Mammal Skulls and Dentition – Sinking our Teeth into Going Digital

This short video case study provides guidance on moving practical/lab based sessions online.

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Podcasts as Assessment

Looking at the use of podcasts as a form of assessment, the resource includes a practical guide to creating podcasts with links to tutorials and suggested equipment. Full article: Learner-generated podcasts: an authentic and enjoyable assessment for students working in Continue reading...

The Office: authentic learning in civil engineering (full series)

Find out how James Norman created his own ‘company’, complete with its own office space in order to teach his Timber Engineering unit. Students worked on real briefs and projects as ’employees’ throughout this authentic and unique learning experience.

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Research-informed teaching and my experience at the University Education Committee

BILT Student Fellow Emily spoke at the University Education Committee last week. Here, she reflects on the discussion about research-informed teaching and what can be done to improve students’ interaction with research.

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Supporting graduate learners: Optimising the physical and digital environment for case-based learning in veterinary education

A Teaching Innovation Grant was awarded to Emma Love for 2018/19 for a project looking into support for graduates on the Accelerated Graduate Entry Programme (AGEP), specifically looking at the impact physical and digital space had on learning.

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Microbial Pursuit: gamifying microbiology to make a difficult topic more engaging

You can watch a video of the game in action on the Infection and Immunity Research Network page.

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Building confidence and engaged researchers through active partnership and problem-based learning

A PowerPoint showing the re-design of materials and session to include weekly tests and problem based active group work.… Continue reading...

YouTube goes maths!

Author: Sven Friedemann

School/ Centre: School of Physics

Sven Friedemann tells us about the videos he developed for his 4th Year Physics students to help them understand complex mathematical derivations.

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