September 13, 2021 Taking a trip down the essay-mill rabbit hole. On the way, we meet an enraged university professor; pushy, assignment-salesdroids; and a shame-free essay mill retiree enjoying the fruits of her labour Cris Warren Until UK law catches…
Tanja Reiffenrath shares advice on giving curricula an international dimension that helps students develop global perspectives Tanja Reiffenrath University of Göttingen 9 September 2021 The internationalisation of teaching and learning has seemed, in recent months, to be almost synonymous with…
Justine Seran and Randall Reinhard offer guidance on building a virtual exchange programme to provide flexible international learning opportunities for students who cannot travel abroad Justine Seran Randall Reinhard University of Edinburgh 8 September 2021 With university graduates entering increasingly…
Helen Szoor-McElhinney and colleagues describe how academics can shape their research around key community needs and encourage participation from multidisciplinary faculty, students and local people Helen Szoor-McElhinney, Alette Willis, Liam Gilchrist University of Edinburgh, Created in partnership with University of…
Kyriaki Papageorgiou outlines shifts in higher education that should help academics in designing more effective teaching and in recognising what areas need in-person instruction and what can be done online Kyriaki Papageorgiou Esade 5 July 2021 Now that digital transformation…
Artificial intelligence will soon be able to research and write essays as well as humans can. So will genuine education be swept away by a tidal wave of cheating – or is AI just another technical aid that teaching and…
Online teaching offers valuable insight into effective pedagogy that will remain useful long after the pandemic is past, according to James Pickering, who outlines the key lessons to improve teaching design and delivery James Pickering – University of Leeds 9…
To convince students and stakeholders that blended learning is worth the full tuition fee, we need to tell them exactly how it will work, says Russell Crawford Russell Crawford Falmouth University 8 June 2021 Let’s get the elephant in the…
Wide support for cOAlition S’ rights retention strategy would allow negotiators to take a harder line with publishers, says Alice Gibson May 30, 2021 Alice Gibson The University of California’s recent negotiations with Elsevier achieved a better deal for researchers…