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Analytical testing is the key to industry collaborations

Is it time to turn off Turnitin?

Use AI to get your students thinking critically

Taming anxiety around public speaking

Emotions and learning: what role do emotions play in how and why students learn?

Views: comment and opinion on key challenges in higher education

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Is it time to turn off Turnitin?

In this extract from their new book, ‘Teaching with AI: A Practical Guide to a New Era of Human Learning’, José Antonio Bowen and C. Edward Watson discuss the reliability of AI detection tools and how to combat cheating without them

José Antonio Bowen, C. Edward Watson

American Association of Colleges and Universities

AI can help fix student evaluations

With large language models to provide reports and analysis, educators can make use of generative AI to improve the process of student evaluations, writes Adnan Ajšić

Adnan Ajšić

American University of Sharjah

Real-world experiences can help your creative arts students create real-world change

Integrating real-world experiences into creative industries programmes can create truly meaningful results – for both the students and the wider community. Clare Duffin outlines how

Clare Duffin

University of the West of Scotland

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Harnessing the humanities for transformative tech leadership

Amid a growing awareness that humanities students and faculty need data literacy, Rishi Jaitly, a longstanding champion of the humanities in technology, explains why data and technology leaders also need an education in the liberal arts

Rishi Jaitly

Virginia Tech

Research distilled: lessons from the latest research into higher education

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How to choose an app that will encourage reporting of sexual violence on campus

Responsible technology can enhance university responses to gender-based violence reports. Here, Heather Flowe and Laura Stevens share what to look for and demand when choosing an app or platform

Heather D. Flowe, Laura M. Stevens

University of Birmingham

Learned words: using poetry to reflect on practices in higher education

Poetry writing can aid reflection on your teaching and learning or research practices, offering a fresh way of organising thoughts, as Sam Illingworth explains

Sam Illingworth

Edinburgh Napier University

Learn how applying game techniques to online learning improves engagement

Serious play: boosting engagement in online courses through games

Dario De Notaris explains how gaming techniques should be taken seriously as a way to keep students engaged in online courses, based on his research into improving Mooc completion rates

Dario De Notaris

University of Naples Federico II

Creating a home studio to record engaging online classes

Building an effective home studio for remote teaching

Recording classes well from home can be a challenge but by getting the basics right you can create a simple studio set up which will support effective online teaching. Here, Sean Willems explains how

Sean Willems

University of Tennessee, Knoxville

Case studies: first-hand accounts of successful projects within higher education institutions

Charting the future: ChatGPT’s impact on nursing education and assessments

Interactive workshops and user-friendly guides can unlock the potential of ChatGPT in assessment and overcome initial hesitation around its use. Here, Dianne Stratton-Maher looks at ethical and responsible use of generative AI

Dianne Stratton-Maher

University of Southern Queensland

Using reflective practice to support postgraduate studies in the biosciences

Small-group workshops create space for postgraduate researchers to share ways to manage stress, impostor syndrome, feelings of isolation and student-supervisor relationships. Here’s how to set up a programme

Jo Haszczyn , Johanna Fish , Jennifer Tullet

University of Southampton, University of Kent

How to train world-champion cardiologists

Competition, cooperation and continuity in talent support play integral roles in training and preparing medical professionals, and improving patient care, write three cardiologists

Gellér László, Zoltán Salló, Nándor Szegedi

Semmelweis University

A framework to teach library research skills

Embedding library skills within disciplines allows teachers and students to link them to learning outcomes and research requirements. Here, a team of engagement librarians explain how to put a map in place

Anna Hvass, Karen Rolfe, Siân Furmage , Michael Latham

University of Southampton

Collections of advice for academics and university staff

Embedding sustainability accounting into the curriculum

Faced with growing environmental and societal challenges, we can expect radical changes in accounting practices over the next few years. Finance and accounting educators are increasingly required to embed SDG principles and embrace broader definitions of their disciplines to help students deal with these issues to shape a better world. Our collection features resources on how to prepare students for the shake-up that is on the way

Ideas that shape digital universities

This series of resources from UK digital adopters presents evidence from multiple universities of the seeds of digital transformation. Collecting and sharing approaches and learning is important to avoid re-inventing the wheel. The authors draw on published work, conversations with those on the front line and case studies of digital change projects that have made a definitive and sustainable impact across higher education.

Five pillars to offering an effective multifaceted education online

Making online learning fun

Students are more likely to be actively engaged in their learning if they are enjoying it and, happily, online teaching offers plenty of opportunity to play around and get creative with your course design and delivery styles. So, browse these resources to get ideas and inspiration for injecting fun into your online classes.

How will ChatGPT change higher education?

AI transformers like ChatGPT are here, so what next?

AI writing programmes such as ChatGPT have sent tremors across the higher education sector. Will artificial intelligence free up cognitive space for deeper thinking? Or does its potential for cheating and shortcuts signal the end of critical thinking and academic integrity? This resource collection offers insight into the technology’s potential impact and advice on how educators can use it in work around assessments, academic writing, teaching and lesson planning as well as student support and research. ChatGPT itself even offers suggestions on how to use it in the classroom.