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Advice on creating an online course from an instructional designer

Instructional design advice: how to translate your academic knowledge into an effective online course

Instructional designer Marcello Crolla talks through the basics of how to create effective, engaging online courses

Marcello Crolla

The University of Edinburgh

Advice on designing online postgraduate courses that intersect the academic and professional worlds

Designing postgraduate education as a means of sharing and developing academic and professional knowledge

Gill Aitken and Tim Fawns explain how to design online postgraduate courses that operate at the boundaries of the academic and professional worlds

Gill Aitken, Tim Fawns

The University of Edinburgh

Proactive steps educators should take to better engage students in online learning

It’s not you, it’s me: taking responsibility for student engagement and interaction

Maia Forrester and Ian Lee share lessons in boosting student engagement and interaction when teaching online, based on their experience training medical educators

Maia Forrester, Ian Lee

The University of Edinburgh

Advice for teaching students across Eastern and Western cultural boundaries

When East meets West: improving student engagement in culturally diverse classrooms

Three simple steps can support student engagement across cultural boundaries, whether lecturers are teaching at home or overseas, writes T. J. Moore

T. J. Moore

The University of Edinburgh

Blogging is an overlooked means of engaging students and reaping myriad other benefits

Back to the future: how blogs can revolutionise your classroom

From assisting reflective learning to increasing engagement, do not overlook the humble blog amid the rush for the shiniest new online thing, says Dennis Relojo-Howell

Dennis Relojo-Howell

The University of Edinburgh

Podcast discussing building resilience and protecting well-being among university staff and students

Campus Talks: Rethinking the internationalisation of higher education

How should international study evolve post-pandemic in order to extend the benefits of higher education to every corner of the globe?

Omolabake Fakunle , Benjamin Tak Yuen Chan

The University of Edinburgh, Hong Kong Metropolitan University

Zoom meetings do not have to be quite so painful for academics and university staff.

Zoom meetings don’t have to be quite so painful

Simple actions can help avoid common pitfalls in the design and execution of online team meetings, say Rob Angell and Ben Marder

Rob Angell, Ben Marder

University of Southampton, The University of Edinburgh

An empty university lecture hall. The sector should come together to welcome students back to campus.

The sector should come together to welcome students back to campus

Universities wasted a lot of time developing individual online transition resources last year. Let’s not make the same mistake again, says Donna Murray

Donna Murray

The University of Edinburgh

How to use technology to offer disadvantaged students pathways to higher education

Using tech to connect refugees with pathways to higher education: an emerging case study

Kate Symons and Georgia Cole share key lessons from a pilot project aiming to support refugees and learners from disadvantaged communities in Uganda into higher education

Kate Symons, Georgia Cole, Foundations for All team

The University of Edinburgh, Foundations for All

An explanation of how student coaching circles can help improve course learning outcomes

Using coaching circles to beat isolation and spur reflexive work

Glen Cousquer explains how coaching circles run by students with their peers can help beat feelings of isolation and guide students to overcome personal or course-related challenges

Glen Cousquer

The University of Edinburgh

Co-creation is still possible even though most teaching and learning is taking place online.

Co-creation does not need to stop because we’ve moved online

Co-creation is far more about mindset than suitability for a particular setting, and the evidence demonstrating its benefits is growing, says Catherine Bovill

Catherine Bovill

The University of Edinburgh

Driving internationalisation in digital teaching to enhance the student learning experience

Using internationalisation to enhance digital learning experiences for all

Omolabake Fakunle explains how steps to support internationalisation in digital teaching can enhance the learning experience for all students

Omolabake Fakunle

The University of Edinburgh

Steps to running online masters courses that cater for international students

Developing online master’s courses for an international audience

Lauren Johnston-Smith describes steps to create a quality learning experience for students enrolled on online postgraduate courses from all over the world

Lauren Johnston-Smith

The University of Edinburgh

Reimagining higher education teaching and learning for remote and online courses

THE Digital Transformation Forum: Reimagining higher education teaching and learning

Four academics offer practical advice on different aspects of online teaching and learning based on lessons from the rapid pivot to remote courses triggered by Covid-19

Alexandra Mihai, Angus Cheung, Maha Bali, Tom Wigham

UCL, The University of Edinburgh, American University in Cairo, University of Groningen