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 August, 2024

Harness the power of ‘I wonder’ in your teaching

A student at her laptop deep in thought
By embracing the power of ‘I wonder’, we can transform our physical and virtual classrooms into dynamic spaces for exploration and discovery, creating a more inclusive and responsive educational atmosphere
By Laura.Duckett , 22 August, 2024

Don’t forget Bloom’s Taxonomy’s ‘remembering’ level

Studious student memorising notes at her desk
Bloom’s Taxonomy is a pedagogical framework covering six levels: remembering, understanding, applying, analysing, evaluating and creating. Building a strong foundation to help students store and retrieve information is crucial
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5minutes
By kiera.obrien , 15 August, 2024

Find a balance with student-centredness

A student in the library holds a book
Student-centredness has become hugely popular in higher education over the past decade, but it has downsides as well as benefits. Can it truly be applicable across higher education, regardless of context?
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3minutes
By Eliza.Compton , 15 August, 2024

How Mozart and the arts can help students feel less awkward

Etching of an couple doing a minuet
Music and dance give the post-Covid cohort low-stress opportunities to face each other in potentially antagonising – even agonising – set-ups. Here’s how a multisensory curriculum helps students combat feelings of isolation and impostor syndrome
Reading time
4minutes
Student engagement