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Critical thinking skills are a central component of teaching and learning in higher education institutions, and utilising the skills and experience debating can be an engaging way to develop these skills in our students. What did you do? Why did you do it? Critical thinking skills are a central component of teaching and learning in...
NB: This article was first published in 2020 on Casebook@Leeds. Overview This case study presents the findings of an action research project conducted in Autumn 2019 aiming to examine the extent to which employability-enhancing skills are signposted to students in final year translation modules at Leeds. Findings revealed some examples of best practice which can...
Applications are now open for the fourth instalment of the University of Leeds Teaching Awards, celebrating excellent practice in student education.
A TIPS blog article looking at an alternative presentation approach to decrease anxiety and increase inclusivity.
Congratulations to all those who have recently graduated from our Postgraduate Certificate in Academic Practice (PGCAP).
It’s been an honour and privilege to present the awards at this year’s celebration. It’s been lovely to hear about the care, generosity and kindness that goes into teaching. Winners of the University of Leeds Teaching Awards 2023 were recognised during a special celebration held on campus to honour excellence in student education at Leeds. The...
Against the backdrop presented by sector wide concerns around students’ mental health and well-being (Remskar et al, 2022), it is important to recognise how dissertation modules for independent learning could appear daunting for some students. They may not have previously experienced this mode of teaching and learning, and/or may lack the skills, experience, knowledge, motivation,...
At the start of this new academic year we thought it would be a good time to update you with a round-up of the support we have available to help you develop your student education practice. It includes programmes, events and resources to develop your practice, support for professional recognition, leadership development in student education...
What did you do, why did you do it? We introduced self-assessment as an element of formative assessment, following Boud's observation that this practice "gives a message to students that such activities are considered an important aspect of learning and that it is worth spending valuable time on them,"(Boud, 1995, p.40). This innovation was made...
In our work with mature, part time and Foundation Year students at the Lifelong Learning Centre, we aim to make our assessments as authentic as possible. This: recognises the valuable life, community and professional knowledges/experiences our students bringing into their academic study enables students to make connections between their university learning and their current and...