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 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.
This example considers how moving a second-year economics module online involved a series of changes, to delivery, ‘lecture’ and seminar content, and to assessment.
Engaging in the Study Abroad programme (SA) is a truly immersive and potentially transformative experience.
Short Flipgrid videos from students are used to encourage participation and communication in an enjoyable and convenient way. Using a link or join code, students are able to upload videos easily and interact with other students’ contributions. What did you do? Why did you do it? To maintain a communicative approach to teaching in the Language Centre despite being online, we used Flipgrid to...
Welcome to the second Share, Adopt, Adapt workshop round-up! We had a fantastic line of events in August that saw over 200 staff attend. Here is a quick video trailer, where I pick out the highlights from each talk. All the details and links to the presentations are listed below. SAAW: Academic Integrity in 2020 A lively and eye-opening...