• Putting “content” online: Supporting student learning

    Inclusivity in course design—curricular interventions by Ellie Kennedy, NTU. A key focus of the Success for All educational development initiative was to ensure that curricular interventions—i.e. interventions into mainstream learning and teaching on the course—remain in focus. Studies on inclusive interventions in the sector (e.g. Thomas 2012; Hockings 2010; Mountford-Zimdars 2016; UUK 2019) emphasise the…

  • Personal Tutoring Online

    Enhanced guidance to support colleagues in tutoring online will be available during the University Learning and Teaching Day. However in advance, and in addition to the existing Staff and Student Guides, University guidance and training resources and materials, you may find these link helpful: Effective Personal Tutoring in HE is a comprehensive text that explores…

  • Social Media for Learning

    A guest blog post from Visiting Professor Sue Beckingham, Sheffield Hallam University and her students working within the SMASH team which is a student partnership group researching Social Media for Academic Studies at Hallam. To access the blog post please click here

  • New post on HEPI

    Online learning: Are we asking the right questions? Without warning, and almost overnight, the higher education sector has embarked on a whole-scale experiment in online learning. There is no doubt that this is a challenging time for both students and teaching staff, but what can the academic literature tell us about online learning? Please click here…

  • The Student Engagement team take UniSkills online!

    UniSkills provides a wide range of support designed to help students develop their academic skills and confidence at University and beyond. The Student Engagement team (part of Library and Learning Services) are committed to continuing our support during this uncertain time, albeit in a slightly different way. The team are currently working from home at various…

  • ALT Webinar! Tuesday 21st April 2020

    Join collegues at ALT next week for a webinar – Online learning beyond the technology: Reconceptualising online engagement. Tuesday 21 April at 9am. You can find out more and register your place here: https://go.alt.ac.uk/2UEJhpH #altc