Category: Teaching Practice

Discussions around teaching practice.

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5 Practical Ideas To Prevent Ghostwriting

In response to Rebecca's great article on Contract Cheating and this week's Academic Integrity workshops, I reflect on why students are drawn to ghostwriting and, most importantly, what we can do about it.

/ 2 May, 2018
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Register Your Interest For
Final HEA Fellowship Intake For 2018

Thinking about applying for an HEA Fellowship in 2018? Register your interest at an upcoming HEA information session.

/ 26 April, 2018
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Let’s Talk…. About Contract Cheating

What is it, how can you tell if an assignment has been written by one of these services and what can be done to combat it?

/ 24 April, 2018

Academic Senate Top 5, April 2018

Check out the Academic Senate's top 5 topics from its recent meeting- Vertical Double Degrees, Master of Research (MRes) updates, Fitness to Practice procedure, Assessment, Unit Guide and Grade Appeal Policy Reviews and welcome to Co-opted Student Senators.

/ 20 April, 2018

From study to work: preparing students for the future

EmployABILITY thinking engages students in their cognitive and social development as capable and informed individuals, professionals and social citizens.

/ 19 April, 2018
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What Is The Best Way To Allocate Groups?

Is random allocation or allowing students to pick their own groups best? Or do you use a different method? It's important to understand, and make clear to students, what you are actually trying to achieve with groupwork.

/ 19 April, 2018
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Students Get A Dose Of Reality: LIH Media Internship 2018 Roundup

The internship program enabled the students to become co-creators of learning resources that directly impact student learning.

/ 12 April, 2018
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WTF is TBL?

What the Flipped is Team Based Learning? TBL is an active teaching and learning method which puts its own spin on the 'flipped classroom' approach.

/ 12 April, 2018
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Academic Integrity Workshops

With the launch of the new Academic Integrity Policy, each faculty is running workshops introducing the policy and its application.

/ 11 April, 2018