Pedagogy

The trick is to design courses so cognitive and affective learning balance each other in a way that promotes empathy and deeper understanding of the content, writes Carol Subiño Sullivan

Teaching strategies to tap into the micro-narratives embedded within the urban landscape to support learning outside the classroom

Kevinia Cheung outlines an institutional approach to developing undergraduates’ ability to ‘learn to learn’

From investing in training to identifying educational objectives, Mark Milliron offers advice on fully realising VR’s promise for universities

Reflexive writing workshops can help boost students’ interest and motivation in relation to their studies. Aspasia Eleni Paltoglou explains how these can work

A laugh or smile can lighten a lecture and make students more willing to speak up in class. Here are tips for using this nuanced, subjective tool in your teaching

Engaging your students through empathy requires teachers to share their own stories and vulnerabilities and foster a safe space for learning. Here, Beiting He offers 13 ways to create a caring classroom

A guide to using service learning, in which students oversee projects in the community, to enhance theoretical classroom teaching

Movies and television programmes can challenge students’ perceptions and enrich their understanding of the law. But designing an effective module requires more than a must-watch list, writes Michael Randall

A guide to organising class discussions in different formats so that all students feel able to participate, based on insight from Harvard educators