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 , 28 February, 2025

Say goodbye to boring presentations

A teacher giving a PowerPoint presentation
GenAI can supercharge your PowerPoint presentations to offer students interactive opportunities that increase participation and deepen learning. Here’s how
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4minutes
By Eliza.Compton , 28 February, 2025

Online should not mean offline for business lecturers

Woman working at laptop with coffee
When online courses are delivered more or less to a prescribed script, this leaves little space for an educator’s personalised contribution and autonomy, writes Anita Wheeldon. Here, she makes the case against ‘teacherless pedagogy’
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4minutes
By Laura.Duckett , 21 February, 2025

Show students you care

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When you prioritise well-being, your students will thank you for it. Show kindness by taking steps to reduce cognitive load and create a welcoming and engaging learning environment
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4minutes
By kiera.obrien , 19 February, 2025

Tap the mine of library data to help enhance your courses

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University libraries offer a rich well of data for course enhancement teams, on everything from student engagement to which resources they’re using most. Here’s how to make the most of it
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5minutes
By Laura.Duckett , 12 February, 2025

Fostering an ‘I can’ attitude in students

Hands tearing off the letter "t" from the word "can't "
Challenging assumptions about competency and student independence and promoting self-reflection can foster agency, writes Megan Jones
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5minutes
Student engagement