Accessibility

Advice on tackling accessibility challenges including digital poverty, remote access, user experience, technology skills and assessment from academics and university staff. Find more Campus resources on equity, diversity and inclusion.

By dene.mullen, 22 February, 2022

Gatekeepers or greeters? We must demystify university for first-gen students

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The way university teachers and lecturers speak to first-generation students can make a huge difference to how they get on in higher education

Stone Meredith gives advice on using positive introductory phrases and how this can help first-generation students navigate university

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4minutes

By dene.mullen, 1 February, 2022

New rules on lecture transcripts give academics an impossible choice

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New rules for lecture subtitles and transcripts are creating huge amounts of extra work for time-poor academics

Higher education leaders must engage on new transcription requirements post-pandemic to ensure academics don’t have to choose between inclusion or increased workload

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3minutes

By Miranda Prynne, 31 January, 2022

Adult ADHD and higher education: improving the student experience

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Advice on providing evidence-based support for adults with ADHD in higher education

Alex Conner and James Brown explain why adult ADHD is linked to underachievement in higher education and what institutions can do to support better outcomes for those with the condition

By Eliza.Compton, 8 December, 2021

What to do when technology fails: an educator’s survival guide for online classrooms

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Man with a laptop computer over his head and a Help! sign

Jack Wang offers seven solutions to common tech problems during online teaching – from slow internet connection to lack of resources

By Eliza.Compton, 16 November, 2021

Fostering freedom in PhD students: how supervisors can shape accessible paths for doctoral research

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paper boats illustrating different pathways to PhD

Clive Palmer looks at alternative approaches to PhDs that open postgraduate research to more candidates – for professional development, career change or just love of learning

By dene.mullen, 25 October, 2021

Re-engaging adult learners is key to a sustainable HE recovery

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Tempting back adults who left college early without a degree could be key to higher education's recovery

Winning back those who left college without a degree will be key in reversing the declines of the past year, say Kai Drekmeier and Amanda Winters

By miranda.prynne, 18 October, 2021

How to teach online with voice only

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Advice on why and how teaching using your voice only can be effective to reach remote students

Yutthana Srisavat explains why and how he adapted his teaching to instruct using just his voice via a messenger app, as a way to keep classes accessible to remote students

By dene.mullen, 1 October, 2021

Obliterating the academic calendar is the easy part

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Obliterating the academic calendar is just the start for universities if they are to best serve their students

More money for US community colleges and new thinking on semester lengths must be accompanied by cohesive pathways to degrees, say Karen A. Stout and Tom Shaver

By miranda.prynne, 29 September, 2021

There’s no room for complacency: act now to improve digital inclusion

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Advice on how institutions should ensure digital inclusion for all students

Sue Bennett outlines a call to action for academics and institutions to recognise inequalities in access to, and proficiency with, technology among students and to help extend digital inclusion to all

By dene.mullen, 10 September, 2021

Leaks and holes: beyond the pipeline versus process debate on diversity

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A pipeline does exist in higher ed, but process and structural violence in education writ large keep puncturing the pipe, says Pardis Mahdavi

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4minutes

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