The details of how the government proposes to introduce a Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF) to monitor the quality of teaching at universities have been revealed in a new green paper on higher education. The paper, Fulfilling our Potential: Teaching Excellence,…
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On the Twelfth App of Christmas…
12 apps, 12 days, 12 minutes per day With the aim of exploring opportunities for learning with mobile technologies INSTIL, along with collaborators from across the University, has gathered together 12 free apps that are useful for learning and teaching…
Celebrating our accidents with learning
Most of the useful things I have learnt have been by accident or mistake. Very early on, I learnt that if I touch something hot, it hurts. It was a useful lesson. Thankfully, I am not alone in learning useful…
What do university students think of their assessments?
The effectiveness of assessments can be ameliorated by focussing on the students’ need for timely support in the form of consistent preparation and clear feedback. The role of assessments Assessments are an integral part of the academic programme, serving as…
Flipping the classroom: a keynote review
The keynote speaker has really made me consider my delivery of teaching strategy and I have shared this approach with other staff who could not attend. Delegate at the 2015 Teaching and Learning Conference. The 2015 UWL Teaching and Learning…
Creating interactive lectures with Poll Everywhere: a case study
Staff at UWL have been changing the way they teach in lectures, making them more interactive and supporting student learning by using Poll Everywhere. With Poll Everywhere, you can incorporate interactive questions into your presentation and students can respond using…
Box of Broadcasts: using video and audio in learning and teaching
Using broadcast media, such as film, television and radio programmes, in teaching gives new options for classroom and online content. Used as an example or discussion point, short clips can engage students by generating debate and by varying teaching formats,…
10 stages to writing an effective assignment brief
The Assignment Brief Communication resource consists of guidelines for lecturers on how to ensure that assignment briefs are clear and coherent and address the appropriate learning outcomes of a module or course. The guidelines were developed by Oxford Brookes University…
Let’s ban PowerPoint in lectures – it makes students more stupid and professors more boring
Any university teacher who does not harbour a painful recollection of a failed lecture is a liar. On one such occasion, I felt early on that I had lost the students entirely: those who hadn’t sunk into comatose oblivion were…
UWL staff share teaching practices at Show & TEL
This term’s Show & TEL afternoon inspired colleagues from across the University to try new approaches in their teaching. Five UWL lecturers presented examples of real practice which can be adopted by anyone. “These sessions are really helpful for people…