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April Bulletin 2018 – SCPHRP
A special thank you to Stuart England for constructing our event space and building our ideas tree and other props. ... Dr Claudia Pagliari from the Usher Institute, University of Edinburgh will be giving a talk on health technology and society on May
Better outcomes for students = build community – Teaching Matters
In this post, Dr Catherine Bovill shares some thoughts on the importance of building belonging, community and relationships to ensure a more positive student experience in the classroom, whether online or ... Video 5: Engaging students online and
An afternoon well spent with coffee and cake – Teaching Matters
Left to right: Hye Ri Choi, Catherine Clarissa, Elaine Haycock- Stuart , Anny Chen. ... On the day, three PhD students (Anny Chen from Taiwan, Hye Ri Choi from South Korea and me from Indonesia) and Dr Elaine Haycock- Stuart (a senior lecturer from Nursing
Emotional labour in academia: The unspoken burden – Teaching Matters
In this post, Dr Avita Rath explores the topic of emotional labour, and its impact for those working in Higher Education. ... Women’s Studies in Communication, 30, 255-283. Dr Avita Rath is a year 3 distance learning student (at Edinburgh Medical School
"‘Tain’t what you do (it’s the way that you do it)": Investigating feedback comments – Teaching Matters
Supported by a PTAS small projects award we (me, Tamara Mulherin (PhD intern), Tim Fawns, and Gill Aitken ) conducted a pilot study in which we collected forty examples of feedback from ... Derek Jones. Dr Derek Jones is an Academic Coordinator on the MSc
Wellbeing and the occupations of teaching and learning – Teaching Matters
If academics are (over)doing work to fit current academic expectations, then occupational disharmony exists in everyday teaching occupations” – Kirstin Stuart James from the College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine discusses ... Dr Kirstin Stuart
Teaching Awards 2022: Outstanding Innovation in Digital Teaching – Teaching Matters
Stuart Lamont (he/him) is the Academic Policy Coordinator at Edinburgh University Students’ Association. ... Stuart also leads on postgraduate engagement and data analysis for the Representation & Democracy Team.
The Students’ Association Student-Led Teaching Awards 2022 – Teaching Matters
Outstanding Commitment to Social Justice and Sustainability. Debbie Aitken , Edinburgh Medical School. ... And by Rohanie Campbell-Thakoordin (Peer Learning Coordinator at Edinburgh University Students’ Association), who chatsxwsk m with Dr Nikki Moran,
Mini-series: Better living through questionology? – Teaching Matters
In this mental health and wellbeing mini-series post, Dr Neil Thin, a Senior Lecturer in the School of Social and Political Science, proposes that happiness can be explored more deeply ... Why, then, did John Stuart Mill, archdeacon of utilitarian
Empowering education: The multifaceted benefits of distance learning for diverse learners – Teaching Matters
Interacting with the tutors was more relaxed, breaking the traditional power dynamics between student and teacher ( Aitken , 2021). ... 4–14. doi: 10.2307/1175860. Dr Ayesha Hanif, a dentist by profession and a clinical academic.