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Is it possible to grapple with big questions in a virtual environment? ✔ Is it possible to think big thoughts virtually? dene.mullen Donna Murray The University of Edinburgh
Advice on taking a trauma sensitive approach to teaching ✔ A trauma-sensitive approach to teaching and learning Miranda Prynne Kitty Wheater The University of Edinburgh
Woman taking online classes ✔ Tips on making professional-looking, engaging videos for online courses Laura.Duckett Geoff Fortescue The University of Edinburgh
A lecturer speaks to university students, but what is the role of the lecture in modern HE? ✔ What is the purpose of a university lecture? dene.mullen Jill MacKay The University of Edinburgh
Commercialise PhDs ✔ What I have learned on the journey towards commercialising my PhD Miranda Prynne Maggie Hicks The University of Edinburgh
How to use technology to offer disadvantaged students pathways to higher education ✔ Using tech to connect refugees with pathways to higher education: an emerging case study miranda.prynne Kate Symons, Georgia Cole, Foundations for All team The University of Edinburgh, Foundations for All
Advice on drafting effective proposals for interdisciplinary research projects ✔ All together now: how to write an interdisciplinary research proposal Miranda Prynne Catherine Healy, Catherine Lyall, Isabel Fletcher Trinity College Dublin, The University of Edinburgh
PhD at university needs to be more practical ✔ Bridging the gap: how to enhance PhD programmes for non-academic careers dene.mullen Dennis Relojo-Howell The University of Edinburgh
Advice on selecting the right ed-tech tools to support your teaching and learning ✔ Enabling staff-student co-creation of experiential learning at scale miranda.prynne Simon Riley, Gavin McCabe The University of Edinburgh
How to address breakout room anxiety: advice for teaching academics ✔ Four ways to address breakout room anxiety Miranda Prynne Ari Badlishah The University of Edinburgh
People having a meeting at work in front of a laptop ✔ Prepare for promotion: how to develop a strategy for success Laura.Duckett Eleanor Hennige The University of Edinburgh
Advice on setting up and running an effective virtual exchange programme ✔ Top tips for developing an effective virtual exchange programme miranda.prynne Justine Seran, Randall Reinhard The University of Edinburgh
Image of a woman using VR technology ✔ Using immersive tech to enrich healthcare education Miranda Prynne Chris McKenzie, Janet Skinner, Amy Poole The University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh Napier University
An empty university lecture hall. The sector should come together to welcome students back to campus. ✔ The sector should come together to welcome students back to campus dene.mullen Donna Murray The University of Edinburgh
Advice on looking to the wider research community for resources and training to upskill your research team ✔ Core data science skills: filling the gaps with community developed workshops Miranda Prynne Alison Meynert , Edward Wallace The University of Edinburgh
THE Campus webinar graphic ✔ Campus webinar: Getting digital assessment right Miranda Prynne Christina Agvent , Letizia Gramaglia, James Lamb, Jonna Lee Colorado State University Global , The University of Warwick, The University of Edinburgh, Georgia Tech’s Center for 21st Century Universities
Advice on teaching large classes to try and keep all students actively engaged in learning ✔ Teaching at scale: reaching all your students in large classes miranda.prynne Heather McQueen The University of Edinburgh
Podcast discussing building resilience and protecting well-being among university staff and students ✔ THE podcast: lessons from leading HE through two years of pandemic upheaval Miranda Prynne Peter Mathieson, Anant Agarwal The University of Edinburgh, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
Student studying at her laptop ✔ How Moocs helped a centuries-old institution change its ways Laura.Duckett Lauren Johnston-Smith, Nikki Stuart The University of Edinburgh
Advice on preparing international students for potential culture shock when they arrive at an overseas institution ✔ Taking the shock out of culture shock: helping international students navigate transitions, part one miranda.prynne Inga Ackermann The University of Edinburgh
Students working on a project together ✔ The secrets of supporting successful student start-ups Miranda Prynne John Lonsdale The University of Edinburgh
Zoom meetings do not have to be quite so painful for academics and university staff. ✔ Zoom meetings don’t have to be quite so painful dene.mullen Rob Angell, Ben Marder University of Southampton, The University of Edinburgh
New rules for lecture subtitles and transcripts are creating huge amounts of extra work for time-poor academics ✔ New rules on lecture transcripts give academics an impossible choice dene.mullen Emily Nordmann, Wilhelmiina Toivo , Rachel O’Neill University of Glasgow, The University of Edinburgh
A woman studying online ✔ A look back over 10 years of Moocs Miranda Prynne Melissa Highton The University of Edinburgh
