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Category: Student engagement

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8th May 202512th May 2025 jscoles

Welcome to the May-June Learning and Teaching Enhancement Theme: Student Voice in Practice

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1st May 20252nd May 2025 jscoles

Using outlandish and humorous analogies for teaching Physiology in First-Year Medical School

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24th April 202524th April 2025 jscoles

Using simulation flexibly to provide experiential learning at scale

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22nd April 202522nd April 2025 jscoles

Perspectives on international student transitions: Part 2

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17th April 20252nd May 2025 jscoles

Metal work isn’t intimidating

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10th April 202528th April 2025 jscoles

Beyond words: Intermediality as a teaching method to diversify engagement

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27th March 20254th April 2025 kcowan

Welcome to March-April Learning & Teaching Enhancement theme: Celebrating Best Practices

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6th March 2025 kcowan

Using virtual reality (VR) to transport students to new places in the classroom

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4th March 20254th March 2025 kcowan

Community building: Challenges and opportunities

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3rd March 20253rd March 2025 jscoles

Gathering student feedback as a postgraduate tutor

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25th February 202525th February 2025 kcowan

Small group learning: building motivation, relationships and cognition with non-typical student learners

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20th February 202521st February 2025 kcowan

Facilitating online peer interactions to sustain student motivation

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