The TIPS Blog is a collection of short articles written by colleagues, sharing examples of their teaching practice. Each article outlines a teaching intervention, explains the design rationale, evaluates impact and suggests how these could be used and adapted by others.
Anyone involved in teaching at the University can share their examples of practice, click below to learn how to submit an article to the TIPS Blog.
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Post Categories: Student Experience | Tools for Teaching | Developing Others | Design for Delivery
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This is an example of how to integrate a module fully into a hybrid or online setting using TopHat. Using TopHat, combined with Blackboard and MyMediasite, emphasised active learning and constant student engagement. During the semester, students watched over 200 days of videos and submitted over 100,000 answers to questions. What did you do? Why did you do...
Due to Covid19 we have all used many more online, self-paced, learning materials over the past year. How do we ensure that the materials we use are relevant, accessible, and add value for students, and are not simply an overload of YouTube videos and similar materials? The Rapid Review Tool gives a framework for academics to conduct rapid...
This article suggests a method for improving student engagement and criticality through generating paired peer feedback in breakout rooms. What did you do? Why did you do it? This activity made use of Flipgrid, a video recording software which is an office 365 app and available as an optional tab on Teams. Prior to the live...
This video is about how to create pre-recorded audiovisual resources (podcasts and videos) for teaching. I will explain the process for a recent guest podcast I created, and give some advice on how to manage the process, which will be widely applicable. View the video in MSstream here. What did you do? Why did you...
This example discusses how I incorporated podcasts, featuring leaders from the business world, to provide real-world examples of the application of the theoretical topics discussed in the module. What did you do? Why did you do it? I recorded a series of 40-minute podcasts featuring leaders from business and other professional sectors as part of...
I lead a large (130+ students) module which involves students working in groups of 4-5 in an online business simulation. One component of the assessment is a 30% individual reflection on the process (not outcomes) of working in a group. This resource describes the approach to structuring the reflection and how it was assessed. What...
This blog article shows you how to facilitate engaging and equitable group work by naming and explaining some principles, or ‘moves’ from spontaneous improvisation. These mechanise and demystify the experience of exploratory talk, giving everyone the same conversational tools regardless of perceived shyness or other such challenges. What did you do? Why did you do it? ...
For its second round of Engagement Week events in February, the TIPS Community’s posed this question to the teaching community at Leeds: How can we make breakout rooms successful: what tips and tricks are there to keep learners engaged and create a positive experience? We focused on exploring learners' experiences of breakout spaces and held...
This blog post presents a short action research project at the University of Leeds School of Law that seeks to shed some light on postgraduate taught (PGT) international students’ views on academic offences and their approaches to academic integrity to inform future policies and prevention strategies.
This example covers the various stages of the application and selection process for those seeking a placement. It discusses some of the ways in which students can be used as partners in the teaching process.