Teaching and learning

A guide to using service learning, in which students oversee projects in the community, to enhance theoretical classroom teaching

Movies and television programmes can challenge students’ perceptions and enrich their understanding of the law. But designing an effective module requires more than a must-watch list, writes Michael Randall

Tan Bhing Leet provides three suggestions to help educators maximise the benefits of flipped classrooms

A guide to organising class discussions in different formats so that all students feel able to participate, based on insight from Harvard educators

Teacher presence significantly influences students’ engagement, satisfaction and learning. So educators need professional development focused on adjusting their classroom teaching skills to online learning environments

A major challenge for educators is to present the theoretical beauty of medicine to students who have a broad spectrum of prior experience, ability and motivation – whether their interest is clinical or theoretical

Digital learning tools can support student success, but there remains resistance at some institutions in Europe. The key to adoption will be reinforcing how online delivery can personalise learning to drive student success

What tools and techniques are universities using to engage students and help them succeed?

A five-minute virtual reality exercise has the power to dramatically shift students’ understanding of and empathy for dementia patients’ experience

Don’t generalise about digital learning being problematic for students with ADHD. Rather, find the digital tools that develop their unique talents, argues Dustin Hosseini