Firm foundations: Supporting the transition to university In this post, Professor Rachel Muers, from the School of Divinity, describes how a team of academic staff have trialed some new teaching approaches in a first year, first semester course: “Theology and Religious Studies Foundation Seminar” based on reflection and formative feedback. This post is part of the Mar-May Learning & Teaching Enhancement theme: […]
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Podcast: Introduction to the Student Wellbeing Service – Episode 1 In this podcast, three Student Wellbeing Advisers (Douglas, Sibyl and Tessa) introduce the Student Wellbeing Service at the University. They highlight the support available through one-one sessions, drop-ins, workshops and other proactive activities. They also discuss some of the common themes in student wellbeing that they’ve seen over the past 2 years. This episode belongs […]
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Teaching Awards 2024 – See the winners! In this post, Callum Paterson introduces the Edinburgh University Students’ Association’s annual Teaching Awards for 2024. Callum is the Academic Engagement & Policy Coordinator at Edinburgh University Students’ Association. This post belongs to the Hot Topic: EUSA Teaching Awards 2024↗️. How do the awards work?  Edinburgh University Students’ Association was the first in the UK […]
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Staff training in formative work-based assessment and feedback In this post, Claire Fisher, from Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies, describes how a team involved in teaching a range of clinical disciplines and competency-based education developed a staff training module on work-based assessment, for all staff teaching on clinics. Claire is the final year co-director for the Bachelor of Veterinary Medicine and Surgery […]
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Place-belongingness: What we do, what we say and how we treat each other really matters What does it truly mean to belong? In this blog post, Dr Neil Speirs, Widening Participation manager, discusses what place-belongingness means, the underlying politics of belonging  and how we can support and nurture belonging for student parents on campus. This post belongs to the Mar-April Hot Topic series: Being student parents/carers↗️.  The Phone Call It […]
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