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 Laura.Duckett , 17 July, 2025

What can higher education learn from social media?

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This collection explores how social media can be used to develop skills, shape pedagogy and foster online learning communities, as well as support academics in building their professional profiles and extending the reach of their research

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4minutes
By Eliza.Compton , 16 July, 2025

Fighting falsehoods at the speed of the scroll

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With students subjected to a steady stream of memes and manipulated narratives, teaching media literacy isn’t something university educators should do; it’s something they must. Cayce Myers offers advice for a misinformation age
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4minutes
By Eliza.Compton , 8 July, 2025

Using social media to connect cohorts

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A digital poster competition that encouraged comments on social media can spark conversations between under- and postgraduate students. Here’s how it works
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4minutes
Student engagement