Creating a student induction with ChatGPT: what it does and misses

ChatGPT seems to be all the rage at the moment, and has been so since at least November/December of 2022. Students and educators are simultaneously worried, excited and fearful of the possibilities that a tool like ChatGPT might create. The inspiration for this post comes from a lot of thinking since at least February and …

Potential theoretical frameworks

The resource below is from AdvancedHE Pedagogies of Internationalisation theoretical frameworks. These are various theoretical frameworks that can be used for far more than internationalisation for questions and issues related to, for example, critically reflective professional practice, education policy, education futures and many others. Thanks to Sara for finding this one! I've slightly modified the formatting to the original source.

Episode 21: Social annotation: critically commenting, together

What is social annotation? Increasing numbers of academic texts, journal articles and policy and government documents are available online. Indeed, many textbooks and open educational resources are also available online and present few barriers such as institutional or system logins. Social annotation of texts may offer possibilities that allow us to collaborate, learn and make …

Episode 20 – A brief catch up

A view of Glasgow, Scotland from Queens Park in the autumn. In brief... It's been a long time since my last episode as I have experienced a few changes in my life since about summer 2020, and so in this episode I very briefly touch upon these. Basically, I have changed jobs and I am …

Episode 19 – Reflections on tweaking lectures: using annotated slides to enhance students’ learning

Andrew Smerdon reflects on how he has tweaked the lecture experience for students by making a small yet significant change: Andrew moved from a 'traditional' approach of using pre-written PowerPoint slides in lectures to annotating slides in-the-moment during the lectures. https://open.spotify.com/episode/2GoKICWQMaOHL6c5hCxVDT In essence, students received a structured mix of blank and pre-filled slides which are …

Episode 18: Students’ thoughts: views from two subjects

In this episode, Josh and Sam reflect on how moving digital will better prepare students for life in the workplace which they feel is becoming more digital. The two study economics and mathematics, and economics respectively. We did experience technical issues part-way through which likely represents one of many examples of issues that suddenly working/learning …

Episode 17: Future proofing students: Developing students’ 21st Century competences to be successful in industry

In this episode, Colette talks about how she integrated developing students' 5Cs (critical thinking, communication, creativity, collaboration and connectedness) by using problem-based learning and small groups. https://open.spotify.com/episode/7awVao2ZJHyfHQZPqIgU3N Colette Mazzola-Randles (www.cmaz.co.uk) is Senior Tutor Learning Teaching and Assessment in Computing at Blackpool and The Fylde College. Colette has been teaching for 6/7 Years and teaches in …

Special episode – More than a pivot: thinking critically about our pedagogy

In early June 2020, Jesse Stommel, Sara Camacho Felix, Lee-Ann Sequeira and myself held a participatory workshop where we thought through our assumptions around what it means to design for learning and teaching in digital spaces especially in current circumstances. Due to the participatory nature of the workshop, admission was limited to 100 people with additional …

A cornucopia of ideas: food for thought for digital education

Keep an open mind Given the sudden shift to digital education that Covid19 has caused during the first half of 2020, we have now an opportunity to better understand digital education in order to prepare for autumn teaching. However, first we might want to appreciate and understand how much Covid19 has affected and continues to …

Episode 15: Working together, collaboratively: Changing dissertation-focused teaching sessions to ensure equity for students and realizing the benefits of digital education

In this episode, Steven Young and Sandra Nolte from the Department of Accounting & Finance at the Lancaster University Management School talk about the how they considered potential problems that moving teaching for the dissertation module online might pose. https://open.spotify.com/episode/6Jld2iQUCRLoCQqA8dlRL1 The result: they changed teaching sessions for the dissertation to ensure equity and a smooth experience as …