Advice on facilitating peer support among students in large online lectures ✔ Embedding peer support among students in large online lectures miranda.prynne David Quinn The University of Edinburgh
Social media can make you sad, so here's how to battle the LinkedIn ✔ Does seeing others’ success on LinkedIn make you unhappy? dene.mullen Laura Lavertu, Sebastian Oliver The University of Edinburgh
Podcast title card ✔ THE podcast: microcredentials are knocking. Will higher education answer? sara.custer Melissa Highton, Michael D. Smith The University of Edinburgh, Carnegie Mellon University
Advice on where to start in decolonising your curriculum ✔ Decolonising the curriculum – how do I get started? miranda.prynne Rowena Arshad The University of Edinburgh
Image showing multiple hands holding up CVs ✔ Academic CV writing dos and don’ts Miranda Prynne Eleanor Hennige The University of Edinburgh
Podcast discussing building resilience and protecting well-being among university staff and students ✔ THE podcast: rethinking the internationalisation of higher education miranda.prynne Omolabake Fakunle , Benjamin Tak Yuen Chan The University of Edinburgh, Hong Kong Metropolitan University
Advice for taking your university teaching out of the lecture theatre or classroom ✔ Bringing learning to life: nine tips for teaching in outdoor places and spaces Miranda Prynne David A. G. Clarke The University of Edinburgh
A woman working at her laptop in her kitchen ✔ Free your content! A guide to creating sustainable open licensed media Miranda Prynne Lorna Campbell The University of Edinburgh
Three tips for making instructional videos that support better student engagement ✔ Three video techniques for increasing student engagement miranda.prynne Joe Arton The University of Edinburgh
A group of school children learning about recycling ✔ Tips for creating open access digital courses focused on tackling the climate crisis Miranda Prynne Erika Warnatzsch The University of Edinburgh
Multiracial group of young people ✔ ‘Strengthening institution-wide commitment to trans inclusion is more important than ever’ Eliza.Compton Suzanne MacLeod, Richard Sandell , Sharon Cowan, E-J Scott University of Leicester, The University of Edinburgh, University of the Arts London
Advice on why and how to use podcasts to supplement your online teaching ✔ Listen to this! Using podcasts for online learning miranda.prynne Emily O'Reilly The University of Edinburgh
Image of people networking ✔ Practice makes perfect and other networking tips for academics Miranda Prynne Eleanor Hennige The University of Edinburgh
Blogging is an overlooked means of engaging students and reaping myriad other benefits ✔ Back to the future: how blogs can revolutionise your classroom dene.mullen Dennis Relojo-Howell The University of Edinburgh
Advice on developing online courses using ABC Learning Design as your framework ✔ Easy as ABC: design an online course in 90 minutes Miranda Prynne Lizzy Garner-Foy The University of Edinburgh
A diverse group of people representing different potential students ✔ Bring your learners to life through personas Miranda Prynne Andrés Ordorica The University of Edinburgh
Advice on developing an educational app to link students learning to the world around them ✔ Developing an educational app to engage students in the world around them miranda.prynne Kate Bowell, Niki Vermeulen The University of Edinburgh
An image representing good conduct online ✔ Digital citizenship: creating safe and inclusive online learning spaces Miranda Prynne Victoria Madden The University of Edinburgh
An early career researcher looking through a microscope in a lab ✔ Empower ECRs to commercialise their research Laura.Duckett Lysimachos Zografos The University of Edinburgh
Figure at the top of a ladder illustrating skills for career progression, online learning ✔ Creating opportunities to enhance student employability online Eliza.Compton Ruth Donnelly The University of Edinburgh
THE Campus webinar graphic ✔ Campus webinar: The keys to a successful academic career sara.custer Sarah Ivory, Catherine Léglu, Kylie Message-Jones Australian National University, University of Luxembourg, The University of Edinburgh
Advice for teaching students across Eastern and Western cultural boundaries ✔ When East meets West: improving student engagement in culturally diverse classrooms miranda.prynne TJ Moore The University of Edinburgh
Advice on teaching the basics of critical thinking to students who are new to the concept ✔ How to teach critical thinking to beginners Miranda Prynne Sarah Ivory The University of Edinburgh
Student learning via online instruction ✔ Learning by doing: practical tips from a decade of making Moocs Miranda Prynne Stuart Nicol , Fiona Buckland The University of Edinburgh
Advice on training students in presenting ✔ Make yourself presentable miranda.prynne Richard Gratwick The University of Edinburgh
Woman holds magnifying glass over paper ✔ Don’t be cruel: how to write a fair peer review report Eliza.Compton Sin Wang Chong, Shannon Mason The University of Edinburgh, Nagasaki University