Instructional design

Online learning can leave students feeling lonely and disengaged. Tracy DeCicco explains how incorporating group activities into coursework can get them re-engaged with the materials – and each other

Five strategies for university teachers to encourage students to use challenge, struggle and safe failure for effective long-term learning

Through deconstructing the thought processes that occur during learning, students understand how they learn and therefore learn more effectively

Educators can engineer, harness and guide social dynamics towards a positive learning experience rather than leaving students’ interaction to chance

Four interrelated modes of analysis that support informed decision-making, and how to teach them, by Adrian Man-Ho Lam

Advice on teaching data science skills using online and blended learning tools and resources, by Philip Leftwich

With increasing numbers of students learning remotely and showing high levels of independence, the ability to offer self-directed courses is more important than ever

Effective feedback is vital to aid students’ learning and progress but must be managed in a way that is realistic for professors’ workloads. Loïc Plé shares his tips

There are multiple benefits to bringing regular movement into the classroom, research shows. Stephen Braybrook lists the concerns that prevent educators from doing so, and offers guidance to overcome them

Adrian Lam outlines a list of fundamental principles for consideration when shaping a curriculum framework