecturer checks notes
You can teach hundreds of students, design learning activities, mark assessments and support academic success – yet still feel like a visitor in your own institution. Find out how to establish a sense of belonging as a part-time visiting lecturer
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4minutes
By Laura.Duckett , 20 August, 2026

Course design for a new age

Colourful outlines of people emerging from an illustrated motherboard
Learn how to design courses that respond to the evolving needs of both students and employers
By Laura.Duckett , 20 August, 2026

Give students greater flexibility with HyFlex learning

Students in a classroom with an online student appearing on a screen at the end of the table
Designing different routes through the same module so they offer an equivalent learning experience is where the real work begins, writes Stuart Samuels, who offers practical planning advice
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4minutes
By Eliza.Compton , 18 August, 2026

Leveraging student agency in course design

Black female student taking notes at laptop
Giving students choice is not about reducing expectations or allowing students to take shortcuts in their study, writes Courtney Kimmel. Here, she explains how course structure can create pathways to deeper learning
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4minutes
By Laura.Duckett , 10 August, 2026

Tech-free teaching: how to get it right

Students sitting in a circle with no desks
Carefully designed device-free lessons can help students learn to articulate their thoughts, engage with peers and brainstorm ideas. Learn how
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4minutes
By Eliza.Compton , 10 August, 2026

AI literacy cannot be bolted on to first-year courses

Young male college student studying in library
Future teachers, nurses, engineers, lawyers and business leaders need more than rules and policies about when to use AI. Inexperienced students benefit from courses that help them practise responsible judgement alongside foundational learning
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4minutes
By Eliza.Compton , 8 August, 2026

Does student attention have a half-life?

Retro style poster for space tours to Mars
Can a theatrical approach to teaching a dry subject free up brain space? Chris Jones uses cognitive load theory to manage when students’ attention drifts
By Laura.Duckett , 7 August, 2026

When the university lesson becomes a ritual

Back view of student raising his hand to answer teacher's question
By turning your classes into ‘interaction rituals’, you could re-energise even the most apathetic of students – and yourself – and spark excitement for learning. Allan McCoy explains how
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4minutes
By kiera.obrien , 5 August, 2026

Why serious skills need serious play

Students play a game designed to improve their clinical communication
Are your students struggling with role play? Game-based learning can offer structure, safety and feedback, especially when combined with AI support. Here’s how
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5minutes
By kiera.obrien , 31 July, 2026

What future-proofing a course really means

A student works at a laptop with headphones on
Instead of attempting to predict the future, future-proofing online courses is about making them easier to update, more inclusive and more useful to students, even as context changes
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4minutes
By Laura.Duckett , 30 July, 2026

Why I use a dating analogy to teach complex pharmacology

A group of seated pharmacology students laughing together
Pharmacodynamics is one of the more difficult topics when educating students about the complexities of prescribing medicines. But parallels with sexual attraction and rivalry offer a low-tech way to ease learning apprehension
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4minutes
By Eliza.Compton , 27 July, 2026

How I used chalk and paper to win back students’ attention

Jose Eos Trinidad teaching at the University of California, Berkeley
It’s not just about kicking AI and other technology out of the university classroom. A return to analogue teaching methods requires preparation in order to reap the benefits of deeper learning and engagement, writes Jose Eos Trinidad
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