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Category: Staff development in learning and teaching

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The importance of the sensory environment in Higher Education

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A course-specific tutor handbook to create an institutional memory

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Educators as students: Perceptions of group work during the Postgraduate Certificate in Academic Practice (PgCAP)

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Transforming assessment with Noteable and nbgrader

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Welcome to the August-October Enhancement Theme: Group Work

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Welcome to August-October Hot Topic: ‘Transformative Assessment and Feedback’ Learning and Teaching Conference

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Interdisciplinarity, reform, and the future of the university Part 2: Rethinking readiness – What students bring to interdisciplinary learning

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Teaching climate through connection with nature, community and across disciplines

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We’re not aiming for perfection; we’re aiming for connection: Responding to Student Feedback

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Action Feedback Protocol: Bringing students into the feedback journey

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Perspectives on international student transitions: Part 1

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3rd April 20254th April 2025 jscoles

“Let’s get building” LEGO® SERIOUS PLAY® in postgraduate Edinburgh Summer School in Clinical Education

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