Teaching and learning

How lecturers can ‘activate’ traditional lectures to relieve student boredom and stimulate learning

Student-centredness has become hugely popular in higher education over the past decade, but it has downsides as well as benefits. Can it truly be applicable across higher education, regardless of context?

Ask students to record presentations ahead of class, in order to free up time for in-depth questions, discussion and feedback when together in person, and enable fairer assessment

Learn from Gen Z’s social media use to engage their attention. Keep it bite-sized and high-impact – and leave them wanting more

Reasons for adopting video as an assessment feedback method plus how to implement it

A learning designer discusses tried and tested strategies to keep students engaged in online language courses

Technical challenges as well as the personal demands that teachers face make support programmes at higher education institutions all the more important. Here’s how self-paced, modular training can boost teacher engagement and student satisfaction

Suggestions for teachers who want to create podcasts to supplement formal classroom learning, based on the experience of an English for academic purposes teacher

A guide to planning and implementing field trips that successfully integrate on-site and online students

Adult learning principles and authentic assessment can offer ways for educators to not only prevent academic misconduct but also give students a chance to demonstrate skills that employers want to see in graduates