We wanted to share a very exciting update about the first successful publication from the ALN Global Educator Exchange and an opportunity to get involved in a brand new upcoming publication. The ALN Global Educator Exchange is a group within the Active Learning Network which continues to meet with a refined focus on planning, co-authoring… Continue reading ALN Global Educator Exchange successful publication and brand new collaborative publication on the way
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Idea #42: The ‘Diamond Nine’: encouraging student engagement with graduate attributes
Engaging students with graduate attributes can be challenging. Students may see graduate attributes as high-level, generic statements and they may find it difficult to translate them for their academic subject. Dr Joy Perkins describes how by using the "Diamond Nine", an active learning strategy, staff can facilitate students' discussions, collaboration, and contextualisation of graduate attributes;… Continue reading Idea #42: The ‘Diamond Nine’: encouraging student engagement with graduate attributes
2022 ALN Conference: Enhancing belonging at university: Exploring authentic community building
15 Minutes Presenters: Christine Haddow & Jackie Brodie, Edinburgh Napier University https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pYtfiX8c3hU&t=1208s Take a look back at Christine Haddow & Jackie Brodie's excellent talk about increasing studen retention through increasing their sense of belonging. This talk began by briefly sharing learning from the evaluation of a suite of belonging focused mini-projects implemented at a modern… Continue reading 2022 ALN Conference: Enhancing belonging at university: Exploring authentic community building
2022 ALN Conference: It takes a village – Experiential learning
15 mins Presenters: Kimberly Breuer & Eric Spenk, University of Texas at Arlington https://youtu.be/fmoG3Joe_MI?si=YEXhpM7KgyVWUFTt&t=1623 Take a look back at this excellent project idea to inspire students and give them real world learning experiences. Kimberly Breuer & Eric Spenk describe an activity they introduced to their first year history course, Science and Technology in American Society,… Continue reading 2022 ALN Conference: It takes a village – Experiential learning
Idea #29: The new Journal Club: a student-led discussion
Interestingly the Journal Clubs are a great way to critically engage with the published literature and keep abreast with the forefront of fast-moving disciplines. When done within the scientific community, they require all to come to the session having read the article and prepared to ask questions, show scepticism, share knowledge and critically analyse claims… Continue reading Idea #29: The new Journal Club: a student-led discussion
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