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Category: Teaching environments

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Taking ownership of my academic journey

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22nd May 202525th August 2025 jscoles

Action Feedback Protocol: Bringing students into the feedback journey

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Teaching Awards 2025: See our Outstanding Courses!

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9th May 20259th May 2025 jscoles

Five lessons learned from the ‘Engaging and Empowering Learning at the University of Edinburgh’ series

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27th March 20254th April 2025 kcowan

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

13th March 20258th January 2026 jscoles

Decolonising the Curriculum in the Department of Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies

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20th February 202521st February 2025 kcowan

Facilitating online peer interactions to sustain student motivation

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13th February 202513th February 2025 kcowan

Fostering blended-mode engagement with active learning seminars

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28th January 2025 kcowan

Students as partners in learning

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26th November 2024 kcowan

Depowering education

29th October 202419th November 2024 Kirsten Cowan

The importance of academic relationships

22nd October 20245th December 2024 Kirsten Cowan

Thoughts on impostor syndrome: Shifting focus from yourself to others

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