Instructional design

Bringing in a ‘co-pilot’ instructor to support the running of hybrid classes can improve the teaching and learning experience for students and their lecturers, write Omar Merlo and James Eteen

A beginner’s guide to creating content, using the relevant tech tools and fostering active engagement through bite-sized learning

May Lim provides insight on how to design effective microcredentials that provide tangible benefits for students’ job function and career aspirations

Ayten Ordu outlines some of the strategies available to academics when students have lost their enthusiasm for lessons and lectures

Yolanda Domínguez Medina, Mayela Beatriz Rodríguez Romo and Martha Fabiola Espinosa Mata outline the key stages for designing engaging courses

Ibham Veza and Davannendran Chandran provide an exhaustive checklist of practical strategies for captivating students and retaining their attention

For students, group work can boost learning, critical thinking and problem-solving skills, but the benefits of collaboration may depend on how teachers put individuals together

Literary translation and writing have a cyclical, reciprocal relationship, as novelist Maithreyi Karnoor explains with a task to tap into students’ feel for language

This role is the bridge between students and academia – and makes use of many transferable skills you may already have in your toolkit

Course design for online and blended learning that combines pedagogical know-how with appropriate use of technology. Albert Sangrà presents design models that can help