Teaching and learning

The proliferation of AI text generators such as ChatGPT has major implications for higher education. Nancy Gleason explores how educators should respond to these tools which can write essays in seconds

With students struggling to focus on and comprehend assignments, summaries can take some of the leg work out of learning and allow students to come to class ready to connect

Dialogic validation is about making students aware of the value their ideas bring to the classroom. Roehl Sybing discusses three simple principles that teachers can adopt to get students talking

Academic structures, such as disciplines, too often silo and limit possibilities for engagement and connection, says JT Torres

Hybrid learning models increase access and flexibility, but students need to be engaged for digital delivery to be successful

A framework that links social, cognitive, emotional, collaborative and behavioural motivators can help educators promote student engagement

A peer mentoring scheme designed to support staff well-being is being piloted at Staffordshire University. Fiona Cust and Jessica Runacres share lessons on how the initiative has been developed

Bárbara Regina Granados Guzmán provides suggestions on how to help students who struggle with recognising the use of external ideas

Jenny Moffett explores classroom techniques to help students meet the demands of an increasingly complex and rapidly changing society

Extricating ourselves from A-F grading scales requires an inclusive, big tent approach in which we de-emphasise grades in a way that best fits our individual contexts